Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU AUG 13 2026


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/14/26         SATURDAY 08/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          85          85          50          55
TEMPERATURE        62          46          58          43          62
MIN/MAX TEMP                   45          58          43          62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           S           W           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           2           4           2           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    14           8          10           6          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          70          10          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.10        0.05        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)  8.5         8.5         9.0         8.7         8.8


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/14/26         SATURDAY 08/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          85          90          50          55
TEMPERATURE        59          45          54          43          59
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          55          43          59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           3           5           2          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    14           8          10           8          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          70          10          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.10        0.06        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)  8.5         8.5         9.0         8.7         8.8


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/14/26         SATURDAY 08/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          75          70          60
TEMPERATURE        65          48          68          48          67
MIN/MAX TEMP                   46          69          47          69
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           N           N          NE           S
WIND (MPH)          3           5           3           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          10          30          20          40
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.01        0.03
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)  9.1        10.2        10.5        10.2         9.6


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/14/26         SATURDAY 08/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          75          70          65
TEMPERATURE        52          43          52          43          51
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          54          41          54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           N           N          NW           S
WIND (MPH)         10          10          10          11          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          40          20          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.02        0.03
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)  9.1        10.1        10.6        10.2         9.5


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/14/26         SATURDAY 08/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          80          75          65
TEMPERATURE        63          50          66          51          66
MIN/MAX TEMP                   49          68          50          68
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          NW           N          SW           S
WIND (MPH)          9           5           6           5           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          50          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.05        0.03
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)  9.2        10.3        10.6        10.2         9.6


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/14/26         SATURDAY 08/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          80          75          65
TEMPERATURE        50          43          51          43          50
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          53          41          52
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          SW          NW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         11           9           9          10           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          50          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.05        0.03
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)  9.1        10.1        10.6        10.2         9.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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