Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2024


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/25/24      THURSDAY 09/26/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95          90          90
TEMPERATURE        18          25          21          26          21
MAX/MIN TEMP                   26          20          28          21
WIND CHILL          7          16          12
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N          NW
WIND (MPH)          9           9           6           4           2
WIND GUST (MPH)    18          18          13          11           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          40          20          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.04        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.6         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.8         0.5         1.2         0.8


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/25/24      THURSDAY 09/26/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95          90          90
TEMPERATURE        19          24          21          25          21
MAX/MIN TEMP                   25          20          26          20
WIND CHILL          8          13          14
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           W
WIND (MPH)         10           9           5           3           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    18          18          13          11           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          40          20          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.6         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.8         0.4         1.1         0.8


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/25/24      THURSDAY 09/26/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        33          40          31          39          30
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          31          41          30
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            E           N           N          NW           N
WIND (MPH)          9           4           2           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          20          30          40          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2         4.2         3.4         3.7         3.1


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/25/24      THURSDAY 09/26/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        27          31          25          30          23
MAX/MIN TEMP                   34          24          32          23
WIND CHILL         19                                              16
WIND DIR            S           N           N           W           N
WIND (MPH)         11           5           4           4           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          20          40          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.3         0.6         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2         4.3         3.6         3.7         3.1


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/25/24      THURSDAY 09/26/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          85          90          90
TEMPERATURE        34          37          32          37          31
MAX/MIN TEMP                   40          31          39          30
WIND CHILL         28
WIND DIR            S           N          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         10           5           2           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          20          40          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.2         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.0         3.9         3.3         3.6         2.9


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/25/24      THURSDAY 09/26/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          85          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        26          28          23          28          23
MAX/MIN TEMP                   31          23          30          22
WIND CHILL         17                                              16
WIND DIR           SW          NE           W           N           N
WIND (MPH)         13           5           4           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          30          40          60          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.3         0.6         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.1         4.2         3.4         3.7         3.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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