Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2026


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

DATE               TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          75          70          75          55
TEMPERATURE        41          55          44          59          45
MAX/MIN TEMP                   55          43          60          45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW          SW          SW           W           S
WIND (MPH)          3           6           3           6           1
WIND GUST (MPH)     6          12           6          13           5
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          20          40           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  6.6         7.8         7.7         8.4         8.0


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

DATE               TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          70          70          75          55
TEMPERATURE        40          51          43          56          44
MAX/MIN TEMP                   52          42          56          44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)          3           6           4           6           2
WIND GUST (MPH)     8          12           8          13           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          20          40           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.00        0.00
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)  6.6         7.8         7.6         8.4         8.0


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

DATE               TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          SC          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          65          45          50          55
TEMPERATURE        44          63          47          65          48
MAX/MIN TEMP                   64          45          66          46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          4           4           5           3           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          10          20           0
PRECIP TYPE         R           R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  8.3         8.7         8.7         8.9         8.6


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

DATE               TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          SC          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          65          50          55          55
TEMPERATURE        39          49          43          51          44
MAX/MIN TEMP                   51          40          53          41
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW           W          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         10           9          10           9          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          10          30           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00
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)  8.2         8.7         8.6         8.8         8.5


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

DATE               TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          SC          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          65          45          55          55
TEMPERATURE        45          61          48          64          50
MAX/MIN TEMP                   64          47          66          49
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          SE           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5           5           9           6           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          10          30           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  8.2         8.7         8.7         9.0         8.6


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

DATE               TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          SC          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          70          45          55          55
TEMPERATURE        38          48          42          50          44
MAX/MIN TEMP                   50          39          52          41
WIND CHILL                                                         38
WIND DIR           SW           W          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)          9           8          13           8          16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          20          30           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00
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)  8.0         8.7         8.6         9.0         8.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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