Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 110115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2026


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/11/26         SATURDAY 09/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          95          80          95
TEMPERATURE        35          36          39          33          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          40          32          36
WIND CHILL         27          24          30          24          24
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         12          23          18          12          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    21          34          31          21          24
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          90          70          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.45        0.15        0.08        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.1         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         7.1         6.1         4.1         3.9


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/11/26         SATURDAY 09/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          95          80          90
TEMPERATURE        33          34          37          32          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   32          38          31          34
WIND CHILL         23          22          27          23          22
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          24          19          12          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    21          34          31          20          24
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          90          70          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.44        0.16        0.08        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.2         0.0         0.1         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         6.9         6.1         4.1         3.9


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/11/26         SATURDAY 09/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          55          80          90          75
TEMPERATURE        47          36          53          43          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          56          40          51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW           S           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)          3           4           9           9           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50           5          20          90          50
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.07        0.25
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)  6.4         7.0         8.1         7.7         5.7


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/11/26         SATURDAY 09/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          55          75          95          80
TEMPERATURE        36          32          42          37          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          44          35          41
WIND CHILL                     26          36          30
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          6          13          19          21           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70           5          30          90          60
PRECIP TYPE         S                       R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.08        0.29
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4         6.9         8.1         7.6         5.8


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/11/26         SATURDAY 09/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          45          80          95          80
TEMPERATURE        46          41          54          46          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          57          44          51
WIND CHILL                     35
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           S           N
WIND (MPH)          6          14          19          13           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80           5          30          90          60
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.08        0.32
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)  6.4         6.8         8.6         7.8         5.9


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/11/26         SATURDAY 09/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          50          70          95          85
TEMPERATURE        34          32          41          37          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          44          34          40
WIND CHILL                     23          32          28
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          8          19          27          24           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80           5          30          90          60
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.09        0.36
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.1         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.5         6.8         8.5         7.7         6.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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