Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT WED JUL 16 2025


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/16/25      THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          70          85          90
TEMPERATURE        39          50          42          54          44
MAX/MIN TEMP                   50          42          54          44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          SW           N           N          NE
WIND (MPH)          8           2           4           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    12           2           6           6           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          20          30          60          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.04        0.05
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)  6.2         7.3         8.6         8.8         8.1


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/16/25      THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          70          85          90
TEMPERATURE        39          47          42          50          45
MAX/MIN TEMP                   47          41          51          43
WIND CHILL         32
WIND DIR           SW          SW           N          NW           N
WIND (MPH)         10           2           4           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    17           4           8           8           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          20          30          60          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.04        0.05
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)  6.2         7.3         8.6         8.8         8.1


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/16/25      THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          55          65          65          65
TEMPERATURE        42          62          45          61          46
MAX/MIN TEMP                   62          44          61          44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)          3          12           9           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10           5          20          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.01
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)  7.3         8.2         7.9         8.2         7.9


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/16/25      THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          60          70          65          65
TEMPERATURE        38          50          40          50          41
MAX/MIN TEMP                   50          39          50          39
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           W          SW
WIND (MPH)          9          16           9           8           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5          20          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.02
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)  7.3         8.3         8.1         8.3         8.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/16/25      THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          55          70          70          60
TEMPERATURE        42          61          47          60          46
MAX/MIN TEMP                   61          46          60          46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          NW           S
WIND (MPH)          6          16          12           9           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5          20          50          20
PRECIP TYPE         R                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.03        0.01
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)  7.3         8.2         8.2         8.3         8.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 07/16/25      THURSDAY 07/17/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          60          70          70          65
TEMPERATURE        37          49          40          48          40
MAX/MIN TEMP                   49          39          49          39
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          NW          SW
WIND (MPH)          9          19          16          10          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5          20          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S                       R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.03        0.02
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)  7.3         8.2         8.3         8.4         8.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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