Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2026


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 11/04/26      THURSDAY 11/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          SC          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          30          65          85          75
TEMPERATURE         9           7          11          14          13
MIN/MAX TEMP                    4          13          10          16
WIND CHILL         -1          -3           1           6           6
WIND DIR            E           E           E          SE          NE
WIND (MPH)          5           4           5           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)     8           8           9           9           8
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           0          30          40          40
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.6         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1         0.4


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 11/04/26      THURSDAY 11/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          SC          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          35          65          85          75
TEMPERATURE        11           8          13          14          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                    6          14          11          16
WIND CHILL          3          -3           1           4           6
WIND DIR            E           E           E          SE          NE
WIND (MPH)          4           6           8           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     8          11          11          10           8
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5          40          50          40
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.6         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.1         0.4


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 11/04/26      THURSDAY 11/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          90          75          65          45
TEMPERATURE        23          24          25          20          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          31          16          26
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            E           S          SE          SE           N
WIND (MPH)          9          14          11           8           9
WIND GUST (MPH)                25
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          90          60          50           0
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.6         0.5         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.8         1.0         0.5         0.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 11/04/26      THURSDAY 11/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          95          80          65          45
TEMPERATURE        19          21          21          17          16
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          25          14          22
WIND CHILL          9           8           9           6           6
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)         20          33          21          20          17
WIND GUST (MPH)                46
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          90          60          50           0
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.05        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.8         0.6         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         1.1         1.1         0.7         0.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 11/04/26      THURSDAY 11/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          90          75          65          35
TEMPERATURE        26          29          30          25          22
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          34          22          29
WIND CHILL         17          18          21          15          15
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          NE
WIND (MPH)         19          35          25          17          10
WIND GUST (MPH)                47          39
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          80          70          50           5
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.4         0.4         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.7         1.0         1.0         0.6         0.5


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 11/04/26      THURSDAY 11/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          90          75          65          40
TEMPERATURE        18          22          21          17          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          26          14          22
WIND CHILL          5           6           6           2           5
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          NE
WIND (MPH)         29          42          32          25          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          49          41
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          80          60          50           0
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.6         0.6         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.9         1.2         1.2         0.7         0.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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