Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 130115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON OCT 12 2026


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/13/26        WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          90          85          80
TEMPERATURE        21          20          20          14          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          23          14          17
WIND CHILL         13                      14           8           6
WIND DIR           SW          SW           N           N           S
WIND (MPH)          5           2           4           3           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    10           6           9           8          10
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          50          30          20          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.04        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.6         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.4         0.5         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/13/26        WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          90          85          80
TEMPERATURE        21          20          19          15          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          21          14          17
WIND CHILL         12                      12           8           6
WIND DIR           SW          SW           N           N           S
WIND (MPH)          5           3           5           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    10           6           9           9          10
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          50          30          20          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.6         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.4         0.5         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/13/26        WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          85          75          65
TEMPERATURE        30          27          27          26          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          31          24          30
WIND CHILL         24                                              21
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         10          10           6           8          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          40          60          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.07        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.2         1.1         0.8         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.4         1.1         1.5         0.7         1.2


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/13/26        WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          85          75          60
TEMPERATURE        23          21          20          20          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          23          18          22
WIND CHILL         12          10          12          12           8
WIND DIR            S           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         16          17          11          11          17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          90          40          60          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.07        0.06        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.4         1.2         1.1         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.2         1.2         1.4         0.9         1.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/13/26        WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          90          75          70          50
TEMPERATURE        30          28          27          26          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          30          24          30
WIND CHILL         21          18          18                      17
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          16          11           9          16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          70          40          50          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.04        0.05        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.6         0.7         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.2         1.1         1.3         0.6         0.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/13/26        WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          90          75          70          55
TEMPERATURE        22          20          19          19          19
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          22          16          22
WIND CHILL          9           5           7           8           4
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         21          24          16          14          24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          70          40          50          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.04        0.05        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.6         0.9         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.0         1.1         1.2         0.8         0.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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