Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 240115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2026


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          95         100          95          95
TEMPERATURE        41          37          39          39          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          42          38          44
WIND CHILL                     27          28          30          35
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          4          17          24          20          11
WIND GUST (MPH)     9          27          33          32          20
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          80          80          70
PRECIP TYPE                     S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.09        0.14        0.27
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)  5.7         5.1         7.9         6.6         6.7


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          95          95          95          95
TEMPERATURE        39          36          37          38          39
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          40          37          41
WIND CHILL                     25          25          28          31
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5          19          25          21          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    10          27          34          33          20
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          80          80          70
PRECIP TYPE                     S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.08        0.12        0.26
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)  5.7         5.1         7.9         6.6         6.8


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          FW          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          25          75          85          95
TEMPERATURE        50          38          57          44          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          59          43          53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12           6          11          18          24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0          10          40          70
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        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)  6.7         6.8         7.6         8.3         8.0


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          FW          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          25          75          85          95
TEMPERATURE        41          34          46          39          39
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          48          37          43
WIND CHILL         35                                  29          28
WIND DIR            N          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          10          16          25          35
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                    44
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0          20          50          70
PRECIP TYPE         S                       R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.03        0.23
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)  6.8         6.7         7.6         8.3         7.9


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          FW          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          25          75          75          95
TEMPERATURE        48          41          57          47          49
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          59          47          54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11          10          14          25          35
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                    46
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0          20          50          70
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.03        0.14
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         6.6         7.6         9.1         8.2


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          25          75          80          95
TEMPERATURE        39          34          45          38          38
MIN/MAX TEMP                   32          47          37          42
WIND CHILL         33          26          39          27          26
WIND DIR            N          SW          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         11          12          20          33          42
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        40          52
PRECIP PROB (%)    30           0          20          50          80
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.03        0.15
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)  6.7         6.6         7.6         9.0         8.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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