Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 170115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED JUL 16 2025


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/17/25       FRIDAY 07/18/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          60          75          90          90
TEMPERATURE        50          42          54          44          53
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          54          43          54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          NE          NE           S           S
WIND (MPH)          4           3           4           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)     5           4           8           6           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          50          40          70
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.04        0.06
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)  7.5         7.8         9.0         8.3         8.3


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/17/25       FRIDAY 07/18/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          60          75          90          90
TEMPERATURE        47          42          51          45          50
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          51          43          51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           E           E           S           S
WIND (MPH)          4           3           4           5           4
WIND GUST (MPH)     6           5           8           9           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          50          40          70
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.04        0.06
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)  7.5         7.8         9.0         8.3         8.3


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/17/25       FRIDAY 07/18/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          70          60          55          65
TEMPERATURE        62          45          61          45          60
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          61          44          61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SE          SW
WIND (MPH)         12           9           6           6          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          40          20          40
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.01        0.02
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)  8.4         8.3         8.1         8.4         8.4


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/17/25       FRIDAY 07/18/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          70          65          60          70
TEMPERATURE        50          40          49          40          49
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          49          39          49
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         16          10           8           8          12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          40          20          40
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.02        0.03
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)  8.4         8.4         8.2         8.4         8.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/17/25       FRIDAY 07/18/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          70          65          55          65
TEMPERATURE        61          47          61          46          60
MIN/MAX TEMP                   46          61          45          61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         21          18          10           8          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          50          20          40
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.02        0.03
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)  8.5         8.5         8.2         8.2         8.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 07/17/25       FRIDAY 07/18/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          70          70          60          70
TEMPERATURE        49          40          48          39          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          48          38          48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         24          23          10          11          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    33          32
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          50          20          50
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.02        0.03
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)  8.5         8.5         8.3         8.3         8.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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