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FWUS45 KREV 100937
AVGREV

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
237 AM PDT THU OCT 10 2024


...NEAR DONNER PASS - ELEV 7200 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   35   50   65   25    5    5    5   15   15   25   50   40   55   60   30   35
TEMPERATURE        47   47   58   61   59   49   46   44   42   43   57   60   56   48   46   44   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  42                  60                  40
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         11   10   10   11   10   10   10   11   10   10   13   18   23   25   26   26   25
WIND GUST (MPH)    17   16   16   17   14   16   16   17   16   16   20   27   34   37   40   40   37
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         R
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7  9.8  9.8 10.0  9.8  9.6  9.6  9.4  9.4  9.3  9.5  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.2  8.9  8.9


...NEAR MT ROSE SUMMIT - ELEV 8900 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   30   45   60   25   10    5    5    5   10   25   50   55   70   70   35   25
TEMPERATURE        47   46   56   59   58   48   46   46   44   44   56   58   55   46   45   43   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  43                  59                  40
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         14   11    9   10   10    9   12   12   12   12   13   14   19   26   26   28   27
WIND GUST (MPH)    23   17   13   14   16   13   19   19   19   19   20   23   29   40   40   43   41
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7  9.7 10.0 10.3 10.0  9.8  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.5  9.7 10.3 10.1  9.7  9.5  9.1  9.0


...NEAR HOMEWOOD - ELEV 8000 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   SC   BK   OV   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   40   60   70   30   10    5    5   10   10   25   45   35   60   60   25   30
TEMPERATURE        54   53   60   62   61   53   52   51   50   50   58   61   59   51   50   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  48                  61                  44
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         11   10   10   11   10   10   11   11   11   10   12   17   21   24   24   26   25
WIND GUST (MPH)    17   16   16   17   14   16   17   17   17   16   19   26   33   36   36   40   37
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.6  9.6  9.9 10.0  9.8  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.4  9.5  9.7 10.0  9.9  9.5  9.3  9.0  8.9


...NEAR ECHO PASS - ELEV 7500 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   65   60   60   50   10    5    5   10   15   25   30   45   50   60   20   20
TEMPERATURE        51   53   59   61   59   52   49   48   46   48   58   60   57   50   49   48   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  44                  61                  42
WIND DIR            S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5   10   10    9    3    4    4    4    4    4   11   10    6    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)     9    9   16   17   13    5    6    6    6    6    6   18   16   11   11    9    9
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.7  9.7 10.0 10.2 10.1  9.9  9.7  9.7  9.6  9.6  9.8 10.4 10.1  9.6  9.5  9.2  9.0


...NEAR CARSON PASS - ELEV 8800 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   60   65   55   15    5    5   10   20   30   35   40   50   60   20   20
TEMPERATURE        49   48   58   61   58   50   47   46   45   44   57   60   56   48   47   46   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  43                  60                  41
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         17   12   10   10   10   12   13   13   13   12   13   18   24   32   29   32   31
WIND GUST (MPH)    26   19   16   14   14   19   20   20   20   19   20   27   36   48   44   48   47
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.8  9.8 10.1 10.4 10.1 10.0  9.8  9.7  9.6  9.6  9.9 10.5 10.2  9.7  9.5  9.2  9.0


...NEAR SONORA PASS - ELEV 9800 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   80   75   75   35    5   10   20   45   50   45   40   55   50   30   15
TEMPERATURE        41   43   56   59   56   46   41   40   37   40   56   60   55   45   42   40   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  35                  61                  33
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         16   13   11   10    9    9   10   10   10   11   12   18   20   29   27   29   28
WIND GUST (MPH)    25   21   18   17   14   14   16   16   16   18   20   29   33   48   43   48   46
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9  9.9 10.4 10.7 10.5 10.1  9.9  9.7  9.6  9.6 10.1 10.6 10.6 10.0  9.6  9.4  9.2


...NEAR TIOGA PASS - ELEV 10000 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   SC   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   85   80   80   45   20   15   35   55   65   55   40   55   45   30   25
TEMPERATURE        41   40   54   56   54   45   41   40   38   38   54   56   53   42   40   38   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  35                  56                  32
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         11   10    8    8    6    5    5    6    8    8    9   16   16   21   20   23   21
WIND GUST (MPH)    17   16   11   11    9    9    9   10   12   12   13   24   24   33   31   34   33
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 10.1 10.7 11.3 11.1 10.4  9.8  9.5  9.5  9.6 10.3 11.0 11.0 10.2  9.6  9.6  9.4


...MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN - ELEV 10000 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   75   80   75   60   35   35   45   55   55   55   35   50   55   40   30
TEMPERATURE        46   45   53   55   53   48   46   45   43   42   52   55   52   45   43   42   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  40                  55                  36
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         13   12    9   10    9    8    9    9    9    9   11   17   19   24   23   26   24
WIND GUST (MPH)    20   19   13   14   13   12   13   13   13   13   17   26   29   36   34   40   36
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.2 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.1  9.8  9.6  9.6 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.2  9.8  9.6  9.4


...NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 9000 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   60   75   80   75   60   35   30   40   55   55   60   35   50   55   40   30
TEMPERATURE        49   49   59   61   58   52   50   49   47   47   58   61   56   48   47   46   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  45                  62                  42
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    5    8    9    9    5    5    5    5    5    5   12   11   11   10   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)    11    9   12   14   14    9    9    9    9    9    9   20   18   18   16   18   18
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.7 10.5 10.3 10.1  9.8  9.7  9.6 10.0 10.4 10.6 10.2  9.8  9.6  9.4


...NEAR MAMMOTH - ELEV 8000 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   45   70   75   70   55   40   35   35   45   55   60   35   55   55   45   30
TEMPERATURE        50   50   64   67   64   56   53   51   47   49   64   67   63   53   50   47   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           69                  44                  68                  41
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    3    5    8    8    4    5    4    3    2    4   10   10   10    9    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)     6    5    9   13   13    6    9    6    5    3    6   16   16   16   14   12    9
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.3 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.1  9.9  9.7  9.7 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.2  9.8  9.6  9.4


...BARCROFT RESEARCH STATION - ELEV 12470 FT...

DATE                    THURSDAY 10/10/24                       FRIDAY 10/11/24
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   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   45   75   75   85   70   45   40   45   45   55   60   30   45   45   50   30
TEMPERATURE        34   35   44   45   44   37   35   33   33   34   42   45   43   34   32   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  33                  45                  29
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    W    W    S    S    S   SW    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         12   11   13   13   12   10    9    9    8    9   11   13   13   12   11   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)    19   17   21   20   18   16   13   13   12   13   17   20   20   19   17   17   16
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
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
6 HOUR ICE                   MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.4 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.0  9.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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