Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 060115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN OCT 5 2025


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/06/25         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        30          27          33          29          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          35          25          31
WIND CHILL         19          21                      22          13
WIND DIR           SE          SE          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         13           5           1           8          21
WIND GUST (MPH)    20           8           3          12          35
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          40          60          40          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.04        0.04        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.4         0.3         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.8         3.6         3.9         2.9         1.9


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/06/25         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        28          28          31          28          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          32          24          28
WIND CHILL         16          21                      19           8
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         17           5           2           9          26
WIND GUST (MPH)    28           9           3          16          41
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          40          60          40          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.04        0.04        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.4         0.4         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.8         3.6         3.9         2.9         2.0


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/06/25         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          90          80          80
TEMPERATURE        42          37          37          29          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          41          28          39
WIND CHILL         36          27          30          22          26
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         23          33          16          12          23
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          47
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          80          70          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.18        0.05        0.04        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.2         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.5         5.0         3.4         2.6         3.4


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/06/25         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          90          80          80
TEMPERATURE        34          34          26          26          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   29          34          23          30
WIND CHILL         24          20          14          14          12
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         32          40          21          19          31
WIND GUST (MPH)    44          56                                  43
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          80          70          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.35        0.08        0.06        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.9         0.9         0.9         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4         5.1         3.4         2.7         3.4


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/06/25         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          90          75          75
TEMPERATURE        42          41          36          31          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          42          30          39
WIND CHILL         32          30          26          24          22
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         36          43          20          11          35
WIND GUST (MPH)    51          61                                  49
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          70          70          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.15        0.04        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.5         5.1         3.4         2.6         3.6


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/06/25         TUESDAY 10/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          90          75          75
TEMPERATURE        34          33          25          25          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          33          22          30
WIND CHILL         21          17          11          13           9
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         43          56          25          20          40
WIND GUST (MPH)    61          74          35                      56
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          80          70          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.21        0.06        0.06        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.7         0.8         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.5         5.1         3.4         2.7         3.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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