Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2026


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          CL          FW          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55           0          15          65          90
TEMPERATURE        11           5          15           5          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                    3          19           4          18
WIND CHILL          4          -6           5          -7           6
WIND DIR            S          NE           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          3           5           5           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     8          11          11          13          11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          10          50          80
PRECIP TYPE                                             S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.4
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                           SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          CL          FW          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55           0          20          65          90
TEMPERATURE         9           5          13           6          13
MIN/MAX TEMP                    3          18           5          17
WIND CHILL          2          -5           3          -6           4
WIND DIR            S          NE          NE          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)          4           5           5           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     9          11          11          12          11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          10          50          80
PRECIP TYPE                                             S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.4
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                           SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          95         100          95          85
TEMPERATURE        30          30          37          32          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          39          31          38
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           S          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)          4           5           8          11           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90         100          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.05        0.05        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.1         0.1         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.2         2.3         4.3         2.8         4.1


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          95         100          95          85
TEMPERATURE        22          29          30          29          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          31          28          30
WIND CHILL         16                      22          19          19
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8          10          14          20          17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90         100         100          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.08        0.09        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.9         1.0         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         2.7         4.4         2.8         4.0


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          90          90          90          85
TEMPERATURE        28          33          37          32          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          40          32          40
WIND CHILL                     26          30          23          27
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5          11          13          18          16
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        31
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          90          90          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.04        0.04        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.1         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.2         2.6         4.4         3.0         4.0


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

DATE                           SUNDAY 10/04/26         MONDAY 10/05/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          90          95          95          85
TEMPERATURE        21          28          29          28          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          31          27          30
WIND CHILL         13          18          18          15          15
WIND DIR            S          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11          16          20          29          25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          90          90          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.04        0.06        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.4         0.6         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.5         2.9         4.5         2.9         4.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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