Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 180115
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 80 95 90
TEMPERATURE 34 30 32 27 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 33 27 34
WIND CHILL 28 24
WIND DIR SW SW S E E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 13 11 11 9 11
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 40 50 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 2.1 3.3 2.2 2.7
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 80 95 90
TEMPERATURE 31 28 30 26 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 32 26 32
WIND CHILL 24 21 23
WIND DIR SW SW S E S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 14 12 11 9 11
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 40 50 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 2.1 3.3 2.2 2.9
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 80
TEMPERATURE 43 36 42 35 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 45 34 40
WIND CHILL 30
WIND DIR S SE W S S
WIND (MPH) 10 12 4 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.17 0.15
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.6
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 32 31 33 30 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 35 29 36
WIND CHILL 24 22 20 26
WIND DIR SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 17 8 18 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 70 100 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.03 0.19 0.21
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.2
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.6
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 95 90 80
TEMPERATURE 42 38 42 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 45 36 41
WIND CHILL 35 29 30 31
WIND DIR S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 18 10 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 60 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.10 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.1 4.5
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 09/18/26 SATURDAY 09/19/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 95 95 80
TEMPERATURE 31 30 31 29 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 34 28 36
WIND CHILL 21 19 25 18 23
WIND DIR SW SW S SW S
WIND (MPH) 20 26 10 21 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.13 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.3
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.1 4.6
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN