Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 301315
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2026


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/30/26      THURSDAY 10/01/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          85          90          75
TEMPERATURE        17          20          14          14           5
MAX/MIN TEMP                   22          13          16           4
WIND CHILL                     12           4           2          -5
WIND DIR            E           S           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          2           4           5           8           4
WIND GUST (MPH)     6          10          11          14          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          40          60          50          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.02        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.4         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/30/26      THURSDAY 10/01/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          85          90          75
TEMPERATURE        17          18          14          12           6
MAX/MIN TEMP                   21          14          15           5
WIND CHILL                     11           5           0          -5
WIND DIR           SE           S          NE           N           N
WIND (MPH)          2           5           6           8           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     6          10          11          16          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          40          60          60          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.02        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.4         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/30/26      THURSDAY 10/01/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          95         100          95          85
TEMPERATURE        24          33          28          30          19
MAX/MIN TEMP                   37          26          32          18
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NE          SE          NE           S           N
WIND (MPH)          4          10           5           5           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          70         100          90          20
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.27        0.41        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.1         3.5         6.2         1.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.0         2.9         1.1         1.2         0.2


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/30/26      THURSDAY 10/01/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          90          95          95          85
TEMPERATURE        18          24          22          22          14
MAX/MIN TEMP                   26          19          25          13
WIND CHILL         12          15          16          15           8
WIND DIR            S           S          SE           S           N
WIND (MPH)          6          12           9           9           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          80         100          90          20
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.15        0.31        0.43        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.3         5.0         7.4         1.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.1         2.8         1.3         1.2         0.5


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/30/26      THURSDAY 10/01/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          90          95          95          85
TEMPERATURE        23          31          27          27          20
MAX/MIN TEMP                   34          24          30          19
WIND CHILL                     25
WIND DIR           NW           E           N           N          NW
WIND (MPH)          4           8           5           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          80          90          90          20
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.27        0.31        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.1         3.7         5.0         1.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.7         2.4         0.5         0.7         0.1


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 09/30/26      THURSDAY 10/01/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          90          95          95          85
TEMPERATURE        16          21          19          19          11
MAX/MIN TEMP                   24          16          23          10
WIND CHILL         10          12          13          13           5
WIND DIR           SW           S          SE          SW           W
WIND (MPH)          8          13           8           8           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          80          90          90          20
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.24        0.31        0.11
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.8         3.9         5.1         1.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         2.5         1.0         1.0         0.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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