Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2026


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95         100         100         100
TEMPERATURE        11          15          20          20          22
MIN/MAX TEMP                   11          21          20          23
WIND CHILL         -4          -3           6           7           9
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12          20          14          14          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    21          32          24          25          21
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          80         100         100         100
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.15        0.10        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         2.6         1.5         1.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.4         0.4         0.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95         100         100
TEMPERATURE        11          14          19          19          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   11          20          19          22
WIND CHILL         -4          -3           5           5           8
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11          21          14          16          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    20          31          23          24          20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          80          90         100         100
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.14        0.08        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         2.3         1.3         1.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.4         0.4         0.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          75          75          95          95
TEMPERATURE        16          19          25          25          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   15          27          24          30
WIND CHILL                     12          18          18
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12          23          16          19          10
WIND GUST (MPH)                29                      26
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20          60          80          90
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.10        0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         1.4         2.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.7         0.9         1.5


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          75          80          90          95
TEMPERATURE        10          15          19          19          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                    9          21          18          24
WIND CHILL         -6          -3           4           3          10
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         31          49          35          40          26
WIND GUST (MPH)    36          57          41          47          33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          30          70          80          90
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.09        0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.3         1.4         2.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.1         0.2         0.9         1.2         1.3


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          80          85          90          85
TEMPERATURE        19          24          27          27          29
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          29          26          32
WIND CHILL          3           8          13          14          19
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         40          49          40          37          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    50          58          48          46          32
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          30          70          80          80
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.03        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.4         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.2         0.8         1.1         1.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          75          85          90          85
TEMPERATURE        12          16          19          19          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   12          22          18          24
WIND CHILL        -10          -6          -1           0           4
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         51          60          54          47          36
WIND GUST (MPH)    58          69          67          57          47
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          30          70          80          70
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.03        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.4         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.2         0.4         1.1         1.3         1.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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