Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2026


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          85         100
TEMPERATURE        18          19          20          22          21
MAX/MIN TEMP                   20          17          23          19
WIND CHILL          1           3           6           9           5
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         21          20          17          12          19
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          29          26          23          32
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          90          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.16        0.09        0.07        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.8         1.5         1.2         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.5         0.5         0.5         0.1


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          85         100
TEMPERATURE        18          18          20          20          20
MAX/MIN TEMP                   19          17          22          19
WIND CHILL          0           0           5           7           4
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         25          23          18          12          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    42          37          29          23          31
PRECIP PROB (%)    80         100          90          70          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.15        0.07        0.06        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.6         1.3         1.1         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.5         0.5         0.5         0.1


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          80          95          90          90
TEMPERATURE        20          24          25          28          27
MAX/MIN TEMP                   27          23          30          25
WIND CHILL         12          16          17                      21
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         23          20          19           8          16
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          28          27
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          70          90          50          80
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.07        0.15        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         1.1         2.1         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.9         0.9         1.5         0.7


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          85          95          90          90
TEMPERATURE        20          19          22          21          21
MAX/MIN TEMP                   21          17          24          19
WIND CHILL          3           3           6          12           6
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         49          35          40          18          39
WIND GUST (MPH)    69          49          56                      48
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          80          90          60          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.07        0.14        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         1.1         2.2         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.3         1.2         1.1         1.5         0.9


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          85          90          80          85
TEMPERATURE        24          26          29          29          29
MAX/MIN TEMP                   29          26          32          27
WIND CHILL          8          11          16          20          17
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         49          40          37          17          26
WIND GUST (MPH)    69          56          52          27          36
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          70          90          40          70
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.03        0.05        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.3         0.5         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.3         1.1         1.1         1.5         0.8


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/24/26       SUNDAY 10/25/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          85          95          80          85
TEMPERATURE        21          19          22          20          20
MAX/MIN TEMP                   23          17          24          18
WIND CHILL          1          -2           3           6           2
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         60          54          47          26          46
WIND GUST (MPH)    79          73          65          33          54
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          70          90          50          80
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.03        0.06        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.4         0.8         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.6         1.4         1.3         1.5         0.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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