Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 190115
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 100 100 95 80
TEMPERATURE 53 45 46 42 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 48 40 48
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 9 5 8 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 11 17 12 17 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 90 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.10 0.10 0.05
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) 8.0 7.9 7.5 6.8 7.0
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 100 100 95 80
TEMPERATURE 49 45 43 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 46 38 45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 5 9 6 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 11 16 12 17 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 90 80 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.10 0.10 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) 8.0 7.9 7.5 6.8 7.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 75 75 100 100
TEMPERATURE 48 42 53 45 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 54 42 54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S S SE S
WIND (MPH) 12 6 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 40 30 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.08 0.11
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 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.7
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 80 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 37 41 39 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 43 36 44
WIND CHILL 33 31
WIND DIR SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 23 12 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 50 30 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.04 0.11 0.16
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) 6.9 6.6 7.1 7.0 7.6
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 65 90 95
TEMPERATURE 50 43 53 46 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 55 44 56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 17 12 16 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 30 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.08
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) 6.9 6.6 7.1 7.0 7.6
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 65 95 95
TEMPERATURE 40 36 41 38 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 42 35 43
WIND CHILL 31 28 33 30 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 26 19 19 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 30 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.07 0.11
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) 6.9 6.6 7.1 7.0 7.6
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN