Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 100907
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 AM GMT 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        SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   45   10   10   25   35   40   50   75   75   75   80   45   60   45   35   25
TEMPERATURE        46   47   56   60   59   53   50   48   46   41   42   37   36   34   33   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  41                  45                  27
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         18   17   21   23   21   24   23   21   17   14   14   16   17   18   16   12    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5   20   20   60   60   60   60   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.02      0.02      0.05      0.09      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.5       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.5 11.3 11.6 12.1 12.0 11.7 11.8 11.3 10.6  9.9  9.0  8.0  7.2  6.7  6.3  6.1  6.1


...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   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   40   10   25   30   35   60   30   75   75   75   80   55   65   60   45   35
TEMPERATURE        45   47   54   59   58   51   49   46   44   41   41   37   33   32   30   28   26
MAX/MIN TEMP                           59                  38                  43                  25
WIND DIR            S   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13   13   13   16   16   17   18   16   11   13   13   14   16   17   13   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10    5    5   20    5   60   60   60   60   30   30   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.07      0.14      0.15      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.2 11.5 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.9 11.5 11.1 10.5  8.7  7.8  7.2  6.5  6.2  6.1  6.0


...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   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   30    5   15   20   30   50   30   75   75   75   80   55   60   55   45   35
TEMPERATURE        51   50   65   71   70   62   58   53   49   45   52   49   45   42   39   36   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           72                  45                  54                  30
WIND DIR           SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   13   14   14   13   14   14   12   10   13   13   14   13   13   11   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10    5    5   20    5   60   60   60   60   30   30   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R    R    R    R    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      0.04      0.11      0.12      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 11.1 11.4 12.1 12.2 11.9 11.9 11.5 11.1 10.5  8.7  7.8  7.2  6.5  6.2  6.1  6.0


...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        SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   50   20   15   25   40   55   70   75   75   75   80   50   60   50   40   25
TEMPERATURE        46   46   54   59   58   52   49   47   45   40   41   36   35   33   32   29   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  39                  44                  26
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         18   17   19   21   19   21   21   20   16   14   13   16   16   18   16   12    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    5    5   10   20   20   60   60   60   60   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.03      0.05      0.08      0.13      0.14      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       1.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.4 11.7 12.2 12.1 11.8 11.9 11.5 10.8 10.1  8.8  7.9  7.2  6.7  6.3  6.1  6.1


...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   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   40   15   25   25   35   50   30   70   70   80   80   55   60   55   40   35
TEMPERATURE        43   46   50   55   53   49   46   44   42   41   39   34   29   29   28   26   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  38                  42                  24
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         20   18   18   19   19   21   24   20   17   17   14   18   18   20   19   19   19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10    5    5   20    5   60   60   70   70   30   30   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.02      0.02      0.05      0.15      0.13      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.6       1.1       0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.3 11.2 11.5 12.2 12.4 11.9 11.9 11.4 11.1 10.6  9.2  8.1  7.2  6.5  6.3  6.1  5.9


...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   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   35   15   30   35   45   50   55   70   70   80   80   55   70   55   45   35
TEMPERATURE        46   46   59   62   60   52   48   46   43   40   45   39   36   32   30   29   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  40                  48                  25
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13   16   18   19   18   18   18   14   11   13   14   16   14   14   12   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10    5   10   20   20   60   60   70   70   20   20   10   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.03      0.03      0.04      0.12      0.11      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       1.1       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.3 11.5 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.8 11.4 11.0 10.3  9.0  8.0  7.2  6.6  6.1  6.1  6.0


...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        SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   60   35   30   35   35   50   35   70   70   80   80   55   55   55   40   35
TEMPERATURE        46   47   57   62   60   52   50   46   45   45   43   39   36   32   32   29   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  40                  45                  26
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13   12   14   19   18   20   21   18   11   12   13   17   17   18   16   14   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10    5    5   20    5   60   60   70   70   30   30   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03      0.05      0.12      0.13      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.7       0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.2 11.5 12.1 12.4 12.0 11.9 11.4 11.0 10.5  9.1  8.0  7.3  6.5  6.2  6.1  6.0


...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   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   25   10   25   25   35   50   25   75   75   75   85   60   60   60   45   35
TEMPERATURE        51   51   61   66   64   57   53   50   48   46   46   43   39   37   35   33   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  44                  48                  31
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW
WIND (MPH)         16   13   13   16   16   17   18   16   11   11   12   14   16   18   14   16   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5   10    5   10   20    5   60   60   60   60   30   30   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R         R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.04      0.15      0.13      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.2 11.2 11.5 12.2 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.4 11.1 10.5  8.7  7.9  7.2  6.5  6.3  6.0  5.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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