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 FRI OCT 3 2025


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          70         100          90          95
TEMPERATURE        24          14          24          26          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   12          24          22          32
WIND CHILL         14           6          14          18          22
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8           4          10           9          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    14           9          16          16          21
PRECIP PROB (%)    80           0          80          70          70
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.03        0.05        0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.4         0.5         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         0.0         1.2         2.7         3.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          70         100          90          95
TEMPERATURE        20          13          22          28          30
MIN/MAX TEMP                   11          23          21          30
WIND CHILL          9           4           9          17          19
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11           5          13          12          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    18          11          19          19          26
PRECIP PROB (%)    80           0          80          70          70
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.03        0.05        0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.4         0.5         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.8         0.0         1.3         2.7         3.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          95         100         100          95
TEMPERATURE        31          30          37          35          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          38          33          43
WIND CHILL         24          24          29          28          35
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         16          16          23          23          24
WIND GUST (MPH)                            28          29          32
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          40          90          90          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.23        0.15        0.19
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.5         0.2         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.4         3.7         4.2         5.2         6.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          95         100         100         100
TEMPERATURE        23          29          28          33          33
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          31          28          35
WIND CHILL         10          17          15          22          22
WIND DIR            W          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         25          28          32          28          29
WIND GUST (MPH)    34          34          43          40          40
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          90          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.28        0.21        0.25
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.3         2.7         1.2         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         3.9         4.3         5.5         6.3


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          90         100         100          90
TEMPERATURE        31          35          36          39          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          39          35          44
WIND CHILL         24          25          25          28          32
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12          31          36          40          34
WIND GUST (MPH)                46          55          58          51
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          40          90          90          70
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.10        0.08        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.2         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.2         4.1         4.4         6.4         6.4


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          90         100         100          95
TEMPERATURE        21          29          28          33          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          31          28          35
WIND CHILL          9          16          13          20          19
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         25          34          42          44          41
WIND GUST (MPH)    33          46          58          61          55
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          90          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.12        0.09        0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         1.0         0.4         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.2         4.3         4.6         6.5         6.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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