Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2026


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

DATE               THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          SC          FW          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          45           5           5
TEMPERATURE        13          13           3           8           0
MAX/MIN TEMP                   14           2          12          -1
WIND CHILL          3           0          -8           1          -8
WIND DIR            N           N           N           W           S
WIND (MPH)          6           9           5           3           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    13          16          11           9           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          60          20           0          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.01        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          FW          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          55           5           5
TEMPERATURE        14          11           3           6           0
MAX/MIN TEMP                   15           2          10          -1
WIND CHILL          2          -2          -9          -2          -8
WIND DIR            N           N           N           W           S
WIND (MPH)          8          10           6           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    14          17          12           9           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          60          20           0           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.01        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          75          70          40
TEMPERATURE        29          31          20          29          16
MAX/MIN TEMP                   32          19          32          15
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NE           E          NE           S           S
WIND (MPH)          4           6           3           4           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          30          10          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.33        0.05        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  4.9         0.8         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         1.1         0.1         0.6         0.1


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

DATE               THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          75          65          35
TEMPERATURE        23          22          15          19          10
MAX/MIN TEMP                   24          13          21           9
WIND CHILL         17          14           9          12          -1
WIND DIR           SE           S          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)          9          11           9           9          12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          30          10           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.38        0.07        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  6.5         1.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.6         1.1         0.2         0.5         0.2


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

DATE               THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          80          55          25
TEMPERATURE        27          28          19          27          17
MAX/MIN TEMP                   30          18          31          16
WIND CHILL                     22
WIND DIR            N           N           N           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5           8           5           6           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          30          10           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.32        0.07        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  5.2         1.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         0.4         0.0         0.5         0.1


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

DATE               THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          75          50          25
TEMPERATURE        20          19          13          16           8
MAX/MIN TEMP                   21          12          19           7
WIND CHILL                     10                       7          -5
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8          10           6          11          18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90          30          10           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.32        0.07        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  5.4         1.2         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.3         0.8         0.1         0.5         0.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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