Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2026


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

DATE               SUNDAY 09/27/26         MONDAY 09/28/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        FW          FW          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    15          25          60          80          85
TEMPERATURE        22          32          22          24          18
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          21          26          17
WIND CHILL         16                       8          11           3
WIND DIR            E           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          4           4          17          14          18
WIND GUST (MPH)    10          10          29          28          32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           5          10          20           5
PRECIP TYPE                                             S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        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)  1.7         3.2         0.5         0.4         0.0


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

DATE               SUNDAY 09/27/26         MONDAY 09/28/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        FW          FW          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    15          25          60          80          85
TEMPERATURE        22          30          21          21          18
MAX/MIN TEMP                   33          21          24          17
WIND CHILL         15          24           7           7           3
WIND DIR           SE           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          5           4          18          14          18
WIND GUST (MPH)    10          10          29          27          32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           5          10          20           5
PRECIP TYPE                                             S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        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)  1.6         3.2         0.5         0.3         0.0


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

DATE               SUNDAY 09/27/26         MONDAY 09/28/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          80          75          70          85
TEMPERATURE        33          41          30          38          31
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          30          42          30
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SE           N           N
WIND (MPH)          9           6           5           3           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          20          30          30          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        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)  3.5         4.3         2.5         4.1         2.0


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

DATE               SUNDAY 09/27/26         MONDAY 09/28/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          80          75          70          85
TEMPERATURE        27          31          24          28          25
MAX/MIN TEMP                   33          23          31          23
WIND CHILL         19          24          18                      18
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          NW           N
WIND (MPH)         14          11          10           4           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          20          30          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.1         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.6         4.3         2.5         4.0         2.0


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

DATE               SUNDAY 09/27/26         MONDAY 09/28/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          70          65          70          90
TEMPERATURE        35          40          31          36          32
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          30          41          31
WIND CHILL         28          33
WIND DIR            S           S           S           N           N
WIND (MPH)         20          17           6           5           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          20          40          50          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.01        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)  3.8         4.2         2.7         3.9         2.5


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

DATE               SUNDAY 09/27/26         MONDAY 09/28/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          75          70          75          90
TEMPERATURE        27          29          23          26          24
MAX/MIN TEMP                   32          21          30          22
WIND CHILL         15          19          14                      18
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         26          18          13           4           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          20          40          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7         4.2         2.5         3.9         2.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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