Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 130115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2026


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 09/13/26         MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          70          65          45          35
TEMPERATURE        34          27          29          21          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          31          21          29
WIND CHILL         23          20          22
WIND DIR           SW           W          NW           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         17           5           6           3           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          17          17          14           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          40          20          10           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.03        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.9         0.4         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9         2.5         2.0         0.4         1.4


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 09/13/26         MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          70          45          35
TEMPERATURE        31          27          27          21          25
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          30          20          28
WIND CHILL         20          19          19          15
WIND DIR           SW           W          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         17           6           8           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          17          17          14           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          40          20          10           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.03        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.9         0.4         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9         2.5         2.0         0.4         1.3


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 09/13/26         MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          SC          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    40          65          40          35          55
TEMPERATURE        48          34          46          33          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          49          31          50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW          NW          NW          NE          SW
WIND (MPH)          5           3           3           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10           5          20           5          30
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R                       R
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)  5.7         3.7         5.0         3.5         5.6


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 09/13/26         MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          SC          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    40          65          50          35          55
TEMPERATURE        37          27          34          27          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          37          25          38
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            W           W          NW          NW          SW
WIND (MPH)          9          10           6           9          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          10          30          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S                       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)  5.7         3.7         5.0         3.3         5.5


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 09/13/26         MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          75          55          55          50
TEMPERATURE        45          36          45          35          46
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          48          34          50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           S           N           S           S
WIND (MPH)          6           4           5           5           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          10          30          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         R                       S                       R
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)  5.6         3.8         4.9         3.6         5.4


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 09/13/26         MONDAY 09/14/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          70          60          45          50
TEMPERATURE        34          26          32          25          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          35          24          37
WIND CHILL                                                         27
WIND DIR            W          SW          NW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)          8           6           5           8          11
WIND GUST (MPH)                21
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          10          40          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       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)  5.5         3.8         4.9         3.3         5.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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