Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 031946
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1246 PM PDT 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                       OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   85   70   85   90   90   90   90   55   35   55   35   20   25   35
TEMPERATURE                       43   40   38   38   37   37   35   37   41   40   36   34   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  35                  42                  30
WIND DIR                           W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)                        12   13   16   16   18   20   19   19   19   16   13   10    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   40   40   70   70   90   60   30    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.16      0.09      0.24      0.15      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.5  9.5  9.4  9.2  8.9  8.6  8.0  8.0  8.3  8.3  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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   80   90   85   95   90   95   95   65   45   80   55   40   35   40
TEMPERATURE                       43   40   37   36   36   35   34   35   39   38   33   33   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  32                  40                  28
WIND DIR                           N   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W
WIND (MPH)                        11   11   14   14   16   18   19   16   18   16   12    9    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   60   60   50   70   80   50   30   10    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.15      0.18      0.29      0.24      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.8  9.8  9.5  9.1  8.9  8.4  7.9  8.0  8.2  8.1  8.0  7.8  7.6  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                       OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   75   85   85   95   90   95   95   65   45   65   40   35   35   40
TEMPERATURE                       54   52   47   46   43   42   39   45   50   50   44   41   38   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  39                  52                  34
WIND DIR                          NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW    W
WIND (MPH)                         9   10   12   12   13   14   19   17   16   14   11    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   60   60   50   70   80   60   30   10    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                           0.15      0.19      0.23      0.20      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.8  9.7  9.5  9.1  8.9  8.4  7.8  7.9  8.1  8.1  8.0  7.8  7.6  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                       OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   90   70   85   90   90   90   90   65   45   55   40   30   25   35
TEMPERATURE                       42   40   37   37   36   36   33   35   39   39   35   34   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  33                  41                  29
WIND DIR                          NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)                        12   12   16   16   19   20   19   17   19   16   14   10    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   40   40   70   70   80   60   30    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.18      0.19      0.28      0.23      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.1       0.2       0.4       0.8       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.3  9.5  9.4  9.1  8.9  8.6  7.9  8.0  8.3  8.3  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                       OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   80   85   75   90   90   95   85   50   35   70   45   35   40   45
TEMPERATURE                       41   38   35   35   34   34   33   32   36   34   31   31   29   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  31                  37                  27
WIND DIR                           W    W    W    N   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        12   13   17   19   24   26   24   20   21   19   17   14   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   70   60   50   70   80   50   30   10    5    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.17      0.20      0.25      0.21      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.3       0.8       1.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                10.2  9.9  9.6  9.3  9.0  8.6  8.0  8.1  8.2  8.1  8.0  7.9  7.6  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                       OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   90   80   90   90   90   95   95   65   55   70   55   50   40   40
TEMPERATURE                       47   43   37   36   37   35   32   39   42   41   34   33   31   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  32                  45                  28
WIND DIR                          NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)                        11   11   12   12   13   17   21   19   19   14   11    6    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   60   60   60   70   80   60   30   10    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.23      0.20      0.42      0.35      0.01      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.6       2.5       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.5  9.6  9.4  9.2  8.9  8.5  8.0  8.1  8.4  8.3  8.1  7.9  7.7  7.5


...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                       OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   75   85   70   90   90   95   80   50   30   65   45   30   30   40
TEMPERATURE                       46   42   38   38   37   36   36   38   41   40   35   33   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  34                  42                  29
WIND DIR                           N   NW   NW    N    N   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)                        12   12   16   16   18   18   19   16   20   17   16   11    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   60   60   50   70   80   60   30   10    5    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.15      0.19      0.18      0.19      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                10.2  9.9  9.5  9.2  9.0  8.5  8.0  8.1  8.2  8.1  8.0  7.8  7.6  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                       OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   80   90   85   95   90   95   90   60   45   80   55   45   40   45
TEMPERATURE                       49   46   41   41   40   40   39   40   45   44   38   37   36   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  38                  47                  34
WIND DIR                          NW   NW   NW    N    N   NW    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)                        11   11   14   16   18   20   18   14   18   16   13   10    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   60   60   50   70   80   50   20   10    5    0    0    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                           0.15      0.17      0.30      0.18      0.01      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                 9.8  9.7  9.5  9.2  8.9  8.4  8.0  8.0  8.2  8.1  8.0  7.8  7.6  7.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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