Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 03/12/25                      THURSDAY 03/13/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   35   20   30   75   90   95   95   95   95   85   85   45   40   35   45   75
TEMPERATURE        27   26   31   34   32   30   28   27   23   18   18   20   17   15   10   13   16
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  17                  23                   8
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         28   34   43   48   47   44   42   39   34   36   34   36   36   28   27   25   31
WIND GUST (MPH)    40   48   61   67   65   63   59   55   48   51   48   51   51   40   39        43
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   20   70   80   90   90   90   90   80   80   20   20    5    5   60
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.57      0.63      0.12      0.06      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.4       6.9       8.4       1.6       0.8       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                15.3                 2.4                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.1  6.6  6.6  6.7  6.6  5.7  4.8  3.3  2.8  2.7  2.8  2.3  1.9  1.6  1.9  2.5


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 03/12/25                      THURSDAY 03/13/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   40   20   25   70   85   90   95   95   95   75   75   40   40   40   50   70
TEMPERATURE        22   22   26   26   25   24   22   19   15   13   13   12   10   10    7    7    8
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  12                  15                   6
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         28   36   46   52   51   47   43   39   33   35   32   37   39   33   32   28   33
WIND GUST (MPH)    40   51   64   73   72   65   61   55   47   49   44   52   55   47   44   40   47
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   20   60   80   90   90   90   90   70   70   10   10    5    5   60
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                        S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.03      0.48      0.50      0.07      0.04      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       4.2       5.4       0.9       0.5       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 9.6                 1.4                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.1  6.1  6.6  6.6  6.6  6.6  5.7  4.9  3.4  2.8  2.8  2.7  2.2  2.0  1.7  1.9  2.5


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 03/12/25                      THURSDAY 03/13/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   25   20   35   70   80   95   95  100  100   95   95   50   50   30   35   70
TEMPERATURE        17   19   29   31   28   23   22   19   14   12   15   17   12    8    6    5    7
MAX/MIN TEMP                           31                  12                  18                   4
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         19   26   34   41   43   44   43   37   37   39   40   40   44   35   31   26   27
WIND GUST (MPH)              48   57   61   63   61   52   52   55   56   56   63   49   43        39
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   20   60   70   90  100  100  100   90   90   30   30    5    5   60
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.03      0.26      0.57      0.29      0.18      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.3       3.1       7.3       3.9       2.3       0.2       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                10.4                 6.2                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.1  6.8  7.1  7.0  6.6  6.0  5.1  3.6  3.2  2.8  2.8  2.4  2.0  1.7  2.0  2.4


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 03/12/25                      THURSDAY 03/13/25
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   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   SC   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   40   20   35   80   90   95   95   95   95   85   85   50   40   40   40   75
TEMPERATURE        23   23   25   29   29   29   26   22   19   14   14   17   15   13   10    7   12
MAX/MIN TEMP                           33                  12                  20                   4
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         26   32   39   43   46   43   40   36   32   35   32   34   37   28   25   24   28
WIND GUST (MPH)         44   55   61   64   61   56   51   44   49   44   48   52   40             40
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   20   70   80   90   90  100  100   80   80   20   20    5    5   60
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.06      0.61      0.59      0.09      0.05      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.8       8.1       8.4       1.3       0.7       0.1       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.8                16.5                 2.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2  6.1  6.6  6.6  6.7  6.6  5.7  4.8  3.4  2.9  2.7  2.8  2.4  1.9  1.6  1.9  2.6


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 03/12/25                      THURSDAY 03/13/25
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   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   65   25   45   65   80   75   70  100  100  100  100   75   75   20   15   30
TEMPERATURE        25   29   39   40   34   32   31   29   28   26   28   27   23   22   19   17   16
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  23                  31                  15
WIND DIR           SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    W   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8   13   20   25   27   31   28   26   23   25   24   26   23   18   14   12    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                        39   43   40
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   10   20   70   20   10  100  100  100  100   60   60    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             S    S    S         S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.34      0.16      0.66      0.29      0.09      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       3.7       1.9       9.0       4.3       1.3       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 5.6                13.3                 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.5  6.5  6.9  7.3  7.6  7.6  6.8  6.1  5.9  5.5  4.2  4.1  3.9  3.6  2.9  2.7  2.5


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 03/12/25                      THURSDAY 03/13/25
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   70   65   70   80   90   85   80  100  100   95   95   75   70   20   15   30
TEMPERATURE        22   25   29   31   28   29   26   24   23   21   18   17   14   17   15   13   12
MAX/MIN TEMP                           32                  18                  23                  12
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S   SW    S   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   17   20   25   29   33   31   29   25   29   26   27   26   24   19   17   12
WIND GUST (MPH)                        41   47   43   41        41        39
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   10   20   60   30   10  100  100   90   90   60   60    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             S    S    S         S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.03      0.51      0.17      0.67      0.23      0.07      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.3       4.8       1.8       8.3       3.3       1.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 6.6                11.6                 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.6  6.5  6.9  7.4  7.6  7.6  6.7  6.1  5.8  5.4  4.2  4.1  3.9  3.6  2.9  2.8  2.5


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

DATE                    WEDNESDAY 03/12/25                      THURSDAY 03/13/25
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   BK   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   60   25   35   55   80   70   65  100  100  100  100   75   75   25   15   30
TEMPERATURE        25   29   38   39   34   31   30   28   27   25   26   25   20   20   19   16   15
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  23                  30                  14
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          8   14   21   28   29   32   31   28   25   27   25   29   24   20   17   13   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                   40   41   44   43   40        39        41
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0   10   20   70   20   10  100  100  100  100   60   60    5    5    0
PRECIP TYPE                             S    S    S         S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.24      0.13      0.62      0.31      0.08      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       2.2       1.4       7.9       4.5       1.3       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 3.6                12.4                 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.5  6.5  6.9  7.3  7.6  7.6  6.8  6.1  5.9  5.5  4.2  4.0  4.0  3.6  3.0  2.7  2.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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