Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2024


...MT LOCKE (10410 FT)...

DATE                    THURSDAY 09/19/24                       FRIDAY 09/20/24
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   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   65   85   70   45   45   35   40   15   45   45   10   10   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        41   36   43   46   47   44   43   43   41   39   47   51   53   48   48   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  39                  55                  43
WIND DIR           SW    W    E    E    E    N   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    9    8    6    5    8   10   11   13   12   11   11    9   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10   30   60   40   10   10    5    5    5   20   20    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         T         R    R    T    T    T                   R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.08      0.03      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9  9.8 10.1 10.3 10.2 10.0  9.8  9.9  9.9 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.7


...MT TOM (11594 FT)...

DATE                    THURSDAY 09/19/24                       FRIDAY 09/20/24
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   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   65   85   65   45   45   35   30   10   45   45   10   10   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        35   34   35   40   39   38   37   37   36   37   40   46   45   43   41   41   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  35                  47                  39
WIND DIR            S   SE    E    E    E   NE   NE    N    N   NW    N    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    6    6    5    9   10   10   12   10   10   11   10   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10   40   60   40   10   20    5    5    5   10   10    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         T         S    S    T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.03      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.2       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.5                 0.2                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9  9.7  9.9 10.2 10.1  9.9  9.8  9.9  9.8 10.0 10.3 10.7 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.7


...ABOVE ONION VALLEY CAMPGROUND (10351 FT)...

DATE                    THURSDAY 09/19/24                       FRIDAY 09/20/24
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   OV   BK   SC   FW   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   60   55   75   60   40   20   55   50   50   60   60   20   10   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        33   34   42   44   43   36   33   33   33   36   46   49   49   39   39   38   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  31                  51                  36
WIND DIR           SE    E    E    E    E   SE   NE   NE    N    N   NE    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5   10   11   10    9    5    8   10   11   13   11   10   11    9   11   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10   30   50   30    5    5   30   20   20   30   30    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    T    R    R    R              S    S    S    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.04      0.05      0.06      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.0       0.0       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.4                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9  9.8  9.9 10.2 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.0  9.8  9.9 10.2 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6


...TABLE MOUNTAIN (10971 FT)...

DATE                    THURSDAY 09/19/24                       FRIDAY 09/20/24
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   BK   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    80   75   65   80   70   40   40   40   40   15   45   45   15   10   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        36   31   38   41   43   40   39   38   36   31   42   47   47   44   44   43   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  31                  49                  36
WIND DIR            S   SE    E    E    E   NE    N    N   NW   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    9    8    6    5    6    9    9   11   11   10   10    6    9    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10   30   50   40   10   10    5    5    5   20   20    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE         S    T    S    T    T    T                        S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.03      0.04      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.9  9.8 10.1 10.3 10.2 10.0  9.8  9.9  9.9 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6


...LEE CANYON AREA (9199 FT)...

DATE                    THURSDAY 09/19/24                       FRIDAY 09/20/24
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10    5   10   15   15   15   45   65   65   80   80   55   55   50   50   10
TEMPERATURE        37   44   53   55   51   43   40   40   38   44   51   52   50   43   42   42   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           56                  36                  54                  39
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE    E    E   NE    N    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          4    8   10   10    8    3    2    2    2    3    4    3    2    2    2    2    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    5   10   30   30   50   50   20   20   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    T    T    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.04      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.7  9.1  9.8 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.2


...CHARLESTON PEAK (11916 FT)...

DATE                    THURSDAY 09/19/24                       FRIDAY 09/20/24
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10    5   10   15   15   15   40   60   60   80   80   50   50   50   50   10
TEMPERATURE        35   39   43   45   44   38   37   37   36   39   41   43   41   38   39   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  34                  45                  38
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE   SE   NE    N   NW   NW    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          6   10   12   12    9    5    4    4    4    5    5    5    3    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    5   10   30   30   50   50   20   20   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S    T    T    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.03      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.7  9.1  9.7 10.0 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.2


...MUMMY MOUNTAIN (11533 FT)...

DATE                    THURSDAY 09/19/24                       FRIDAY 09/20/24
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        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10    5   10   15   15   10   45   65   65   80   80   55   55   50   50   10
TEMPERATURE        37   43   52   53   49   41   39   39   37   43   50   51   49   42   41   41   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           55                  35                  54                  38
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S   SE   SE    E   NE    N    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          5    9   10   10    8    5    3    2    3    4    4    2    2    3    3    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5    5    5   10   30   30   50   50   20   20   20   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    T    T    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.01      0.03      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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.7  9.1  9.7 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.2

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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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