Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2025


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 12/03/25      THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          FW          FW          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          40          10          25          30
TEMPERATURE       -11         -12         -15          -9          -7
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -12         -12         -15          -6
WIND CHILL        -37         -39         -42         -26         -23
WIND DIR            N           N           N           W          NW
WIND (MPH)         21          20          21          10           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          31          31          20          18
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5           0           5           5
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                           WEDNESDAY 12/03/25      THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          FW          FW          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          40          10          25          30
TEMPERATURE       -11         -11         -15          -8          -7
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -11         -11         -15          -6
WIND CHILL        -36         -39         -42         -26         -26
WIND DIR            N           N           N           W          NW
WIND (MPH)         21          21          23          10          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          31          31          19          20
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5           0           5           5
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                           WEDNESDAY 12/03/25      THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          80          55          45
TEMPERATURE        29          26          18           2           2
MIN/MAX TEMP                   24          27           2          12
WIND CHILL         17          18           8         -11         -13
WIND DIR            S           S          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         26          12          11          12          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    34
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          60          50          20          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.19        0.05        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.3         0.6         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         2.0         0.8         0.2         0.1


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 12/03/25      THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          75          55          50
TEMPERATURE        24          21          17           8           7
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          22           8          11
WIND CHILL          8           9           5          -1          -7
WIND DIR            S          SW          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         35          23          13          12          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    46          29
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          60          50          30          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.28        0.06        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.9         0.7         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.4         2.1         0.8         0.1         0.1


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 12/03/25      THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          80          75          55          40
TEMPERATURE        30          26          15           3           3
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          27           3          10
WIND CHILL         17          16           5          -6          -7
WIND DIR            S           S          NW           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         28          14          10           8           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    47
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          50          50          20          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.04        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.4         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         1.8         0.4         0.1         0.0


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 12/03/25      THURSDAY 12/04/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          80          75          55          45
TEMPERATURE        24          21          14           5           4
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          21           5           9
WIND CHILL          6           7           3          -2          -6
WIND DIR           SW          SW           W          NW           W
WIND (MPH)         40          25          13           9          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    52          33
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          50          60          20          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.04        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.2         0.4         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.5         2.0         0.6         0.1         0.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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