Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 080115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON SEP 7 2026


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/08/26        WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          95          95         100
TEMPERATURE        37          35          39          36          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          40          34          38
WIND CHILL         31          27                                  27
WIND DIR            S           S           S          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)          8           9           3           5          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    13          13           8           9          18
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          30          90          90         100
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.07        0.28
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.5         5.7         6.3         5.8         4.6


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/08/26        WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          95          95         100
TEMPERATURE        34          34          36          35          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          37          33          36
WIND CHILL         27          26                      29          23
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)          9           9           4           8          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    12          13           9          10          18
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          30          90          90         100
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.03        0.06        0.26
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         1.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.5         5.7         6.3         5.8         4.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/08/26        WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          85          75
TEMPERATURE        51          43          47          39          46
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          49          37          49
WIND CHILL                     34
WIND DIR            S           S           W          NW           N
WIND (MPH)         19          34          17          16          18
WIND GUST (MPH)                39
PRECIP PROB (%)    80         100         100          70          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.37        0.72        0.15        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         6.9         6.2         5.6         5.3


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/08/26        WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          90          75
TEMPERATURE        41          37          37          35          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          40          32          39
WIND CHILL         32          24          29          27          26
WIND DIR            S           S           W          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)         23          42          19          20          23
WIND GUST (MPH)                57
PRECIP PROB (%)    80         100         100          90          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.48        0.75        0.17        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         1.3         0.3         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         6.8         6.2         5.5         5.4


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/08/26        WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95         100          95          85
TEMPERATURE        52          45          47          43          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          51          40          49
WIND CHILL                     36                                  39
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)         26          42          18          23          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    35          43
PRECIP PROB (%)    80         100         100          90          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.15        0.37        0.24        0.09
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         6.9         6.1         5.6         5.2


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/08/26        WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90         100         100          95          85
TEMPERATURE        40          36          37          35          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          40          31          38
WIND CHILL         31          23          27          25          22
WIND DIR            S           S           W          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)         31          47          23          33          27
WIND GUST (MPH)    42          54
PRECIP PROB (%)    80         100         100          90          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.18        0.39        0.30        0.11
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         1.0         1.0         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         6.9         6.2         5.6         5.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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