Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 061416
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/06/26 SATURDAY 03/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER CL SC BK OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 45 70 75 50
TEMPERATURE -19 -13 -14 -13 -22
MAX/MIN TEMP -6 -15 -4 -22
WIND CHILL -32 -32 -30 -30 -44
WIND DIR E N NE N N
WIND (MPH) 4 10 6 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 8 14 11 12 18
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/06/26 SATURDAY 03/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER CL SC OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 50 70 80 50
TEMPERATURE -17 -10 -11 -10 -19
MAX/MIN TEMP -5 -13 -3 -19
WIND CHILL -32 -29 -27 -26 -41
WIND DIR E NE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 5 11 8 6 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 10 16 12 11 18
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/06/26 SATURDAY 03/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 75 55
TEMPERATURE 9 19 12 8 -11
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 8 17 -11
WIND CHILL -2 6 -5 0 -27
WIND DIR S S S N N
WIND (MPH) 17 27 33 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 39 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 80 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.21 0.05 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 2.5 2.7 0.7 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/06/26 SATURDAY 03/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 80 60
TEMPERATURE 11 19 12 6 -7
MAX/MIN TEMP 19 8 13 -7
WIND CHILL -3 2 -8 -5 -20
WIND DIR S S S NW N
WIND (MPH) 21 34 39 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 48 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 80 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.30 0.06 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 3.4 3.2 0.7 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/06/26 SATURDAY 03/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 80 65
TEMPERATURE 14 19 14 4 -12
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 9 17 -12
WIND CHILL 1 4 -3 -20
WIND DIR S S S N NW
WIND (MPH) 19 29 35 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 80 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.15 0.05 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 2.7 1.5 0.7 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 03/06/26 SATURDAY 03/07/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 80 65
TEMPERATURE 11 17 11 3 -9
MAX/MIN TEMP 18 7 12 -10
WIND CHILL -5 0 -10 -7 -20
WIND DIR S S S NW NW
WIND (MPH) 23 34 39 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 48 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 90 80 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.18 0.05 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 2.8 2.0 0.6 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN