Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 040115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2025


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/04/25       FRIDAY 09/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100         100          75
TEMPERATURE        41          39          46          38          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          46          34          40
WIND CHILL         33          30          37
WIND DIR            S          SE           S          NE           W
WIND (MPH)         17          16          24           5           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    25          25          36           9           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    40         100          90          80          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.32        0.36        0.39        0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.6         8.9         7.3         5.0         4.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/04/25       FRIDAY 09/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100         100          75
TEMPERATURE        39          38          43          37          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          44          33          38
WIND CHILL         29          29          34          30          29
WIND DIR            S           S           S           E           W
WIND (MPH)         18          19          27           8           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          33          43          12          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    40         100          90          80          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.31        0.35        0.40        0.14
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.6         8.9         7.4         5.1         4.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/04/25       FRIDAY 09/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          55          55          90          65
TEMPERATURE        56          45          59          43          50
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          61          42          51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)         12          19          14           9           8
WIND GUST (MPH)                27
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          40          20          60          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.01        0.07        0.15
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) 10.8         9.6         8.6         7.3         6.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/04/25       FRIDAY 09/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          60          55          90          70
TEMPERATURE        44          40          47          39          39
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          48          36          41
WIND CHILL         38          32                      33
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         26          28          24          13          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    36          40          33
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          40          20          60          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.02        0.08        0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9         9.6         8.7         7.3         6.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/04/25       FRIDAY 09/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          60          55          90          75
TEMPERATURE        56          48          59          45          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   48          60          42          50
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           N
WIND (MPH)         24          32          20          10           4
WIND GUST (MPH)                44
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          40          30          70          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.02        0.10        0.20
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) 10.8         9.3         8.6         7.2         6.2


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/04/25       FRIDAY 09/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          60          55          90          75
TEMPERATURE        45          41          47          38          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          48          34          40
WIND CHILL         37          31                      32
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW           S          NW
WIND (MPH)         31          39          31          13          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    43          55          43
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          40          20          70          40
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.02        0.10        0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.9         9.4         8.7         7.3         6.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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