Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2026


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/25/26         SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          75          70          65          55
TEMPERATURE        16          26          18          31          22
MAX/MIN TEMP                   27          18          33          22
WIND CHILL          7          18           9          25          14
WIND DIR            S           S          SE          SE          SE
WIND (MPH)          5           6           5           5           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    12          14          12          12          14
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           5          10          10
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)  0.3         1.5         1.2         3.2         0.9


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/25/26         SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          70          65          65          50
TEMPERATURE        16          24          18          29          22
MAX/MIN TEMP                   25          17          31          22
WIND CHILL          6          15           8          22          12
WIND DIR            S           S          SE          SE          SE
WIND (MPH)          8           8           6           6           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          13          12          12          14
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           5          10          10
PRECIP TYPE
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)  0.3         1.4         1.2         3.2         0.9


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/25/26         SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          70          75          85          95
TEMPERATURE        34          42          33          42          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          32          45          33
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE           S          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         16          13          13          14          16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          40          60          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.04        0.02        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         4.1         3.1         4.1         3.7


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/25/26         SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          80          90          95
TEMPERATURE        28          32          27          32          28
MAX/MIN TEMP                   33          27          34          27
WIND CHILL         17          21          15          21          16
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         26          23          32          25          26
WIND GUST (MPH)    33                      39
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          40          70          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.04        0.04        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.9         0.5         0.2         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         4.2         3.2         4.2         3.6


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/25/26         SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          65          80          90          90
TEMPERATURE        37          42          36          41          37
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          36          44          36
WIND CHILL         27          33          26          32          27
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         31          32          44          41          37
WIND GUST (MPH)    49          43          55          51          48
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          50          70          90          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.04        0.03        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.2         4.1         3.4         4.0         3.9


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/25/26         SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          65          80          85          95
TEMPERATURE        28          30          27          31          28
MAX/MIN TEMP                   31          26          33          27
WIND CHILL         13          16          11          16          13
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         36          39          50          50          42
WIND GUST (MPH)    47          47          58          58          50
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          40          70          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.04        0.06        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.5         0.2         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.0         4.2         3.3         4.2         3.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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