Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 030115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2025


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/03/25      THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          85          95         100          95
TEMPERATURE        41          34          41          36          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          41          35          44
WIND CHILL         33          24          33          27          37
WIND DIR           SW           S           S          SE           S
WIND (MPH)         17          13          17          14          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    25          20          25          24          20
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60          60          90          70
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.06        0.13        0.23
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)  4.5         4.5         5.3         7.6         6.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/03/25      THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          85          90         100          95
TEMPERATURE        36          33          38          35          41
MIN/MAX TEMP                   32          38          34          41
WIND CHILL         25          23          28          25          33
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         18          17          18          18          16
WIND GUST (MPH)    29          29          29          28          25
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          50          50          90          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.06        0.13        0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.3         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5         4.5         5.3         7.6         6.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/03/25      THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          55          80          55          70
TEMPERATURE        54          40          56          45          59
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          57          45          61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         13           8          13          18          12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          20          40          30          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.02        0.03
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)  7.2         7.2        10.4         9.5         8.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/03/25      THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          50          80          55          75
TEMPERATURE        42          35          44          39          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          45          39          48
WIND CHILL         35          28          38          31
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         21          14          26          25          18
WIND GUST (MPH)    31                      37          34
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          20          40          30          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.03        0.03
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)  7.2         7.1        10.4         9.5         8.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/03/25      THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          55          80          55          75
TEMPERATURE        53          42          56          48          59
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          57          47          60
WIND CHILL                     36
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          14          23          28          17
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        40
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          20          40          30          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.03        0.03        0.03
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)  7.0         6.8        10.5         9.4         8.6


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/03/25      THURSDAY 09/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          50          75          55          75
TEMPERATURE        40          34          44          39          46
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          45          39          47
WIND CHILL         33          26          35          28          39
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         24          17          32          32          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    33                      44          44
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          20          40          30          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.03        0.04
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)  7.1         6.9        10.5         9.4         8.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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