Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST TUE JAN 14 2025


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 01/15/25      THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          BK          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          65          55          50          10
TEMPERATURE         1         -15          -6         -12          -8
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -15          -6         -12          -7
WIND CHILL        -20         -28         -25         -29         -18
WIND DIR            S           W          NW          NW           S
WIND (MPH)         18           5          12           8           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    28          13          25          18          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          10          10           5           0
PRECIP TYPE         S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         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                           WEDNESDAY 01/15/25      THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          BK          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          65          55          50          10
TEMPERATURE         1         -13          -5         -11          -6
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -13          -5         -11          -6
WIND CHILL        -21         -27         -26         -29         -18
WIND DIR            S          NW          NW           N          SW
WIND (MPH)         20           5          14           9           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          12          25          18          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          10          10           5           0
PRECIP TYPE         S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         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                           WEDNESDAY 01/15/25      THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          BK          SC          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          85          55          40          25
TEMPERATURE        13           1          15          -7           5
MIN/MAX TEMP                    1          15          -7           7
WIND CHILL          2         -11           2         -21          -4
WIND DIR            S          SE          NE          NE          SE
WIND (MPH)         14          14          21          10           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          40          10           0           0
PRECIP TYPE                     S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.4         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 HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 01/15/25      THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          BK          SC          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          85          55          40          25
TEMPERATURE        11           4          13          -5           4
MIN/MAX TEMP                    4          13          -5           6
WIND CHILL         -5         -12          -1         -18          -7
WIND DIR           SW           S          NE           E          SW
WIND (MPH)         27          25          23          11          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    35          33          29
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          40          10           0           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.02        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.4         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 NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 01/15/25      THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          BK          SC          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40          80          55          45          20
TEMPERATURE        14           4          16          -5           7
MIN/MAX TEMP                    4          16          -5           8
WIND CHILL         -1         -10           6         -15          -8
WIND DIR            S           S          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         20          16          11           8          13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          30          10           0           0
PRECIP TYPE                     S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.2         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 NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 01/15/25      THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          BK          SC          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40          80          55          45          20
TEMPERATURE        10           3          10          -6           4
MIN/MAX TEMP                    3          10          -6           5
WIND CHILL         -9         -14           0         -18         -11
WIND DIR           SW           S           E           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         39          31          16           9          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    50          40          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          30          10           0           0
PRECIP TYPE                     S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         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

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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