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FWUS45 KREV 222134
AVGREV

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
234 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2024


...NEAR DONNER PASS - ELEV 7200 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5   10   15   20   10   20   50   40   35   45   55   55   50   55   60   50
TEMPERATURE        53   45   40   38   34   38   49   55   54   46   41   39   38   43   50   52   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  57                  37                  52
WIND DIR            W    W    W    N   NE    E    E   SW   SW    W    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         23   21   17   16   14   14   13   11    6    6    8    9    9    9   11   16   16
WIND GUST (MPH)    33   33   26   23   21   21   19   16   11   10   12   13   13   13   18   24   24
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    0    0    0   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  8.7  8.4  7.6  6.7  7.1  8.1  8.9  9.2  8.9  8.3  8.0  8.0  7.8  8.3  8.6  8.4


...NEAR MT ROSE SUMMIT - ELEV 8900 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0   10   15   25   30   20   30   45   45   45   55   55   70   60   55   65   50
TEMPERATURE        50   36   33   36   33   34   45   51   50   38   35   37   38   43   50   51   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  52                  35                  52
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   SW    E    E   SE   SW   NW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         26   27   20   19   16   17   17   13    9    9   10   11   12   12   12   19   23
WIND GUST (MPH)    40   41   32   29   24   26   25   20   14   14   16   18   19   18   19   29   35
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    0    0    0   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  8.7  8.4  7.6  6.9  6.8  7.8  8.5  8.8  8.4  7.9  7.6  7.7  7.9  8.4  8.9  8.7


...NEAR HOMEWOOD - ELEV 8000 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5   10   20   20   10   15   35   45   50   45   55   55   45   50   55   40
TEMPERATURE        53   46   43   40   37   41   48   53   52   47   44   40   39   45   51   49   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  55                  38                  51
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   NE    E    E   SW    W    W   SE    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         24   24   19   17   17   17   14   14   10    9    9   11   11   12   14   19   20
WIND GUST (MPH)    36   35   29   26   25   25   23   21   14   13   14   17   17   18   23   28   31
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.8  8.7  8.7  8.3  7.8  7.4  8.2  9.0  9.2  8.9  8.5  8.2  7.8  8.0  8.3  8.6  8.5


...NEAR ECHO PASS - ELEV 7500 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    5   10   10   25   10   20   45   50   50   50   55   60   50   50   50   35
TEMPERATURE        53   48   43   43   40   44   54   57   52   48   43   42   40   47   53   52   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  57                  39                  54
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SE   NE   NW    W    W    W    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         16   10    5    3    3    5    5    8    8    4    3    3    3    5   10   14   16
WIND GUST (MPH)    26   17   10    5    6    9   10   13   13    6    5    5    5   10   18   25   26
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0  8.7  8.7  8.5  8.2  8.1  8.8  9.3  9.4  9.1  8.7  8.4  8.0  7.9  8.6  8.9  8.7


...NEAR CARSON PASS - ELEV 8800 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    5   10   20    5   15   45   50   55   45   50   60   50   40   45   35
TEMPERATURE        53   43   39   39   35   39   51   55   52   44   39   37   36   42   51   53   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  57                  35                  53
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   SW   SE    S   SW    W    W    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         23   25   21   19   16   17   14   14   11   10   11   11   13   14   16   20   23
WIND GUST (MPH)    34   39   32   29   24   25   23   21   17   16   17   18   20   23   24   31   34
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.1  8.7  8.6  8.4  8.0  8.1  9.0  9.5  9.5  9.2  8.7  8.4  8.1  8.0  8.7  9.0  8.8


...NEAR SONORA PASS - ELEV 9800 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   FW   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   SC   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    5   35   45   70   55   50   45   50   45   40   40
TEMPERATURE        53   44   37   37   33   39   49   51   53   43   38   36   33   40   49   47   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  54                  32                  51
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         17   19   17   13   14   12    9   10   10    9   10   11   12   14   16   20   23
WIND GUST (MPH)    26   29   29   24   24   21   16   18   17   16   17   20   21   25   26   34   37
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7  9.0  8.3  8.2  8.1  8.7  9.7 10.3 10.0  9.7  9.2  8.5  8.3  8.3  8.8  9.2  9.2


...NEAR TIOGA PASS - ELEV 10000 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10    5    5    5    0    5   15   40   60   60   50   50   45   50   45   50
TEMPERATURE        48   39   34   32   30   36   47   49   47   39   35   32   30   36   45   46   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  49                  29                  46
WIND DIR            W    W   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         17   16   17   14   14   13   11   13   12    9    8    9   11   12   14   19   21
WIND GUST (MPH)    26   24   25   23   21   19   18   20   19   14   12   13   17   19   23   29   33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2  9.4  8.3  8.0  7.9  8.6  9.6 10.4 10.5 10.0  8.8  8.3  8.2  8.5  9.0  9.5  9.4


...MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN - ELEV 10000 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0   20   10   20   45   55   55   60   50   50   35   45
TEMPERATURE        46   41   38   37   35   39   44   47   46   41   38   35   33   37   42   43   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  47                  32                  43
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         16   16   17   19   19   18   14   16   12   10    9   10   13   16   16   19   21
WIND GUST (MPH)    24   24   25   28   29   27   23   24   18   16   14   16   21   24   24   29   33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2  9.5  8.8  8.3  8.0  8.6  9.4  9.9  9.9  9.7  9.3  8.8  8.5  8.5  9.0  9.4  9.4


...NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 9000 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    0   25   15   20   45   55   55   60   50   50   40   45
TEMPERATURE        52   45   42   41   39   44   50   53   52   45   42   40   38   42   47   49   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           38                  55                  37                  50
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         12    9    8    8    6    5    5    9    9    5    3    3    6    8   10   14   14
WIND GUST (MPH)    19   14   13   12   11    9   10   14   14   10    5    6   11   13   18   26   26
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.1  9.4  8.8  8.3  8.0  8.6  9.4 10.0  9.9  9.6  9.3  8.8  8.5  8.5  8.9  9.4  9.4


...NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 8000 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5   10   30   10   20   35   45   50   60   50   45   35   45
TEMPERATURE        61   52   46   44   41   48   57   61   60   51   47   43   40   46   56   58   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  63                  39                  59
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         11    8    6    6    5    3    4    8    9    5    3    3    5    5    9   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)    19   13   12   10    9    6    9   14   14   10    5    6    9   10   16   24   25
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0  9.4  8.8  8.3  8.1  8.6  9.3  9.9  9.8  9.7  9.3  8.8  8.5  8.5  9.0  9.4  9.4


...BARCROFT RESEARCH STATION - ELEV 12470 FT...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 05/23/24                       FRIDAY 05/24/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   BK   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10    5    5    5    5    5    5   40   50   40   55   45   65   60   65   65   60
TEMPERATURE        40   34   29   27   26   29   33   37   37   33   29   28   26   31   35   38   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  39                  26                  39
WIND DIR            W   NW    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         16   16   16   21   23   23   20   18   12   11    9   12   12   11   10   13   17
WIND GUST (MPH)    24   24   24   33   34   33   29   28   18   17   13   19   18   17   16   21   26
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                               S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5  9.5  8.7  8.3  8.0  8.2  8.9  9.7 10.0  9.9  9.6  9.3  8.7  8.6  8.9  9.3  9.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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