Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 280115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN SEP 27 2026


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20          60          70          85          90
TEMPERATURE        29          20          22          16          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          25          15          20
WIND CHILL         23           6           9           0           6
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          5          17          13          16           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          28          26          31          17
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          60          60          70
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.02        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.3         0.4         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         0.4         0.2         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20          65          80          85          85
TEMPERATURE        27          21          20          16          16
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          24          16          18
WIND CHILL         21           6           6           1           4
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          5          18          14          16           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          28          26          31          17
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20          60          50          70
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.02        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.3         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.8         0.4         0.2         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          80          85          80          90
TEMPERATURE        39          29          38          30          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          42          29          38
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SE           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          5           3           3           5           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          50          70          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.02        0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.1         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         3.0         4.0         2.3         2.7


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          80          90          90          95
TEMPERATURE        29          23          27          23          25
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          30          23          28
WIND CHILL         22
WIND DIR           SW           W          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         10           8           4           9           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          90          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.03        0.05        0.24
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.3         0.7         3.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         2.9         4.0         2.2         2.8


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          85         100          95          95
TEMPERATURE        38          31          36          32          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          41          31          36
WIND CHILL         32                                              26
WIND DIR            S           S           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         14           5           5           5           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          70         100          90         100
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.04        0.07        0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.2         0.5         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         3.2         3.8         2.5         2.4


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          85         100          95         100
TEMPERATURE        27          22          25          22          22
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          29          21          26
WIND CHILL         16          14                                  14
WIND DIR           SW           W          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         17          10           5           8          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          70         100          90         100
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.06        0.10        0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.7         1.4         3.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         3.1         3.9         2.3         2.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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