Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2026


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          90          70          55
TEMPERATURE        16          12          13           3           9
MIN/MAX TEMP                   12          14           2          13
WIND CHILL          8           0           1          -8
WIND DIR           SW           N           N           N           W
WIND (MPH)          4           8           9           5           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          14          16          13           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          50          80          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.4         0.3         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                           THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          90          70          55
TEMPERATURE        14          12          10           3           6
MIN/MAX TEMP                   11          12           2          11
WIND CHILL          5          -1          -3         -10           0
WIND DIR           SW           N           N           N           W
WIND (MPH)          5           9          10           8           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          14          17          13           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          50          80          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.4         0.3         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                           THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          95          80          60
TEMPERATURE        29          27          26          19          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          28          19          21
WIND CHILL         23
WIND DIR           SE          NE           N           N           S
WIND (MPH)         10           5           5           3           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100         100          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.22        0.39        0.07        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.9         6.0         1.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.8         1.2         1.1         0.4         0.3


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          75          60
TEMPERATURE        24          22          21          14          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          23          13          17
WIND CHILL         15          16          14                       6
WIND DIR            S          SE          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         12           9          10           6           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100         100          50          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.27        0.41        0.09        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  4.2         7.1         1.6         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         1.4         1.2         0.6         0.3


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          75          45
TEMPERATURE        29          26          26          19          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   24          29          18          22
WIND CHILL         23                      19                      11
WIND DIR           SE           N           N          NW           S
WIND (MPH)          8           5           8           4           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100         100          40           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.21        0.07        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.5         3.4         1.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         0.7         0.5         0.1         0.2


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/01/26       FRIDAY 10/02/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          70          45
TEMPERATURE        24          20          20          13          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          23          12          18
WIND CHILL         15          14          13                       4
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         13           8           9           6          12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100         100          50           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.22        0.08        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.6         3.8         1.4         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.4         1.2         0.9         0.4         0.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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