Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 300115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED JUL 29 2026


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/30/26       FRIDAY 07/31/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          50          50          70          75
TEMPERATURE        44          36          54          40          55
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          54          40          56
WIND CHILL                     28
WIND DIR           SW           N          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)          9          10           9           1           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    13          17          17           5          17
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          30           0           5           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        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)  6.5         4.6         6.7         6.9         8.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/30/26       FRIDAY 07/31/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          55          50          70          75
TEMPERATURE        42          35          51          39          52
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          51          39          53
WIND CHILL         36          26
WIND DIR            W           N          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         10          12          10           2          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          19          17           5          17
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          30           0           0           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        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)  6.6         4.6         6.6         6.9         8.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/30/26       FRIDAY 07/31/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          BK          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          85          60          30          45
TEMPERATURE        59          44          61          45          64
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          62          42          66
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          NE           N          NE           W
WIND (MPH)          5           6           4           4           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20           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)  7.2         7.1         7.4         7.3         8.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/30/26       FRIDAY 07/31/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          BK          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          90          60          35          45
TEMPERATURE        44          37          46          39          49
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          48          35          50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           N           N           N           W
WIND (MPH)          5           8           8          10           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20           0           0           0
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)  7.2         7.0         7.5         7.1         8.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/30/26       FRIDAY 07/31/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          BK          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          65          25          45
TEMPERATURE        57          45          59          46          64
MIN/MAX TEMP                   45          60          44          65
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N           N          SW           E
WIND (MPH)          5           5           6           5           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20           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)  7.1         6.9         7.4         7.3         8.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/30/26       FRIDAY 07/31/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          60          35          50
TEMPERATURE        43          36          44          37          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          46          33          48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW          NW           N          SW           W
WIND (MPH)          5           6           6           9           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          30           0           0           0
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)  7.1         6.9         7.4         7.0         8.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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