Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 030907
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 AM GMT FRI OCT 3 2025


...CORRAL CANYON (8444 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   75   65   75   80   80   95   90   90   85   60   40   40   35   20   20   40
TEMPERATURE        41   40   42   44   40   37   37   37   37   35   36   40   39   36   34   33   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  35                  41                  31
WIND DIR            W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)         12   10    9   11   11   13   14   18   18   18   16   16   13   10    8    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   50   30   70   30   50   70   90   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.21      0.17      0.31      0.08      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 10.4 10.1 10.0  9.3  9.2  9.0  9.0  8.8  8.2  8.0  8.3  8.4  8.1  7.9  7.7  7.6


...DORSEY BASIN (8100 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   60   70   75   80   85   85   95   90   60   50   50   35   30   35   50
TEMPERATURE        39   40   42   44   40   37   36   36   35   35   35   38   38   34   33   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  33                  40                  29
WIND DIR            W   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         10   10    9   10   10   11   12   14   17   18   14   16   13   11    6    5    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   20   50   50   70   70   80   40   40    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.20      0.39      0.38      0.25      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.2  9.8  9.5  9.2  9.1  8.6  8.1  8.0  8.3  8.2  7.9  7.8  7.7  7.5


...DRY CREEK (6500 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   55   70   75   80   85   85   95   90   60   50   45   35   25   35   50
TEMPERATURE        46   43   52   55   52   47   45   43   41   38   45   50   51   44   41   38   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  38                  53                  34
WIND DIR            W   NW    W    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    9    8    9    9   10   10   12   13   18   17   14   12    9    5    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   20   50   50   70   70   80   40   40    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.18      0.36      0.34      0.19      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.3  9.8  9.5  9.2  9.1  8.6  8.1  7.9  8.3  8.2  8.0  7.8  7.7  7.5


...GREEN MOUNTAIN (8000 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        SC   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   75   65   80   75   85  100   90   90   90   65   50   45   35   20   25   40
TEMPERATURE        39   38   41   43   40   37   37   36   36   34   35   39   39   35   34   32   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  33                  41                  30
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NE
WIND (MPH)         12   10    9   11   11   13   13   18   18   18   16   17   13   10    8    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   50   30   60   30   50   70   90   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.28      0.27      0.39      0.18      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.1       0.3       0.7       0.8       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 10.4 10.1  9.9  9.4  9.3  9.0  8.9  8.7  8.2  8.0  8.3  8.4  8.1  7.9  7.7  7.6


...HOLE IN MOUNTAIN (8161 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   65   60   70   70   80   90   90   90   80   55   55   50   35   25   35   55
TEMPERATURE        38   39   41   43   39   36   35   35   34   33   33   36   34   32   31   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  31                  38                  28
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         17   12    8   10   11   13   17   20   23   23   18   20   17   13   11   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   30   20   50   50   70   70   70   40   40    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    T    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.17      0.28      0.29      0.25      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.6       1.0       1.4       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.0  9.7  9.3  9.1  8.7  8.2  8.1  8.3  8.2  8.0  7.8  7.7  7.4


...LAMOILLE #3 (7700 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   85   80   85   85   85   95   90   95   90   65   60   60   40   30   30   50
TEMPERATURE        39   38   47   48   43   37   36   36   35   33   39   42   41   34   31   31   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           50                  32                  45                  29
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W   NW    N   NW    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)          9    9    9   10   10   10   10   12   14   19   18   16   13    9    5    3    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   40   40   70   40   70   70   80   50   50   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.28      0.39      0.54      0.31      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.8       2.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.0  9.6  9.4  9.1  9.0  8.7  8.1  8.0  8.4  8.4  8.1  7.8  7.7  7.6


...POLE CANYON (7759 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   65   60   65   75   80   80   85   90   80   60   50   45   35   25   30   50
TEMPERATURE        41   42   46   48   44   38   38   37   36   36   38   41   40   34   34   32   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  34                  42                  29
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    8    9   10   10   12   13   17   16   18   16   18   14   12    8    5    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   30   20   50   50   70   70   80   40   40    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.17      0.31      0.30      0.21      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.5 10.0  9.6  9.3  9.1  8.6  8.1  8.0  8.3  8.2  8.0  7.8  7.7  7.5


...TENT MTN LOWER (7104 FT)...

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/03/25                         SATURDAY 10/04/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   65   55   65   75   80   90   90   95   85   60   50   50   35   30   40   55
TEMPERATURE        43   43   49   50   47   41   41   41   40   39   40   44   44   39   38   37   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           52                  38                  46                  35
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         12    9    8   10   10   12   13   16   18   18   14   17   14   11    8    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   30   20   50   60   70   60   70   40   40    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R    T    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.18      0.35      0.32      0.22      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.2  9.8  9.5  9.3  9.0  8.6  8.1  8.0  8.3  8.2  8.0  7.8  7.6  7.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN