Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 121315
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 45 45 65
TEMPERATURE 44 59 45 63 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 63 48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 3 6 1 6 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 8 13 5 13 5
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.7 8.6 8.1 8.5 8.3
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 45 45 65
TEMPERATURE 44 56 44 59 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 44 59 47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 6 2 8 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 8 13 5 13 5
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 7.7 8.5 8.1 8.6 8.3
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 65 85 60
TEMPERATURE 47 65 49 67 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 47 68 48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S SW N
WIND (MPH) 6 3 6 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 8.8 9.0 8.6 9.2 9.8
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 70 85 65
TEMPERATURE 42 50 44 51 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 40 54 42
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW SW SW N
WIND (MPH) 11 9 10 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 8.7 9.0 8.5 9.2 9.7
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 65 85 65
TEMPERATURE 49 65 52 66 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 50 68 51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S S W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 10 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 8.7 9.1 8.5 9.4 9.8
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/12/26 THURSDAY 08/13/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 65 85 65
TEMPERATURE 42 49 44 50 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 40 52 42
WIND CHILL 36 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 9 14 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 5 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 8.7 9.1 8.4 9.3 9.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN