Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 230115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI AUG 22 2025


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/23/25       SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          90          80
TEMPERATURE        42          39          42          31          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          44          31          40
WIND CHILL         34          28          33                      34
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW           N           W
WIND (MPH)         17          24          17           2           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    25          39          28           3          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    70         100         100          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.35        0.48        0.16        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.3         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2         6.1         5.8         3.4         4.9


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/23/25       SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90         100         100          90          80
TEMPERATURE        38          39          38          30          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          41          29          36
WIND CHILL         29          27          27                      29
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         19          29          21           2           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          48          35           6          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    70         100         100          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.35        0.47        0.15        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.6         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.2         6.1         5.9         3.4         5.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/23/25       SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          75          75          80          90
TEMPERATURE        57          41          55          44          57
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          57          43          58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         11          13          21          13          14
WIND GUST (MPH)                            32
PRECIP PROB (%)    10           5          40          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.05        0.09
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         7.8         8.8         9.7         9.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/23/25       SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          80          75          75          90
TEMPERATURE        44          38          43          39          46
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          45          37          46
WIND CHILL                     29          34          30          39
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          29          41          32          32
WIND GUST (MPH)                41          57          44          44
PRECIP PROB (%)    10           5          40          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.07        0.13
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         7.8         8.7         9.7         9.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/23/25       SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          75          70          75          90
TEMPERATURE        56          44          55          46          56
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          56          46          57
WIND CHILL                     37                      39
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)          9          24          29          28          24
WIND GUST (MPH)                            44          40          33
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5          40          50          60
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.04        0.07
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)  7.6         7.8         9.1         9.7         9.6


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/23/25       SUNDAY 08/24/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          75          70          75          90
TEMPERATURE        42          38          42          39          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          45          37          46
WIND CHILL                     27          32          28          37
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          37          48          36          37
WIND GUST (MPH)                52          67          51          52
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5          40          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         S                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.05        0.09
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         7.8         9.1         9.7         9.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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