Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 270115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN JUL 26 2026


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

DATE                           MONDAY 07/27/26         TUESDAY 07/28/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          FW          FW          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          55          20          20          65
TEMPERATURE        31          21          35          28          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          36          25          48
WIND CHILL         21           7          28
WIND DIR            N           N           N          NW          SW
WIND (MPH)         16          18           9           2           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    26          28          14           5          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          30          10           5           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.21        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.6         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.02        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.6         0.2         2.9         2.0         5.9


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

DATE                           MONDAY 07/27/26         TUESDAY 07/28/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          FW          FW          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          60          20          20          65
TEMPERATURE        29          20          32          28          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          33          24          46
WIND CHILL         17           4          24
WIND DIR            N           N           N          NW          SW
WIND (MPH)         17          20           9           2           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    26          29          14           6          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          30          10           5           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.23        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.0         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.02        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7         0.2         2.7         2.0         5.9


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

DATE                           MONDAY 07/27/26         TUESDAY 07/28/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          85          95          90          75
TEMPERATURE        56          46          52          44          57
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          55          41          58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          SE           E           S           N
WIND (MPH)          5           6           5           3           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          90          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.15        0.16        0.01
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)  7.7         7.6         7.5         6.8         7.1


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

DATE                           MONDAY 07/27/26         TUESDAY 07/28/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          85          95          90          75
TEMPERATURE        46          40          41          37          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          44          35          45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          SE           S           E           N
WIND (MPH)          5           8           9           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          70          90          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.17        0.19        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.8         7.5         7.4         6.7         7.1


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

DATE                           MONDAY 07/27/26         TUESDAY 07/28/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          95          90          75
TEMPERATURE        53          47          51          45          56
MIN/MAX TEMP                   45          54          43          58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          6           3           5           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          70          90          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.17        0.20        0.02
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)  7.7         7.5         7.3         6.6         7.0


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

DATE                           MONDAY 07/27/26         TUESDAY 07/28/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          85         100          90          75
TEMPERATURE        44          39          39          36          41
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          42          33          43
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           S           W           N           N
WIND (MPH)          8           8           9           5           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          70         100          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.18        0.21        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.8         7.5         7.4         6.6         7.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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