Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SAT SEP 5 2026


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/05/26       SUNDAY 09/06/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95          80          85
TEMPERATURE        31          37          34          39          33
MAX/MIN TEMP                   37          34          40          33
WIND CHILL         25
WIND DIR           SE          SE          SW           N           E
WIND (MPH)          5           4           2           2           3
WIND GUST (MPH)     9           8           2           3           4
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90          60          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.12        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.3         5.4         4.6         5.4         4.3


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/05/26       SUNDAY 09/06/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95          80          85
TEMPERATURE        31          36          34          36          32
MAX/MIN TEMP                   36          32          38          32
WIND CHILL         24
WIND DIR           SE          SE          SW           N           E
WIND (MPH)          6           5           2           3           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    10           9           4           4           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          90          60          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.12        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.2         5.7         4.5         5.7         4.3


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/05/26       SUNDAY 09/06/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          65          75          90
TEMPERATURE        45          52          41          52          42
MAX/MIN TEMP                   53          40          53          41
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         13           8           5          11           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          80          30          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.29        0.06        0.00        0.08
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)  9.0         7.5         6.5         6.6         6.7


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/05/26       SUNDAY 09/06/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          65          75          90
TEMPERATURE        39          42          35          41          37
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          34          43          35
WIND CHILL         32          36                      35          30
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         25          13           8          14          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    34
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          80          40          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.34        0.07        0.00        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.8         7.5         6.3         6.6         6.5


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/05/26       SUNDAY 09/06/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          80          60          70          85
TEMPERATURE        47          52          42          51          45
MAX/MIN TEMP                   53          41          53          44
WIND CHILL                                                         39
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         26          11           6          17          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    37
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          70          40          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.05        0.01        0.04
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         7.4         6.3         6.4         6.7


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

DATE               SATURDAY 09/05/26       SUNDAY 09/06/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          65          70          85
TEMPERATURE        40          42          34          41          36
MAX/MIN TEMP                   44          33          43          35
WIND CHILL         29          36          28          33          26
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         35          14          11          20          27
WIND GUST (MPH)    49                                              37
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          80          50          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.22        0.06        0.01        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.0         7.5         6.2         6.6         6.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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