Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2026


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/12/26       SUNDAY 09/13/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          70          60          60
TEMPERATURE        33          32          28          27          18
MAX/MIN TEMP                   34          26          29          18
WIND CHILL         23          21          19          18          10
WIND DIR           SW          SW           W          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)         12          16           9           9           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    23          28          17          14          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          80          60          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.09        0.04        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         1.1         0.6         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9         3.9         2.2         1.7         0.4


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/12/26       SUNDAY 09/13/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          75          60          60
TEMPERATURE        31          29          26          24          18
MAX/MIN TEMP                   32          24          26          18
WIND CHILL         21          17          16          14           9
WIND DIR           SW          SW           W          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)         13          17          10          10           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    21          28          18          17          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          80          60          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.09        0.04        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         1.3         0.7         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9         3.9         2.2         1.7         0.3


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/12/26       SUNDAY 09/13/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          BK          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          40          65          50          30
TEMPERATURE        43          46          32          45          31
MAX/MIN TEMP                   48          32          47          30
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          NW           W          NW           N
WIND (MPH)         10           9           6           6           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          20          10          30          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        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)  7.0         5.7         3.9         4.8         3.5


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/12/26       SUNDAY 09/13/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          BK          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          45          65          55          35
TEMPERATURE        38          37          30          36          28
MAX/MIN TEMP                   40          29          37          27
WIND CHILL         31          31          24                      22
WIND DIR           SW           W           W          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)         21          12          14          11          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    27
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          30          20          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8         5.7         3.9         4.8         3.4


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/12/26       SUNDAY 09/13/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          55          75          60          50
TEMPERATURE        43          42          33          42          32
MAX/MIN TEMP                   46          33          45          31
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           N          SW           N           W
WIND (MPH)         12           6           5           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          30          20          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        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)  6.9         5.6         4.0         4.7         3.8


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/12/26       SUNDAY 09/13/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          55          70          65          50
TEMPERATURE        37          35          29          33          28
MAX/MIN TEMP                   38          28          35          26
WIND CHILL         29          29          22                      21
WIND DIR           SW          NW           W          NW           W
WIND (MPH)         21          11          13          10          12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          30          30          50          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.13        0.00        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9         5.6         3.9         4.8         3.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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