Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS45 KLKN 150907
AVGLKN

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 AM GMT WED OCT 15 2025


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   90   90   90   90   65   65   45   40   20   15   10   10   30   25   35
TEMPERATURE        32   31   34   33   32   31   32   32   31   29   34   38   36   31   30   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           35                  29                  38                  26
WIND DIR            S    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8    8   10   10   11   13   13   13   11    9   10   11   10    8    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   70   70   70   70   30   30    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.05      0.30      0.34      0.05      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.5       3.1       2.8       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.1  7.1  7.2  7.2  7.6  7.6  7.6  7.6  7.0  6.7  6.9  7.3  7.5  7.2  7.1  7.2  7.2


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   95   95   85   85   65   50   30   25   15   15   35   35   40
TEMPERATURE        32   32   32   32   32   31   31   31   29   28   32   36   35   30   29   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  26                  37                  26
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          5    8   10   10   10   12   13   13   13   13   12   12   10    9    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   80   80   70   70   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.14      0.40      0.41      0.08      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.0       4.0       3.5       0.8       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.6  7.6  7.5  7.5  7.6  7.6  7.5  7.5  6.9  6.5  6.8  7.3  7.4  7.3  7.0  7.2  7.1


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   95   95   80   80   60   45   25   20   10   10   30   35   40
TEMPERATURE        38   35   42   43   42   39   39   38   36   34   42   47   47   39   37   34   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  33                  49                  31
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          5    8    9    9    9   10   11   11   11   12   11   10    9    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   50   80   80   70   70   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.12      0.34      0.31      0.06      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)  7.5  7.5  7.4  7.4  7.5  7.5  7.5  7.5  6.9  6.5  6.8  7.2  7.4  7.3  7.1  7.2  7.1


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   80   90   90   90   90   75   75   50   50   20   20    5   10   30   30   40
TEMPERATURE        31   29   32   32   31   30   32   32   30   28   33   36   36   30   30   29   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  28                  38                  26
WIND DIR            S    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    9   10   11   11   13   13   12   11   10   11   12   10    8    8    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   70   70   70   70   30   30    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.49      0.45      0.09      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.6       5.1       3.8       0.9       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2  7.2  7.3  7.3  7.6  7.6  7.6  7.6  7.0  6.7  6.8  7.2  7.5  7.2  7.1  7.2  7.2


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   95   95   75   75   50   45   30   25   15   15   30   35   40
TEMPERATURE        30   31   30   30   29   29   29   29   28   28   29   33   32   28   27   26   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           32                  26                  34                  24
WIND DIR           SW    W   NW    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    9    8   11   12   14   18   20   20   18   13   13   12   11   12   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   80   80   80   80   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.34      0.41      0.17      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.1       4.6       4.8       2.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7  7.7  7.7  7.7  7.7  7.7  7.6  7.6  7.1  6.6  6.9  7.3  7.4  7.2  6.8  7.2  7.1


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   90   90   95   95   85   85   55   45   30   25   15   15   35   35   35
TEMPERATURE        32   29   37   37   34   30   32   32   29   27   36   40   38   29   29   28   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  27                  42                  26
WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    9   10   10   10   11   11   11   11   11   12   11    9    6    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   40   80   80   70   70   40   40    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.36      0.47      0.10      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.9       3.5       6.0       1.5       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.5  7.5  7.6  7.6  7.8  7.8  7.6  7.6  7.0  6.5  6.8  7.1  7.4  7.0  6.8  7.2  7.2


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   90   90   70   70   55   45   30   20   10   10   30   35   40
TEMPERATURE        33   33   35   34   34   31   32   32   31   31   35   38   38   31   30   29   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  29                  40                  27
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    9   10   10   12   13   13   12   11   11   13   10    9    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   80   80   80   80   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.12      0.54      0.38      0.14      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       1.6       1.3       0.5       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.6  7.6  7.5  7.5  7.6  7.6  7.5  7.5  7.0  6.6  6.9  7.3  7.5  7.3  7.0  7.2  7.1


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
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        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   95   95   85   85   55   45   25   25   20   15   35   40   45
TEMPERATURE        35   34   37   38   37   34   35   35   33   33   37   41   42   35   34   33   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  31                  43                  31
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    9   10   10   12   14   16   14   13   11   12   10    9   10   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   90   90   80   80   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.13      0.33      0.35      0.07      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)  7.7  7.7  7.6  7.6  7.6  7.6  7.5  7.5  7.0  6.6  6.9  7.2  7.4  7.3  6.9  7.1  7.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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