Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FWAK49 PAFG 310115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2026


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 07/31/26         SATURDAY 08/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          70          65          75          90
TEMPERATURE        54          40          56          43          55
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          57          43          56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           3           8           0          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    11           5          14           4          19
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          10          10           5          20
PRECIP TYPE                                                         R
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)  6.8         7.2         8.0         7.8         8.1


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 07/31/26         SATURDAY 08/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    45          65          65          75          90
TEMPERATURE        51          40          53          43          51
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          54          43          53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            W           W          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           4           9           1          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    12           6          14           4          19
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          10          10           0          20
PRECIP TYPE                                 R                       R
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)  6.7         7.2         8.0         7.8         8.1


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 07/31/26         SATURDAY 08/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          FW          SC          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          25          45          50          45
TEMPERATURE        61          42          63          48          64
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          66          46          66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           E           N          NE           N
WIND (MPH)          6           3           3           3           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10           0           0           0           0
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)  7.5         7.2         8.4         8.2         8.4


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 07/31/26         SATURDAY 08/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          SC          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          30          45          50          45
TEMPERATURE        46          36          48          41          49
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          51          38          51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          SW           W           W          NW
WIND (MPH)          8           6          10          11          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0           0           0           0
PRECIP TYPE         R
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)  7.5         7.2         8.3         8.1         8.4


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 07/31/26         SATURDAY 08/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          SC          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          25          40          50          50
TEMPERATURE        59          44          62          49          63
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          65          47          65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           S          SE           S           N
WIND (MPH)          8           5           5           5           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10           0           0           0           5
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)  7.5         7.2         8.3         8.0         8.3


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 07/31/26         SATURDAY 08/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          SC          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          30          45          50          50
TEMPERATURE        45          34          46          40          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          49          36          49
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          SW          SW          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          8           6           8          11           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10           0           0           0           5
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)  7.5         7.1         8.3         7.9         8.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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