Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI AUG 29 2025


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/30/25       SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          90          80          80          85
TEMPERATURE        36          28          32          29          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          32          28          37
WIND CHILL         26          18          23          19          28
WIND DIR           SW           W          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         17          12          11          10          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    26          20          17          16          26
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          70          20          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.03        0.03        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.3         0.3         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.1         2.0         2.9         3.4         4.9


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/30/25       SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          85          80          80          85
TEMPERATURE        32          27          29          28          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          29          26          34
WIND CHILL         19          15          18          17          22
WIND DIR           SW           W          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         20          14          13          12          18
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          25          20          20          28
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          70          20          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.03        0.03        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.1         0.4         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.1         2.0         2.9         3.4         4.9


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/30/25       SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          30          85          85          75
TEMPERATURE        43          29          46          35          51
MIN/MAX TEMP                   29          47          35          52
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         17           8          11          13          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    24
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          20          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.00        0.06        0.02
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)  5.0         2.9         4.9         4.8         7.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/30/25       SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          30          85          85          75
TEMPERATURE        31          24          35          30          39
MIN/MAX TEMP                   24          37          30          40
WIND CHILL         21          15          27          20          31
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         32          20          20          23          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    44          28                      33
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          20          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.00        0.08        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.0         0.4         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         2.9         4.9         4.8         7.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/30/25       SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          35          85          85          70
TEMPERATURE        40          31          45          37          50
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          46          37          51
WIND CHILL                     24                      29
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         10          11          17          18          17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          20          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S                       R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.00        0.06        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.6         2.8         4.8         4.7         7.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/30/25       SUNDAY 08/31/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          35          85          85          70
TEMPERATURE        29          23          34          29          38
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          35          29          40
WIND CHILL         18          14          24          17          29
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         34          17          21          25          21
WIND GUST (MPH)    49                                  35
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          20          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.00        0.06        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.0         0.3         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.8         2.9         4.8         4.8         7.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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