Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 170115
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 34 30 33 30 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 34 29 34
WIND CHILL 27 24 26
WIND DIR SW W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 11 10 14 11 12
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 50 80 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 2.6 3.7 2.2 3.2
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 31 28 31 28 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 32 27 31
WIND CHILL 25 24 21 23
WIND DIR SW W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 11 9 14 12 12
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 40 80 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 2.6 3.7 2.2 3.2
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 41 36 42 35 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 44 34 44
WIND CHILL 35
WIND DIR SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 13 10 12 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.08 0.06 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.1 5.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 33 30 32 30 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 34 29 34
WIND CHILL 21 19 24 22 26
WIND DIR SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 34 23 16 17 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.12 0.11 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 2.5 1.2 1.0 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.2 4.9
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 41 36 41 36 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 44 35 44
WIND CHILL 32 29 35 27 35
WIND DIR S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 24 14 16 18 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.06 0.05 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 4.2 4.8 4.2 4.8
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 85 80 85
TEMPERATURE 33 30 31 30 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 33 28 33
WIND CHILL 19 18 21 19 23
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 39 23 20 25 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 33 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.07 0.06 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 1.8 0.7 0.6 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.2 4.8 4.2 4.9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN