Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 200115
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SAT SEP 19 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 75 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 32 27 27 23 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 29 23 27
WIND CHILL 20 18
WIND DIR SE S N N SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 6 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 9 6 12 8 12
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 50 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 2.1 2.0 0.6 1.0
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 75 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 30 26 25 22 23
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 28 22 25
WIND CHILL 23 17 15
WIND DIR SE S N N SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 6 3 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 10 8 12 8 12
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 50 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.4
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 2.1 1.9 0.6 1.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 100 100
TEMPERATURE 36 33 38 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 31 36
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S N N S S
WIND (MPH) 10 5 3 3 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 70 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.17 0.44
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.7
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 85 100 100
TEMPERATURE 30 29 31 29 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 33 27 30
WIND CHILL 22 23 20
WIND DIR S NE NE S S
WIND (MPH) 14 9 5 5 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 80 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.22 0.54
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.4 2.3 6.4
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.1
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 37 33 37 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 34 37
WIND CHILL 29
WIND DIR S NW N N S
WIND (MPH) 17 4 5 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 80 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.05 0.19 0.42
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.8
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 3.9 4.6 3.8 3.9
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 30 28 30 28 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 33 26 30
WIND CHILL 19 19
WIND DIR S NE NE W SW
WIND (MPH) 23 8 5 8 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 90 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.06 0.23 0.50
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.6 2.6 5.9
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.7 3.9 4.7 3.9 3.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN