Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 190645
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1145 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   20   10   10   45   55   90   65   30   40   25   35   75   90
TEMPERATURE                       64   63   67   76   79   78   72   70   67   66   69   76   79   74
MIN/MAX TEMP                           61                  80                  64                  79
WIND DIR                          SE   SE   SE    E   NW    E    N   SE   SE   SE    S   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)                         6    5    4    3    5    6    8   10   10    9    6    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10    5    0    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.27
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                15.1 15.0 14.8 15.1 15.8 15.8 15.9 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.7 15.9 16.3 16.2


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   SC   SC   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   25   10   10   40   50   85   70   35   30   45   30   75   80
TEMPERATURE                       62   59   66   74   76   76   69   68   65   62   68   74   76   73
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  78                  58                  78
WIND DIR                          SE   SE   SE    S   NW   NW    E    E   SE   SE    S    S    W    N
WIND (MPH)                         4    3    3    5    6    6    8    8    6    4    4    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0   20   20   10    0    0    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T                                  T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                14.6 14.7 14.7 15.0 15.5 15.7 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.4 15.4 16.0 16.3 16.2


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   20   10   10   45   60   90   70   35   30   50   35   80   80
TEMPERATURE                       70   65   72   87   90   90   82   78   74   68   73   87   90   88
MIN/MAX TEMP                           63                  92                  65                  92
WIND DIR                          SE    E   SE   SE   NW    N    E    E   SE    E   SE    S   SW   NW
WIND (MPH)                         4    3    3    4    4    4    5    6    5    4    4    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T                             T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                14.7 14.7 14.8 15.0 15.5 15.7 15.9 15.6 15.6 15.4 15.4 15.9 16.3 16.2


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   25    5   15   55   55   85   70   35   45   25   35   70   85
TEMPERATURE                       63   61   65   75   78   77   69   69   65   63   66   76   78   73
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  80                  61                  79
WIND DIR                           E    E   SE   SE   SW   NE    E    E    E    E    S   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)                         6    5    4    5    5    6    8   10   10    8    6    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10    5    5    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.08
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                15.0 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.6 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.7 15.9 16.1 16.3


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   30   10   15   50   50   80   65   35   35   45   35   70   80
TEMPERATURE                       61   59   65   72   74   73   66   66   64   62   68   73   74   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  76                  61                  76
WIND DIR                           S    S    S   SE   NW   NE   NE   NE   NE   SW    S    S    W   NW
WIND (MPH)                         8    5    5    4    5    8   10    9    8    5    6    6    8   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0   20   20   10    0    0    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T                                  T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.08
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                14.7 14.7 14.8 15.2 15.5 15.8 15.9 15.7 15.5 15.3 15.4 16.1 16.2 16.2


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   SC   FW   FW   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   25    5   15   55   65   80   70   50   45   40   50   95   80
TEMPERATURE                       60   58   67   80   82   81   70   66   63   60   69   80   82   78
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  84                  59                  83
WIND DIR                          SE   SE    S   NE    W    N    E   SE    S    S    S   SW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)                         3    2    2    4    5    6    6    8    5    3    3    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    5   20   20   20    5    0    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T                             T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                14.8 14.9 14.9 15.4 15.6 16.0 15.9 15.7 15.7 15.5 15.6 16.1 16.5 16.3


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   25   10    5   40   45   80   75   35   35   45   35   75   80
TEMPERATURE                       64   60   67   76   78   78   70   69   66   63   69   76   78   76
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  80                  59                  80
WIND DIR                           E   NE   SE    S    W   NW   NE   NE   NE    E   SE    S    W   NW
WIND (MPH)                         3    2    3    6    6    6    8    5    4    2    4    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0   20   20   10    0    0    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T                                  T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.07
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                14.7 14.7 14.7 14.9 15.4 15.7 16.0 15.6 15.6 15.3 15.5 15.9 16.3 16.2


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 07/19/26                         MONDAY 07/20/26
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   SC   SC   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   25   10   10   40   50   85   70   45   30   45   35   65   80
TEMPERATURE                       71   69   73   83   87   87   77   76   74   72   76   84   87   84
MIN/MAX TEMP                           67                  89                  70                  89
WIND DIR                          SE   SE   NW    N   SW   NW    E    E    E    E    S    S   SW   NW
WIND (MPH)                         5    3    3    4    5    6    8    6    6    4    3    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0   20   20   10    0    0    0    0    0   30   70
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T                                  T    T
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                14.6 14.6 14.7 15.2 15.5 15.6 15.8 15.7 15.6 15.4 15.3 16.2 16.3 16.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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