Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON SEP 1 2025


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/02/25        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          85          90          90
TEMPERATURE        42          41          41          34          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          42          34          42
WIND CHILL         33          33          32          25          34
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         18          16          17          13          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    28          27          25          21          23
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          70          70          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.29        0.09        0.04        0.04
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)  6.3         5.9         4.3         4.2         5.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/02/25        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          85          90          90
TEMPERATURE        39          38          36          33          39
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          39          32          39
WIND CHILL         29          28          25          22          30
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         20          20          19          16          16
WIND GUST (MPH)    35          34          29          25          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          60          70          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.29        0.09        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.3         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.3         5.9         4.3         4.2         5.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/02/25        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          75          70          80
TEMPERATURE        57          44          54          41          56
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          55          41          56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         20          16          13          10          17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          70          40          20          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.11        0.01        0.05
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)  9.1         8.5         7.2         6.8        10.1


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/02/25        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          95          75          70          80
TEMPERATURE        45          39          42          36          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          43          35          45
WIND CHILL         38          30          34          29          37
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         28          31          23          16          23
WIND GUST (MPH)    40          43          32
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          40          20          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.17        0.02        0.06
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)  9.1         8.5         7.2         6.8        10.1


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/02/25        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          70          65          80
TEMPERATURE        57          47          53          42          56
MIN/MAX TEMP                   45          54          42          56
WIND CHILL                                             36
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         27          24          16          16          24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          70          30          20          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.13        0.01        0.04
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)  9.2         8.4         7.0         6.5        10.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/02/25        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          75          65          80
TEMPERATURE        45          39          41          35          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          43          34          45
WIND CHILL         36          28          33          26          36
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         41          40          24          17          28
WIND GUST (MPH)    58          55          34                      40
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          70          40          20          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.17        0.01        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.1         8.4         7.1         6.6        10.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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