Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 160115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2025


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/16/25        WEDNESDAY 09/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          70          90          80          80
TEMPERATURE        35          27          35          30          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          36          29          37
WIND CHILL                                 29          24          29
WIND DIR            E          SE          SE          SE          NE
WIND (MPH)          4           2           8           6           6
WIND GUST (MPH)     8           5          13          10           9
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5          30          30          40
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5         3.8         4.8         4.5         3.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/16/25        WEDNESDAY 09/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          70          90          80          80
TEMPERATURE        33          27          33          32          33
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          33          28          35
WIND CHILL         27                      25          24          27
WIND DIR            E           E          SE          SE          NE
WIND (MPH)          5           4          10           9           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    11           8          18          16           9
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5          30          30          40
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.01        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5         3.9         4.7         4.6         4.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/16/25        WEDNESDAY 09/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          70          55          80          90
TEMPERATURE        41          33          45          35          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          48          34          45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            E          SE          SW           S           W
WIND (MPH)         14          17           5           5           8
WIND GUST (MPH)                25
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          50          20          40          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.02        0.02        0.06
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)  5.3         5.0         5.4         5.1         5.6


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/16/25        WEDNESDAY 09/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          70          55          80          90
TEMPERATURE        35          30          36          32          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          39          31          37
WIND CHILL         28          20
WIND DIR            E           S          SW           S           W
WIND (MPH)         14          34          17           8           9
WIND GUST (MPH)                47
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          50          20          40          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.04        0.02        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.3         0.1         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         5.0         5.4         5.1         5.6


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/16/25        WEDNESDAY 09/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          65          50          75          90
TEMPERATURE        40          36          44          36          43
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          46          36          44
WIND CHILL                     25          37          30
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           W
WIND (MPH)          6          41          27          11           5
WIND GUST (MPH)                57          39
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          50          10          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.02        0.02        0.07
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)  5.1         5.0         5.3         5.1         5.5


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/16/25        WEDNESDAY 09/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          65          50          80          90
TEMPERATURE        33          30          36          31          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   29          38          30          36
WIND CHILL         27          17          28
WIND DIR           SE           S          SW           S          NW
WIND (MPH)         17          42          28          10           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    24          59          40
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          50          20          40          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.03        0.02        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.2         0.1         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         5.0         5.4         5.1         5.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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