Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2026


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/02/26         SATURDAY 10/03/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          CL          FW          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          30           5          10          15
TEMPERATURE        11          -3           6          -1           9
MIN/MAX TEMP                   -4          10          -1          14
WIND CHILL         -1         -14
WIND DIR            N           N          NW           W           S
WIND (MPH)          8           5           2           3           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    14          11           8           9           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    60           5           0           5           0
PRECIP TYPE         S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         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                           FRIDAY 10/02/26         SATURDAY 10/03/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          CL          FW          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          45           5          10          15
TEMPERATURE        10          -2           5           0           8
MIN/MAX TEMP                   -4           9          -1          13
WIND CHILL         -3         -16          -1          -9           1
WIND DIR            N           N          NW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)          9           6           3           4           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          12           8           9           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    60           5           0           5           0
PRECIP TYPE         S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         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                           FRIDAY 10/02/26         SATURDAY 10/03/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          70          75          45          70
TEMPERATURE        30          19          28          17          30
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          31          16          33
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N           S          SE          SE
WIND (MPH)          4           4           3           8           4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          30          20          10          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.1         0.1         0.6         0.2         0.6


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/02/26         SATURDAY 10/03/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          75          70          40          70
TEMPERATURE        21          14          18          11          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   13          21          10          24
WIND CHILL         15           8                       1          15
WIND DIR           SW           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8           9           6          11           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          40          20          10          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.2         0.3         0.6         0.2         0.7


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/02/26         SATURDAY 10/03/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          80          60          30          70
TEMPERATURE        27          19          26          18          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          30          17          32
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N          SE           S          SE
WIND (MPH)          8           5           5           8           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          20          30          20          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.4         0.0         0.5         0.1         0.6


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/02/26         SATURDAY 10/03/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          75          55          25          70
TEMPERATURE        18          11          15           9          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   10          19           8          22
WIND CHILL         10                       8          -4          11
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         10           6           9          17           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          30          30          10          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         0.2         0.5         0.2         0.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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