Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 290115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2026


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/29/26       FRIDAY 10/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          70         100          85
TEMPERATURE        24          19          15          18          22
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          22          13          24
WIND CHILL         11           2           4           5          13
WIND DIR            S          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          21           8          12           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    21          32          14          20          14
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          50           5          80          60
PRECIP TYPE                     S                       S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.02        0.05        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.1         0.4         0.9         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.3         0.6         0.0         0.2         0.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/29/26       FRIDAY 10/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          70         100          85
TEMPERATURE        23          19          15          18          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          21          14          22
WIND CHILL          9           1           3           3          11
WIND DIR            S          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         18          24           9          14           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    25          32          14          20          13
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          50           5          80          60
PRECIP TYPE                     S                       S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.02        0.04        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.0         0.4         0.7         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.2         0.6         0.0         0.2         0.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/29/26       FRIDAY 10/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    10          75          85          95         100
TEMPERATURE        19          17          28          31          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   14          31          27          35
WIND CHILL         12          11          20          20          23
WIND DIR           SE           S          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         16          18          20          39          21
WIND GUST (MPH)                            28          47          33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          60          40          70          90
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.04        0.14        0.28
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.5         1.7         2.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.6         0.3         0.9         0.9         1.8


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/29/26       FRIDAY 10/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5          75          85         100         100
TEMPERATURE        18          17          23          25          25
MIN/MAX TEMP                   14          25          21          27
WIND CHILL          4           2           7           7           9
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         29          31          42          63          50
WIND GUST (MPH)                34          50          75          58
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          60          50          80          90
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.05        0.22        0.41
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.6         3.1         4.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.2         0.7         1.2         1.0         1.6


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/29/26       FRIDAY 10/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5          75          75         100         100
TEMPERATURE        26          25          31          34          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          34          30          36
WIND CHILL         12          11          18          20          21
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         44          26          48          67          55
WIND GUST (MPH)    49                      59          84          69
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          50          50          90          90
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.04        0.14        0.32
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.4         1.5         2.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.2         0.7         1.3         1.0         1.8


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/29/26       FRIDAY 10/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5          75          80         100         100
TEMPERATURE        22          19          24          25          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   17          27          21          27
WIND CHILL          3           1           4           4           4
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         55          41          63          73          70
WIND GUST (MPH)    58          44          77          87          84
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          60          50          90          90
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.04        0.17        0.36
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.5         2.2         4.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.7         1.1         1.8         1.1         1.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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