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 MON SEP 28 2026


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/29/26        WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          85          90          90          85
TEMPERATURE        22          17          17          14          17
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          19          14          20
WIND CHILL          9           2           6                      10
WIND DIR            N           N           N          NE          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          14           9           2           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    29          37          17           8          10
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40          40          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.02        0.03        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.4         0.4         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/29/26        WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          85          90          90          85
TEMPERATURE        20          17          15          14          16
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          18          14          19
WIND CHILL          7           2           3                       8
WIND DIR            N           N           N          NE          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          16           9           3           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    28          36          17           8          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40          40          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.02        0.02        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.3         0.4         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.4         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/29/26        WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          95          85          95
TEMPERATURE        38          29          32          26          33
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          36          24          35
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N           N          NE          SE
WIND (MPH)          3           4           5           3           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          60          90          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.10        0.09        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.8         1.0         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9         2.1         2.3         0.9         2.1


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/29/26        WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          95          80          95
TEMPERATURE        28          23          23          19          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          26          17          26
WIND CHILL                     17          17                      18
WIND DIR           NW           N          NE          SW           S
WIND (MPH)          5           9          10           6           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          60          90          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.12        0.10        0.11
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         1.6         1.4         1.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9         2.1         2.4         1.1         1.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/29/26        WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90         100          80          95
TEMPERATURE        35          30          30          25          30
MIN/MAX TEMP                   29          34          23          33
WIND CHILL                                 23
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           E
WIND (MPH)          5           6           9           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          70         100          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.16        0.10        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         1.4         1.2         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7         2.3         1.9         0.6         1.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 09/29/26        WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85         100          75          95
TEMPERATURE        25          21          20          16          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          24          14          24
WIND CHILL                     15          10                      14
WIND DIR            N           N          NE          SW           S
WIND (MPH)          6           8          11           5           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          80         100          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.18        0.13        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.4         2.5         1.9         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7         2.2         2.1         0.9         1.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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