Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 310115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI OCT 30 2026


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/31/26       SUNDAY 11/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          90          75          80
TEMPERATURE        21          21          19          16          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          22          14          18
WIND CHILL         11          12           8           5           4
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8           6          10           9           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          13          18          16          14
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          80          80          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.12        0.04        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  3.0         2.1         0.7         1.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         0.5         0.3         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/31/26       SUNDAY 11/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          90          75          75
TEMPERATURE        20          21          19          16          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          22          14          18
WIND CHILL          9          11           7           4           4
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         10           8          11          11           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          13          18          16          14
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          80          80          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.13        0.04        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  3.0         2.1         0.7         1.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         0.6         0.4         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/31/26       SUNDAY 11/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          85          80          65
TEMPERATURE        28          26          26          23          23
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          30          21          28
WIND CHILL         18          16          19
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         21          28          13          13           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          34
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          80          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.14        0.02        0.02        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.6         0.3         0.2         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         1.0         0.8         0.2         0.1


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/31/26       SUNDAY 11/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          85          75          60
TEMPERATURE        22          22          20          19          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          24          17          22
WIND CHILL          5           6           7           6           8
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         44          35          23          23          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    52          43          31
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          80          40          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.27        0.03        0.02        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  5.7         0.5         0.4         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         1.0         0.7         0.3         0.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/31/26       SUNDAY 11/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          80          65          65
TEMPERATURE        30          29          28          27          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          32          25          30
WIND CHILL         16          17          17          16          16
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         56          37          27          24          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    70          48          39          31
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          70          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.25        0.02        0.02        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  3.3         0.3         0.2         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.5         1.0         0.6         0.2         0.1


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/31/26       SUNDAY 11/01/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          85          60          65
TEMPERATURE        22          21          20          19          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          24          16          22
WIND CHILL          1           3           2           3           3
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         71          43          35          29          24
WIND GUST (MPH)    84          58          47          40
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          80          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.36        0.03        0.02        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  6.2         0.5         0.4         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         1.0         0.6         0.3         0.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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