Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 281315
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT MON SEP 28 2026


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

DATE               MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          75          80          90          90
TEMPERATURE        22          23          17          19          16
MAX/MIN TEMP                   25          16          20          16
WIND CHILL          7          10           2           8
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         17          13          14           8           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    29          25          28          16           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          50          40          40          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.01        0.00        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.3         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.3         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          80          85          85          90
TEMPERATURE        22          21          17          16          16
MAX/MIN TEMP                   23          17          19          15
WIND CHILL          7           7           2           5          10
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         19          13          16           9           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    29          24          28          17           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          50          40          40          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.00        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.3         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.3         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          90          75          90          80
TEMPERATURE        30          38          30          32          26
MAX/MIN TEMP                   42          29          37          24
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           N           N           N          NE
WIND (MPH)          3           3           4           5           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          60          50          80          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.02        0.09        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.8         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         3.9         2.2         2.3         0.9


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

DATE               MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          95          80          90          80
TEMPERATURE        24          28          23          24          19
MAX/MIN TEMP                   31          22          27          18
WIND CHILL                                             18
WIND DIR            W          NW           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          6           5           8          10           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          70          60          90          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.05        0.13        0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.7         2.1         2.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.0         3.9         2.2         2.4         0.9


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

DATE               MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          85          95          80
TEMPERATURE        31          35          30          30          25
MAX/MIN TEMP                   40          29          34          24
WIND CHILL                                             23
WIND DIR            W           N           N           N          NE
WIND (MPH)          4           5           6           9           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          90          70          90          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.10        0.15        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.6         1.6         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.2         3.7         2.4         1.9         0.5


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

DATE               MONDAY 09/28/26         TUESDAY 09/29/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          85          95          80
TEMPERATURE        23          25          21          21          16
MAX/MIN TEMP                   28          20          25          15
WIND CHILL         17                                  11
WIND DIR            W           N           N           N           W
WIND (MPH)          9           6           8          12           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          90          70          90          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.13        0.18        0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.6         1.9         2.8         2.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         3.8         2.2         2.0         0.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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