Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 260940
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
240 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2025


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   60   75   90   60   35   55   80   90   95   95   95   95   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE        36   42   50   54   52   44   38   35   33   35   38   39   37   35   33   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           54                  31                  40                  33
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         16   20   28   32   33   31   24   21   21   25   24   24   24   24   20   23   18
WIND GUST (MPH)              46   51   52   49
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   10   10   30   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   30
PRECIP TYPE                             R              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.17      0.32      0.17      0.21
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       1.7       1.6       0.8       1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9  6.5  7.2  7.8  7.9  7.4  6.5  6.2  6.0  5.9  6.3  6.9  7.0  7.2  7.2  7.2  6.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   80   60   60   85   80   70   55   80   85   95   95   95   95   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        35   40   46   50   49   44   39   35   32   34   35   37   35   33   33   33   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  30                  37                  30
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SW    W   NW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   12   19   21   23   20   17   13   13   16   18   18   19   20   20   20   16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   20   20   40   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   40
PRECIP TYPE                             S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.17      0.40      0.27      0.40
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       1.4       2.8       2.0       3.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  6.8  7.3  7.9  8.0  7.8  7.1  6.4  6.3  6.3  6.5  6.9  7.0  7.2  7.2  7.1  7.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   75   60   60   85   70   60   55   80   85   95   95   95   95   85   90   85
TEMPERATURE        40   44   54   59   61   54   47   42   39   39   43   46   45   41   40   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  37                  47                  37
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S    S    S    W   NW   NW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8   10   18   20   20   18   13   11   10   14   18   18   17   17   17   17   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   20   20   30   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   40
PRECIP TYPE                             R    R    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.13      0.31      0.23      0.35
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  6.8  7.2  7.8  8.0  7.7  7.0  6.4  6.2  6.2  6.5  6.8  7.0  7.2  7.2  7.1  7.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   75   55   75   95   75   35   55   80   90   95   95   95   95   95   85   80
TEMPERATURE        34   38   45   49   48   42   36   32   31   31   34   35   34   32   32   33   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           50                  29                  37                  31
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE    S    S    S   SW   SW    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         14   18   25   28   28   27   20   18   19   21   23   21   20   20   19   21   17
WIND GUST (MPH)              46   49   52   49
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   20   10   30   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   30
PRECIP TYPE                             S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.21      0.48      0.28      0.39
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       2.4       4.1       2.2       3.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.0  6.6  7.3  7.8  7.9  7.4  6.6  6.3  6.0  6.0  6.4  6.8  7.0  7.2  7.2  7.2  6.9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   75   60   60   80   75   75   60   80   80   95   95   95   95   85   85   80
TEMPERATURE        32   36   40   44   45   40   36   32   30   31   31   32   30   31   30   31   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  28                  34                  29
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         19   24   31   33   35   33   27   23   24   28   26   26   27   31   33   36   29
WIND GUST (MPH)              52   57   61   57                                                54
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   20   20   40   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   40
PRECIP TYPE                             S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.13      0.35      0.25      0.30
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       1.5       3.9       2.5       3.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  6.8  7.3  7.9  8.1  7.8  7.2  6.6  6.4  6.4  6.6  6.9  7.1  7.3  7.3  7.1  7.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   80   70   70   85   70   30   55   85   90   95   95   95   95   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE        35   40   49   54   51   44   38   35   33   34   39   40   37   34   34   34   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  31                  41                  31
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S   SE    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9   13   24   26   26   24   18   13   14   20   25   24   21   20   20   20   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   10   20   30   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   40
PRECIP TYPE                             R         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.20      0.39      0.29      0.38
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       2.4       2.3       3.2       4.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.1  6.8  7.3  7.9  8.0  7.5  6.9  6.4  6.4  6.4  6.6  7.0  7.0  7.4  7.3  7.1  7.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   75   60   65   85   75   70   55   80   85   95   95   95   95   85   85   80
TEMPERATURE        35   40   48   52   51   44   40   37   34   34   36   38   35   33   33   34   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           53                  31                  39                  31
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W   NW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   14   25   27   28   26   20   16   17   21   21   21   20   24   25   27   20
WIND GUST (MPH)                        46
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   20   20   40   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   40
PRECIP TYPE                             R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.14      0.39      0.29      0.38
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       1.2       1.9       2.0       2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  6.7  7.3  7.9  8.0  7.7  7.0  6.5  6.3  6.3  6.5  6.9  7.0  7.2  7.2  7.1  7.0


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/26/25                       SUNDAY 04/27/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   75   55   60   90   80   75   60   80   80   95   95   95   95   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        38   44   51   55   54   47   42   39   36   36   39   42   38   36   34   36   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  34                  43                  34
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    S   SW   SW    W   SW    W   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   12   20   24   25   21   17   13   13   16   18   19   19   21   23   24   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5   20   20   20   40   70   70   90   90   90   90   70   70   40
PRECIP TYPE                             R    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.16      0.36      0.25      0.35
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.7       0.0       0.2       0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  6.9  7.3  7.9  8.1  7.9  7.2  6.5  6.3  6.4  6.5  6.9  7.0  7.3  7.2  7.1  7.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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