Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 171315
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 100 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 31 34 30 32 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 34 27
WIND CHILL 24 28 23
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 10 14 11 12 9
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 50 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.7
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.8 2.3 3.4 2.1
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 100 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 29 32 28 30 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 27 32 26
WIND CHILL 22 24 20 23
WIND DIR W SW SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 12 14 13 12 9
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 50 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.7 2.2 3.5 2.1
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 100 90 100
TEMPERATURE 37 42 36 41 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 34 44 32
WIND CHILL 31 28
WIND DIR SW S SE W S
WIND (MPH) 13 11 14 6 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 80 60 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.06 0.05 0.16
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.9 4.3 4.8 4.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 100 95 100
TEMPERATURE 31 32 31 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 34 27
WIND CHILL 20 23 21 26 19
WIND DIR SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 23 17 20 10 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 80 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.11 0.05 0.17
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.7
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.9 4.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 95 90 95
TEMPERATURE 38 42 38 41 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 36 44 35
WIND CHILL 30 35 29 35 28
WIND DIR S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 17 19 12 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 80 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.09
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.8 4.1
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 95 90 100
TEMPERATURE 30 31 30 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 28 34 26
WIND CHILL 18 21 18 22 17
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 23 23 29 13 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 41 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.11
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.2
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.1
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN