Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 260115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2024


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/26/24       FRIDAY 09/27/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          85          90          80
TEMPERATURE        24          22          28          23          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          29          23          28
WIND CHILL         16          15                                  22
WIND DIR           NE          NE          NE          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           5           2           2           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          13           9           9          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          30          20          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  1.3         1.1         1.7         0.9         1.6


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/26/24       FRIDAY 09/27/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          85          90          80
TEMPERATURE        23          22          26          22          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          27          21          27
WIND CHILL         14          15                                  20
WIND DIR           NE          NE          NE           W          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           4           3           3           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          13          11          11          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          30          20          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  1.3         1.1         1.7         0.9         1.6


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/26/24       FRIDAY 09/27/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          85          85          85          80
TEMPERATURE        39          31          38          31          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          40          30          39
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          NW           S           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          6           3           4           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          50          40          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.04        0.04
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)  4.3         3.4         3.9         3.1         3.6


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/26/24       FRIDAY 09/27/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          80          85          85          85
TEMPERATURE        29          26          28          24          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          32          24          31
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          4           5           6           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          50          50          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4         3.7         4.1         3.2         3.6


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/26/24       FRIDAY 09/27/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          85          90          80
TEMPERATURE        36          31          36          31          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          38          30          38
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           W          NW           N           S
WIND (MPH)          5           3           3           3           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          50          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.0         3.2         3.7         3.0         3.6


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/26/24       FRIDAY 09/27/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          90          90          85
TEMPERATURE        28          24          27          23          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   24          30          23          30
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          5           5           4           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          50          60          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.05        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.3         0.3         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         3.6         4.0         3.1         3.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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