Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 030115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2026


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/03/26       SUNDAY 10/04/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        CL          CL          CL          CL          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5           0           5           0          50
TEMPERATURE         6          -1          11           5          13
MIN/MAX TEMP                   -1          13           5          18
WIND CHILL                    -10                      -4           5
WIND DIR           NW          SW           S          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)          2           4           3           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     6          10           9          11          11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           0           0          30
PRECIP TYPE                                                         S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/03/26       SUNDAY 10/04/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        CL          CL          CL          CL          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5           0           5           0          50
TEMPERATURE         5           0           9           6          13
MIN/MAX TEMP                   -1          13           5          18
WIND CHILL         -1         -12           2          -4           4
WIND DIR            N          SW           S           E          NE
WIND (MPH)          2           5           4           5           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     6          10           9          10          11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           0           0          30
PRECIP TYPE                                                         S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/03/26       SUNDAY 10/04/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          35          85          90          95
TEMPERATURE        26          16          28          29          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   15          31          27          36
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SE           N          SE           S
WIND (MPH)          4           6           4           4           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0          40          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.03        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.7         0.1         1.2         1.9         4.1


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/03/26       SUNDAY 10/04/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          35          80          90          95
TEMPERATURE        19          11          23          27          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   11          26          22          31
WIND CHILL         12           1          17                      20
WIND DIR            S          SW          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8          11           8           8          16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0          40          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.4         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.7         0.2         1.6         2.3         4.1


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/03/26       SUNDAY 10/04/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          FW          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          20          70          90          90
TEMPERATURE        25          18          27          31          33
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          31          26          37
WIND CHILL         19          10                                  24
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5           8           5           6          17
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                    28
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0          40          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.03        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.2         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.4         0.0         1.2         2.2         4.1


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/03/26       SUNDAY 10/04/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          FW          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          20          75          90          90
TEMPERATURE        17          10          22          27          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   10          26          21          31
WIND CHILL          8          -4          13          19          15
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         10          18          12          14          24
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                    33
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0          30          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.4         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.1         1.7         2.5         4.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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