Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2025


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/30/25        WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          75          50          70          85
TEMPERATURE        15           7          16           9          19
MIN/MAX TEMP                    6          18           9          21
WIND CHILL          2          -7           6          -6           7
WIND DIR            N           N          SE           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         12          10           6          12          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    19          14          10          19          18
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          10           5          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/30/25        WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          75          50          70          85
TEMPERATURE        13           8          13           9          16
MIN/MAX TEMP                    5          15           8          18
WIND CHILL         -2          -6           3          -6           2
WIND DIR            N          NE          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12           9           6          13          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    19          16           9          20          20
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          20           5          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/30/25        WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          SC          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          35          60          90
TEMPERATURE        35          23          33          26          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          37          24          38
WIND CHILL                     17          27          19          27
WIND DIR            W          NE          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11          11           9          11          17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40           5          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.01        0.00        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.0         1.1         2.1         1.8         2.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/30/25        WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          SC          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          40          60          90
TEMPERATURE        26          19          22          23          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   17          25          19          27
WIND CHILL         20                      11          11          10
WIND DIR            W          NE          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         10          10          14          20          25
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                    35
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40          10          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.01        0.00        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.1         0.0         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.3         1.5         1.9         1.8         2.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/30/25        WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          SC          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          30          55          85
TEMPERATURE        33          23          30          28          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          35          24          38
WIND CHILL         27                                  16          23
WIND DIR            N           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          9           8          10          21          24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          40           5          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.01        0.00        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.4         0.6         1.5         1.7         2.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/30/25        WEDNESDAY 10/01/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          SC          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          40          55          85
TEMPERATURE        23          16          20          21          23
MIN/MAX TEMP                   14          23          17          26
WIND CHILL                                  9           7           8
WIND DIR           NW          NW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         11           9          16          26          28
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        36          40
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          40          10          10          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.01        0.00        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.3         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.0         1.0         1.6         1.7         2.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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