Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FWAK49 PAFG 180115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN AUG 17 2025


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/18/25         TUESDAY 08/19/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          60         100          95          70
TEMPERATURE        47          35          43          30          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          44          28          40
WIND CHILL                     29          36          19
WIND DIR            N           S           S           N           W
WIND (MPH)          3           8          13          13           4
WIND GUST (MPH)     5          12          20          21           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          10          80          70          10
PRECIP TYPE                                 R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.05        0.33        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.4         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9         5.4         5.9         2.8         2.9


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/18/25         TUESDAY 08/19/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          55         100          95          70
TEMPERATURE        44          34          40          31          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          40          28          38
WIND CHILL                     26          32          20
WIND DIR            N           S           S          NE           W
WIND (MPH)          5          10          14          14           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     9          17          23          23          10
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          10          80          70          10
PRECIP TYPE                                 R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.05        0.32        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.4         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.9         5.4         6.0         2.9         2.9


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/18/25         TUESDAY 08/19/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          80          80          95         100
TEMPERATURE        49          38          53          43          49
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          53          42          51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NE          NE          SW           S           W
WIND (MPH)         21           4          10           9           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    31
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          10          60          80          80
PRECIP TYPE                                 R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.10        0.21
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)  7.9         7.6         7.8         7.6         7.2


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/18/25         TUESDAY 08/19/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          80          80          95         100
TEMPERATURE        41          36          45          39          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          45          37          42
WIND CHILL                                 39          33
WIND DIR           NE          NW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         21          11          12          13           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    29
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          10          60          80          90
PRECIP TYPE                                 R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.10        0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.9         7.6         7.8         7.6         7.2


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/18/25         TUESDAY 08/19/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          85          95         100
TEMPERATURE        46          38          53          43          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   38          53          42          50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NE           S           S          SW           N
WIND (MPH)         14           6          10          12           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          10          60          70          90
PRECIP TYPE                                 R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.07        0.20
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)  7.6         7.5         7.8         7.5         7.1


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/18/25         TUESDAY 08/19/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          85          95         100
TEMPERATURE        39          36          44          38          38
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          45          37          42
WIND CHILL                                             32
WIND DIR           NE          SW          SW          SW           N
WIND (MPH)         16          11          12          13           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    23
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          10          70          80          90
PRECIP TYPE                                 R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.07        0.20
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         7.5         7.8         7.6         7.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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