Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1254 AM PDT FRI APR 4 2025


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   30   35   25   30   20   10   10   10   20    5    0   10   15   20   25   25
TEMPERATURE        23   26   33   35   37   31   28   26   24   29   38   43   44   38   34   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  24                  45                  30
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N   NE    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    E    S    S
WIND (MPH)         10   12   14   16   17   14   13   12   10   10   11   12   13   10    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.8  3.6  4.3  4.8  5.1  5.1  4.9  4.5  4.3  4.2  4.8  5.4  6.2  6.1  5.8  5.0  4.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   35   35   35   35   25   10   10   15   20    5    5   15   25   25   25   25
TEMPERATURE        20   21   29   34   35   29   26   24   22   27   36   40   42   36   33   31   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           35                  21                  42                  27
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    8   10   11   13   11    9    6    6    5    8    8    8    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.6  3.4  4.4  5.1  5.4  5.1  4.8  4.4  4.1  4.0  4.9  5.7  6.1  6.0  5.7  5.0  4.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   30   30   35   40   25   10   10   10   15    5    5   10   20   20   25   20
TEMPERATURE        26   28   37   42   44   38   32   30   29   32   43   49   51   44   39   36   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  27                  51                  32
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW    N    N   NE   NE   NW   NW   NE   NE    N   NW   NW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    5   10   11   12   10    6    5    4    5    6    8    8    4    3    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.6  3.5  4.3  5.0  5.5  5.1  4.8  4.4  4.2  4.1  4.8  5.7  6.1  6.0  5.7  5.0  4.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   35   40   35   25   10   10   10   15    5    5   15   20   25   25   25
TEMPERATURE        19   22   29   33   34   28   26   24   22   27   35   40   41   36   31   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           35                  22                  42                  28
WIND DIR            N    N    N   NE    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    E   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          9   10   12   13   14   12   11   11    9    9   10   10   11    8    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7  3.5  4.3  4.9  5.2  5.1  4.8  4.5  4.2  4.2  4.9  5.7  6.3  6.2  5.8  5.0  4.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   25   40   45   45   15   10   15   15    5    5   15   25   25   25   25
TEMPERATURE        16   18   24   28   28   25   21   21   20   23   30   35   37   33   30   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  19                  39                  26
WIND DIR           NW    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    W   SW    W   SW
WIND (MPH)         13   17   20   19   24   21   16   13   13   13   14   13   14   11    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.5  3.3  4.2  5.1  5.4  5.2  4.8  4.5  4.2  3.9  4.5  5.5  6.1  6.0  5.6  5.0  4.7


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   45   30   40   35   35   10   10   10   15    5    5   15   25   25   25   30
TEMPERATURE        18   22   33   37   35   29   26   24   22   27   40   45   43   35   32   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  21                  46                  28
WIND DIR           NW    N    N    N    N   NE    E    E   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    5   12   13   13   10    8    5    4    4    8   10    9    5    3    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7  3.4  4.1  4.9  5.4  5.3  4.8  4.5  4.1  3.9  4.9  5.8  6.3  6.0  5.5  5.0  4.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   30   30   40   20   10   10   15   15    5    5   15   20   20   25   25
TEMPERATURE        20   23   32   36   35   29   26   25   23   28   37   42   43   37   33   31   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  22                  44                  28
WIND DIR           NW    N    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE    N    N   NE   NE    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    9   13   13   17   13   10    8    6    6    9    9   10    5    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.5  3.4  4.3  5.0  5.4  5.2  4.8  4.5  4.2  3.9  4.6  5.5  6.1  6.0  5.7  5.0  4.7


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   25   40   35   40   30   10   10   15   20   10   10   15   30   25   25   25
TEMPERATURE        22   24   33   37   36   30   28   27   26   30   39   43   45   39   35   33   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  25                  47                  31
WIND DIR            W    N    N    N   NE   NE    E    E    E    N    N    N    N   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    8   10   11   13   12    8    6    6    5    8    6    8    5    4    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.6  3.4  4.3  5.1  5.4  5.2  4.8  4.5  4.2  4.1  4.8  5.7  6.1  6.0  5.6  5.0  4.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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