Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
837
FWAK49 PAFG 210115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2026


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/21/26         TUESDAY 09/22/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          70          90          75          85
TEMPERATURE        26          22          27          18          23
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          28          17          24
WIND CHILL         18                      20          12          12
WIND DIR            N           N          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           3           6           3          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    13          10          12          10          17
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          40          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.8         0.7         1.5         0.4         0.4


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/21/26         TUESDAY 09/22/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          75          90          75          85
TEMPERATURE        24          21          25          17          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          26          17          22
WIND CHILL         16          14          16          10           9
WIND DIR            N          NE          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)          6           4           6           4          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    13          10          12          10          17
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          30          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.8         0.8         1.5         0.4         0.4


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/21/26         TUESDAY 09/22/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95          90          65
TEMPERATURE        41          35          36          30          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          38          28          37
WIND CHILL                                             24
WIND DIR           NE          SE           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          5           6          13          12           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          80          90          50          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.22        0.45        0.34        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         1.0         1.9         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9         4.1         4.2         2.3         3.0


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/21/26         TUESDAY 09/22/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95          90          65
TEMPERATURE        32          31          30          25          25
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          32          23          29
WIND CHILL                                 21          15
WIND DIR           SW          SE           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          8          10          19          16           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          90          90          60          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.25        0.53        0.39        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.4         6.0         5.1         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9         4.1         4.2         2.2         2.7


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/21/26         TUESDAY 09/22/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          90          95          90          75
TEMPERATURE        39          36          36          31          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          38          29          36
WIND CHILL                                             24
WIND DIR            N           N           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)          4           6           9          12           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          80          90          60          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.20        0.41        0.35        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         1.4         2.2         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.8         4.0         3.8         2.0         2.6


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/21/26         TUESDAY 09/22/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          90          95          85          70
TEMPERATURE        31          30          29          24          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          31          22          28
WIND CHILL                     24          20          13
WIND DIR           SW           S           S          SW           W
WIND (MPH)          8          11          18          18           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          80          90          60          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.22        0.46        0.35        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.4         5.5         4.6         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.8         4.0         4.0         2.0         2.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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