Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT FRI OCT 30 2026


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

DATE               FRIDAY 10/30/26         SATURDAY 10/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          90          75          90
TEMPERATURE        15          21          20          19          15
MAX/MIN TEMP                   24          19          23          14
WIND CHILL          2          10          11           9           5
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11           9           6           6           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    19          16          12          14          14
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90          90          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.08        0.11        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         1.3         1.8         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.3         0.8         0.4         0.3         0.1


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

DATE               FRIDAY 10/30/26         SATURDAY 10/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          90          75          90
TEMPERATURE        16          20          20          19          15
MAX/MIN TEMP                   22          19          21          14
WIND CHILL          1           9          10           8           4
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         13          10           8           8           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    20          16          12          14          13
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          90          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.08        0.10        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         1.3         1.8         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.3         0.8         0.5         0.3         0.1


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

DATE               FRIDAY 10/30/26         SATURDAY 10/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          85          80          80
TEMPERATURE        29          30          28          28          23
MAX/MIN TEMP                   32          26          32          21
WIND CHILL         18          23          22
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          SE           S
WIND (MPH)         39          17          19          10          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    46          26          26
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          90          60          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.32        0.26        0.09        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  4.2         3.9         1.2         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.0         1.4         0.9         0.7         0.2


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

DATE               FRIDAY 10/30/26         SATURDAY 10/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          90          80          80
TEMPERATURE        23          23          22          21          18
MAX/MIN TEMP                   25          19          25          16
WIND CHILL          5           8           8          10           7
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         60          40          28          18          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    73          46          36
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          80          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.46        0.38        0.13        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  6.9         6.6         2.1         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.1         1.4         1.0         0.7         0.3


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

DATE               FRIDAY 10/30/26         SATURDAY 10/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          80          70          75
TEMPERATURE        32          31          30          29          26
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          27          34          24
WIND CHILL         17          18          19          19          16
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         66          56          33          23          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    82          69          42          32
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          70          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.45        0.33        0.09        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  4.4         4.5         1.1         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.2         1.4         0.9         0.6         0.2


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

DATE               FRIDAY 10/30/26         SATURDAY 10/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          85          70          75
TEMPERATURE        23          22          21          20          17
MAX/MIN TEMP                   25          18          24          15
WIND CHILL          2           2           4           4           2
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         72          70          36          31          25
WIND GUST (MPH)    87          82          50          42
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          80          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.46        0.37        0.11        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  6.2         6.1         1.8         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.3         1.4         1.0         0.6         0.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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