Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2026


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

DATE               MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95          95          95
TEMPERATURE        39          40          41          40          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   42          39          43          33
WIND CHILL         30          29          31          34          27
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)         17          23          20           8           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    27          34          32          17          14
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90          80          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.17        0.24        0.33
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         8.0         6.0         5.7         3.3


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

DATE               MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          95          95          95
TEMPERATURE        38          37          39          37          32
MAX/MIN TEMP                   40          37          40          30
WIND CHILL         29          26          29          30          24
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)         19          24          21           9           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    27          34          33          17          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          90          80          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.16        0.23        0.32
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.7         8.0         6.0         5.8         3.4


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

DATE               MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20          70          85          95          85
TEMPERATURE        39          57          46          47          40
MAX/MIN TEMP                   58          44          51          39
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SW           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)          5          10          17          21           5
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        29
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20          60          90          70
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.24        0.57
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9         7.3         8.5         7.9         5.3


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

DATE               MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20          75          80          95          85
TEMPERATURE        35          47          40          38          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   48          37          42          32
WIND CHILL                                 31          28
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)         10          14          24          34           8
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        44
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20          60          90          80
PRECIP TYPE                     R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.28        0.69
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         1.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.7         7.5         8.5         7.7         5.3


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

DATE               MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    20          75          70          95          90
TEMPERATURE        41          56          48          48          41
MAX/MIN TEMP                   58          46          52          40
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           N
WIND (MPH)          9          14          23          37           6
WIND GUST (MPH)                            33          48
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20          60          90          80
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.16        0.49
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)  6.7         7.6         9.1         8.0         5.1


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

DATE               MONDAY 08/24/26         TUESDAY 08/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25          75          75          95          90
TEMPERATURE        35          46          40          39          32
MAX/MIN TEMP                   48          37          43          31
WIND CHILL         28                      29          26
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S          NW
WIND (MPH)         12          20          33          44          10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        56
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20          60          90          90
PRECIP TYPE                     R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.17        0.56
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         1.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.7         7.6         9.1         8.0         5.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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