Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2026


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/14/26         TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          SC          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          60          30          60          75
TEMPERATURE        30          22          27          19          29
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          29          18          30
WIND CHILL         23                                  11          21
WIND DIR           NW          NW          SW           E          SE
WIND (MPH)          6           3           3           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          13           8          10          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40          10          10          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.00        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.0         0.0         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.1         0.8         1.6         0.8         2.5


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/14/26         TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          SC          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          65          30          55          75
TEMPERATURE        28          22          25          18          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          27          17          29
WIND CHILL         20          15                      10          19
WIND DIR           NW          NW           W           S          SE
WIND (MPH)          8           4           4           5           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          13           9          10          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          40          10          10          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.00        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.0         0.0         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.1         0.8         1.6         0.8         2.5


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/14/26         TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          SC          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          30          45          95          95
TEMPERATURE        46          33          48          39          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          50          37          47
WIND CHILL                                                         38
WIND DIR           NW           N          SW          SE           S
WIND (MPH)          4           5           6          14          26
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                    37
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5           5          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         R                                   S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.14        0.44
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.1         3.8         5.7         5.4         6.4


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/14/26         TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          SC          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    45          35          45          95          95
TEMPERATURE        34          26          36          33          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          38          30          37
WIND CHILL                     20          30          23          23
WIND DIR            W           N          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8          10          11          28          47
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        37          61
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5           5          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.15        0.55
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.8         2.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.1         3.6         5.7         5.3         6.3


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/14/26         TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          45          45          90          95
TEMPERATURE        44          35          47          42          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          50          40          48
WIND CHILL                                             35          37
WIND DIR           NW          NW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5           5           9          26          47
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        35          62
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           5           5          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.06        0.30
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         3.8         5.6         5.5         6.3


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

DATE                           MONDAY 09/14/26         TUESDAY 09/15/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          40          50          90          95
TEMPERATURE        32          25          34          34          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          37          30          37
WIND CHILL                     19          28          21          20
WIND DIR            W          NW          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)          6           9          12          37          58
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        49          73
PRECIP PROB (%)    40           5           5          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.08        0.37
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.4         1.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.1         3.5         5.6         5.6         6.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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