Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SUN OCT 4 2026


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

DATE               SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        CL          FW          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0          15          65          90          90
TEMPERATURE         8          17           5          17           9
MAX/MIN TEMP                   19           5          19           9
WIND CHILL         -1           8          -7           6          -6
WIND DIR           NE           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          5           5           6           8          11
WIND GUST (MPH)     9          10          12          12          20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          10          40          50          60
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.7         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        CL          FW          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0          15          65          90          90
TEMPERATURE         9          16           7          16           9
MAX/MIN TEMP                   18           6          19           9
WIND CHILL         -1           7          -5           6          -6
WIND DIR            E          NE          NE           N           N
WIND (MPH)          5           5           6           6          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    10          10          12          13          19
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          10          50          50          60
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.7         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          95          85          85
TEMPERATURE        31          37          32          36          29
MAX/MIN TEMP                   37          31          38          29
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SE           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5           8          11           8           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          90          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.09        0.11        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.3         0.6         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         4.3         2.8         3.7         1.8


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

DATE               SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          95          85          85
TEMPERATURE        28          31          29          29          25
MAX/MIN TEMP                   31          28          32          23
WIND CHILL         22          23          19          21          19
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         10          14          20          16           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100         100          60          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.18        0.13        0.13        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.8         1.4         1.6         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         4.3         2.9         3.7         1.9


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

DATE               SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          90          70          80
TEMPERATURE        31          37          32          36          30
MAX/MIN TEMP                   38          31          40          30
WIND CHILL         24          30          23          28
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11          13          17          16           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          90          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.05        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.2         0.2         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         4.3         2.9         3.6         1.8


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

DATE               SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95          75          80
TEMPERATURE        27          30          28          28          24
MAX/MIN TEMP                   31          27          32          22
WIND CHILL         17          20          16          17          15
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         16          20          28          21          13
WIND GUST (MPH)                            36
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          90          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.06        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.6         0.6         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         4.4         2.8         3.5         1.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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