Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 AM PDT THU APR 17 2025


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 04/17/25                       FRIDAY 04/18/25
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   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   35   20   60   50   20   10   10    5   10    5    5    5   10    5   10    5
TEMPERATURE        35   35   42   45   42   36   31   29   26   25   33   39   39   32   28   25   23
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  24                  41                  22
WIND DIR            W    W    N   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW    N    N    N   NW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   13   17   20   21   18   13   14   14   19   26   26   25   19   14   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                   34                                 39   41   37
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   40   30   10    5    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   T    S    S                   S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.4  8.7  8.7  8.2  7.0  5.9  5.2  4.8  4.9  5.7  6.0  6.2  5.3  4.8  5.0  5.0


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 04/17/25                       FRIDAY 04/18/25
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   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   30   15   55   35   15   10   10    5   15    5    5    5   10   10    5    5
TEMPERATURE        30   32   35   37   35   31   26   24   22   24   27   29   29   25   22   20   20
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  22                  31                  19
WIND DIR            W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    N    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   14   19   25   28   21   17   17   16   23   32   33   32   24   17   13    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                        40
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    5   30   20    5    5    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.1       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)  8.6  8.4  8.6  8.6  8.2  7.0  5.9  5.2  4.8  4.8  5.7  5.9  6.1  5.3  4.9  4.9  4.9


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 04/17/25                       FRIDAY 04/18/25
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   BK   BK   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   30   20   65   65   35   25   20   30   30   20   20    5   10    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE        27   30   37   38   35   27   23   21   19   21   30   34   32   23   19   18   17
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  19                  34                  17
WIND DIR           NW    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         13   14   18   21   21   17   13   14   16   18   21   21   20   18   16   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)              29   35                                 34   36   33
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5   10   50   50   20   20    5   20   20   10   10    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   T    S    S    S    S         S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.12      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.5       0.4       0.1       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.5                 0.5                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.3  8.7  8.9  8.5  7.9  6.8  6.2  5.7  5.8  6.4  6.7  6.7  6.0  5.1  5.0  5.0


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 04/17/25                       FRIDAY 04/18/25
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   SC   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   45   25   60   50   20   15   10   15   10    5    5    5   10   10   10    5
TEMPERATURE        34   34   38   40   39   35   31   27   22   25   29   35   36   31   27   24   21
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  21                  37                  20
WIND DIR           NW    W   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NW    N    N   NW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9   11   14   18   20   17   12   13   13   17   23   23   23   17   13   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                   29                                      35
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   40   30   10    5    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   T    S    S                   S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.02      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.1                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5  8.5  8.7  8.7  8.1  6.8  5.9  5.2  4.8  5.0  5.8  6.0  6.1  5.2  4.6  5.0  5.0


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 04/17/25                       FRIDAY 04/18/25
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   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   20   45   65   70   75   30   10   45   45   35   35   30   25   10    5    0
TEMPERATURE        36   40   48   47   43   35   34   29   27   33   39   40   38   31   29   26   25
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  27                  42                  24
WIND DIR           NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    8   11   13   13   12    8    5    6   12   17   16   13   11    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)         19   26   28             21   18   18   27   35   34   31   27   23   21   20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5   10   20   60   40    5   10   20   20   20   20    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        T    R    S              S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.04      0.10      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0  8.0  8.7  8.9  8.8  8.2  6.2  5.3  4.8  4.7  4.8  5.4  5.3  5.0  4.7  4.9  4.7


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 04/17/25                       FRIDAY 04/18/25
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   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   20   40   55   70   80   30   10   45   45   30   30   25   25   10    5    0
TEMPERATURE        33   36   39   38   35   31   29   26   25   28   31   32   31   26   25   24   22
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  24                  33                  22
WIND DIR           NW   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11   13   14   16   18   19   13   12   12   18   21   18   18   18   16   16   14
WIND GUST (MPH)              26   27                                 34   33   31
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   10   20   60   40    5   10   20   20   20   20    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        T    S    S              S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.03      0.14      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       0.8       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.8                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0  8.0  8.6  8.9  8.8  8.4  6.3  5.5  5.0  4.8  4.9  5.4  5.4  5.0  4.8  4.9  4.7


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 04/17/25                       FRIDAY 04/18/25
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   SC   BK   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   20   50   65   70   65   25   10   50   50   35   35   30   25   10    5    0
TEMPERATURE        35   40   46   46   42   35   32   29   28   31   38   39   37   30   28   26   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  26                  40                  24
WIND DIR           NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    8   12   13   14   13    9    6    6   13   18   18   14   12   10   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)    17   20   26   29             21   19   19   31   37   36   32   28   24   23   21
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   10   20   50   40    5   10   20   20   20   20    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                        T    S    S              S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.04      0.07      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0  8.0  8.7  8.9  8.7  8.1  6.2  5.3  4.8  4.7  4.8  5.4  5.3  4.9  4.7  4.9  4.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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