Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 101927
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1227 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2025


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   OV   OV   BK   OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)                   10   25   20   50   45   75   75   55   75   35   30   20   15   15
TEMPERATURE                       60   59   53   50   49   46   40   39   41   38   34   31   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  40                  44                  26
WIND DIR                           S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        23   21   24   23   21   17   14   13   16   16   18   14   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                    5    5    5   20   10   60   40   20   50   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       T         R    R    S    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.01      0.02      0.01      0.03      0.03      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.0 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.3 10.8 10.0  8.6  8.1  7.5  6.3  5.9  5.9  6.0


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   30   30   60   35   70   70   60   85   50   50   40   25   30
TEMPERATURE                       59   58   51   50   46   41   41   38   39   35   31   29   27   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  38                  41                  24
WIND DIR                           S    S    S   SW    S    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        17   17   18   18   14   10   13   13   14   16   17   13   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   10    5    5   20    5   60   30   10   50   10   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R         S         S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.03      0.02      0.01      0.04      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.1 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.0  9.7  8.2  7.9  7.4  6.2  6.0  5.7  5.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   25   25   55   35   70   65   55   85   50   50   40   25   30
TEMPERATURE                       71   70   62   57   53   48   45   49   51   48   41   38   34   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  44                  53                  30
WIND DIR                           S    S    S    S    S    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        16   14   14   14   12   10   13   13   14   13   13   11   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   10    5    5   20    5   60   30   20   50   10   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R    R    R         S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.03      0.04      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.0 12.2 11.8 11.9 11.5 10.9  9.8  8.1  7.8  7.5  6.2  5.9  5.7  5.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   SC   FW   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)                   15   30   25   60   60   75   70   55   80   35   30   30   20   15
TEMPERATURE                       59   58   52   49   47   44   39   39   41   37   32   30   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  38                  44                  26
WIND DIR                           S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        21   20   21   23   20   16   14   13   16   16   18   14   11    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                    5    5    5   20   10   60   30   20   50   20   10    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       T         R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.02      0.06      0.02      0.04      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.0 12.1 11.8 11.8 11.5 10.9  9.8  8.4  8.0  7.5  6.2  5.9  5.8  6.0


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   25   30   50   35   70   70   60   80   55   50   40   30   30
TEMPERATURE                       55   54   49   46   44   41   40   37   38   32   29   27   25   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  37                  41                  23
WIND DIR                           S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        20   20   21   24   20   16   18   14   18   18   20   18   18   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   10    5    5   20    5   50   30   10   50   20   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         S    S         S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.03      0.02      0.01      0.07      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.7       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.1 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.5 11.0 10.0  8.7  8.1  7.5  6.3  6.0  5.6  5.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   35   30   60   50   75   65   70   85   50   40   40   25   30
TEMPERATURE                       62   61   52   49   46   43   38   43   44   39   31   30   27   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  38                  47                  25
WIND DIR                           S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        20   18   18   18   13   11   13   14   14   14   14   11   10    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   10    5    5   30    5   60   20   30   60   20   20    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    S    S    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.02      0.06      0.03      0.01      0.04      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.6       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.1 12.4 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.1  9.5  8.6  8.2  7.6  6.3  6.1  5.8  5.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   25   30   25   50   35   70   65   60   80   60   50   40   25   25
TEMPERATURE                       62   60   52   49   47   43   43   41   41   38   31   30   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  40                  44                  26
WIND DIR                           S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                        20   18   20   21   17   11   12   13   17   17   18   14   13   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   10    5    5   20    5   60   30   20   60   20   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R    R    R    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.01      0.01      0.02      0.01      0.04      0.06      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.0 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.5 10.9 10.1  8.7  8.0  7.5  6.2  6.0  5.7  5.8


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 10/10/25                         SATURDAY 10/11/25
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                       FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)                   20   25   30   50   35   70   70   60   85   50   50   35   30   35
TEMPERATURE                       66   64   57   54   50   47   44   44   45   42   36   33   32   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  44                  47                  30
WIND DIR                           S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)                        17   17   18   19   16   10   12   12   14   17   18   13   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)                   10    5    5   20    5   50   20   10   50   10   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R         R         S
6 HOUR QPF                           0.00      0.01      0.01      0.01      0.05      0.07      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                           0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)                12.0 12.1 11.8 11.6 11.4 10.9  9.7  8.2  7.9  7.4  6.2  6.0  5.6  5.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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