Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 290115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT TUE MAY 28 2024


...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 05/29/24      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          30          55          80          80
TEMPERATURE        44          35          49          38          49
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          49          36          50
WIND CHILL                     28
WIND DIR            W           N           N          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)          3           8          10           5           9
WIND GUST (MPH)     4          12          14           9          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    40           5          20          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9         4.3         5.8         5.6         5.9


...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 05/29/24      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          30          55          80          85
TEMPERATURE        43          35          47          38          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          47          36          48
WIND CHILL                     29
WIND DIR            W          NE           N           E          NE
WIND (MPH)          3           6           9           6           8
WIND GUST (MPH)     4          12          14          11          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    40           5          20          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9         4.4         5.8         5.6         5.9


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 05/29/24      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          95          90          55
TEMPERATURE        45          35          42          33          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          44          33          45
WIND CHILL         39                      36          27
WIND DIR            N           S           S          SE           S
WIND (MPH)         13          11          11          14          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          50          70          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.12        0.11        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.4         5.1         5.5         3.6         4.5


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 05/29/24      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          70          95          90          55
TEMPERATURE        40          31          37          28          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          38          28          37
WIND CHILL         32          24          31          18          30
WIND DIR            N          NE           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         19          12          11          21          11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        31
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          40          70          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.13        0.16        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.4         0.8         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.5         5.2         5.6         3.7         4.6


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 05/29/24      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          65          95          90          50
TEMPERATURE        47          36          45          34          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          47          34          45
WIND CHILL                                 39          23
WIND DIR           NW           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         13           8          13          27          12
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        39
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40          60          30          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.09        0.10        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.5         5.3         5.8         3.9         4.6


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 05/29/24      THURSDAY 05/30/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          70          95          90          55
TEMPERATURE        38          31          38          29          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          39          28          36
WIND CHILL         31                                  17          30
WIND DIR            N          NE          SE          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         17          11          13          32          13
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        44
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40          70          30          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.12        0.12        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.3         0.5         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.6         5.3         5.8         3.9         4.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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