Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 110115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2025


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/11/25       SUNDAY 10/12/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          FW          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          25          10          70         100
TEMPERATURE        14           7          11          15          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                    6          15           9          25
WIND CHILL         -4          -5          -2           0           2
WIND DIR           NW           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         21           6           9          13          27
WIND GUST (MPH)    36          10          14          20          43
PRECIP PROB (%)    50           5           0          20          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.0         1.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         1.3


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/11/25       SUNDAY 10/12/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          FW          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          25          10          70         100
TEMPERATURE        12           6          10          15          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                    5          14           9          23
WIND CHILL         -8          -6          -3          -1          -1
WIND DIR           NW           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         23           6          11          16          33
WIND GUST (MPH)    37          11          20          28          51
PRECIP PROB (%)    50           5           0          20          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.0         1.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         1.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/11/25       SUNDAY 10/12/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          30          55          85         100
TEMPERATURE        28          18          28          27          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          31          23          37
WIND CHILL         20                      20          18          25
WIND DIR           NW           E           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         11           4          12          19          32
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        27          44
PRECIP PROB (%)    30           5          20          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.03        0.15
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.3         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.9         0.1         0.9         1.7         3.9


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/11/25       SUNDAY 10/12/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          30          55          85         100
TEMPERATURE        18          13          19          24          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   12          23          18          29
WIND CHILL          6           4           8           9          10
WIND DIR           NW           S          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         23          11          17          33          37
WIND GUST (MPH)    32                                  47          52
PRECIP PROB (%)    40           5          20          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.03        0.15
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.4         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.9         0.1         1.0         1.8         4.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/11/25       SUNDAY 10/12/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          25          50          80         100
TEMPERATURE        27          19          27          31          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          31          25          38
WIND CHILL         19          11          15          17          21
WIND DIR            N          SE           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          9           9          23          43          43
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        61          61
PRECIP PROB (%)    50           5          10          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.03        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.0         0.3         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.9         0.0         1.2         2.1         4.6


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 10/11/25       SUNDAY 10/12/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          25          45          85         100
TEMPERATURE        17          12          20          25          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   11          24          18          29
WIND CHILL          6           2           8           8           8
WIND DIR           NW           S          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         18          11          24          48          48
WIND GUST (MPH)                            34          67          67
PRECIP PROB (%)    60           5          10          60          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.03        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.0         0.3         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.9         0.1         1.4         2.2         4.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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