Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 290115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU AUG 28 2025


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/29/25         SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100          90
TEMPERATURE        43          43          34          27          33
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          43          27          33
WIND CHILL         35          35          24          18          26
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)         16          16          16           9           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    26          26          25          14          12
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          90          80          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.65        0.31        0.13        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.5         0.8         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2         5.8         4.0         1.8         2.7


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/29/25         SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100          90
TEMPERATURE        40          40          31          26          29
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          40          25          30
WIND CHILL         30          31          19          15          21
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)         20          19          19          11          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    33          31          31          17          14
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          80          80          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.59        0.38        0.13        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         1.6         1.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2         5.9         4.0         1.8         2.7


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/29/25         SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80         100          90          55          70
TEMPERATURE        49          49          47          34          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          50          30          48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         47          48          13           8          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    65          67
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          90          70          20          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.16        0.49        0.09        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)  9.1         8.3         5.6         3.3         5.2


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/29/25         SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80         100          95          55          70
TEMPERATURE        43          41          36          27          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   38          41          25          37
WIND CHILL         31          29          27          21          29
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         62          67          27          18          16
WIND GUST (MPH)    80          88          39          25
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90          70          20          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.48        0.81        0.11        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.8         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.2         8.3         5.6         3.3         5.2


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/29/25         SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65         100          90          55          65
TEMPERATURE        49          47          43          34          46
MIN/MAX TEMP                   45          50          32          47
WIND CHILL                     38
WIND DIR            S           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         48          48          12           9          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    67          67
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90          70          20          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.25        0.61        0.10        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)  9.1         8.2         5.1         3.1         5.1


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/29/25         SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70         100          95          55          65
TEMPERATURE        43          40          33          26          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          41          24          36
WIND CHILL         31          26          23          20          28
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         83          79          31          16          16
WIND GUST (MPH)   103          97          43          23
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90          70          20          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.49        0.82        0.12        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         1.3         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.1         8.3         5.4         3.2         5.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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