Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 090115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2026


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/09/26      THURSDAY 09/10/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          95          75         100
TEMPERATURE        39          36          35          31          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          38          30          37
WIND CHILL                                                         29
WIND DIR           NW          NW           W          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)          3           4           5           3           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    10           9          14          12          25
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90         100          40         100
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.26        0.13        0.14
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.4         0.5         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4         5.8         4.7         3.3         4.5


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/09/26      THURSDAY 09/10/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          95          75         100
TEMPERATURE        37          35          33          30          33
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          37          29          35
WIND CHILL                                 27                      26
WIND DIR           NW          NW           W          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)          3           6           6           4           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    10          10          16          12          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          90          40         100
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.26        0.12        0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         1.5         1.2         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4         5.8         4.7         3.3         4.5


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/09/26      THURSDAY 09/10/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          60          70          85
TEMPERATURE        47          39          47          36          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          49          34          49
WIND CHILL                     33
WIND DIR           SW          NW           N           N          SW
WIND (MPH)         11          18          11           4           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          60          30          50          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.13        0.02        0.01        0.01
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)  6.3         5.9         5.4         4.5         5.8


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/09/26      THURSDAY 09/10/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          70          75          85
TEMPERATURE        38          34          36          31          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   32          39          29          38
WIND CHILL         31          25          30
WIND DIR            W          NW           N          NW           W
WIND (MPH)         13          21          12           6           6
WIND GUST (MPH)                            26
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          80          40          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.14        0.03        0.03        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)  6.3         5.8         5.3         4.4         5.8


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/09/26      THURSDAY 09/10/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          80          90          90
TEMPERATURE        48          42          46          40          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          49          38          49
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           N           N           N           S
WIND (MPH)         11          19          11           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    26                      28
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          50          80          70
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.27        0.10        0.11        0.02
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)  6.3         5.9         5.3         4.6         5.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 09/09/26      THURSDAY 09/10/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          80          90          90
TEMPERATURE        37          34          34          31          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          37          28          38
WIND CHILL         30          24          27
WIND DIR           SW          NW          NW          NW          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          25          14           6           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    29                      34
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          60          90          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.29        0.13        0.09        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.2         0.7         0.7         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4         5.9         5.3         4.6         5.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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