Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKST WED DEC 11 2024


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 12/11/24      THURSDAY 12/12/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          45          55          65          55
TEMPERATURE        21          16          13          10          -2
MAX/MIN TEMP                   21          13          18          -5
WIND CHILL         15           8           5          -1         -19
WIND DIR           SE          SE           E          SE          SE
WIND (MPH)          4           5           5           6           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          16          13          17          19
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          20          30          20
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.8         1.5         0.7         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 12/11/24      THURSDAY 12/12/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          45          55          65          55
TEMPERATURE        22          19          16          11          -1
MAX/MIN TEMP                   22          15          19          -4
WIND CHILL         14           6           2          -5         -20
WIND DIR           SE           E           E           E          SE
WIND (MPH)          5          11          12          14          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    12          24          23          26          25
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          20          30          20
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.01        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.7         1.5         0.6         0.0         0.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 12/11/24      THURSDAY 12/12/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          75          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        28          23          21          18          18
MAX/MIN TEMP                   30          19          25          12
WIND CHILL                                              8          10
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5           9           4          17           9
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        25
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          30          50          70          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.05        0.12        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.5         1.5         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.8         2.8         1.9         0.4         0.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 12/11/24      THURSDAY 12/12/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          75          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        27          23          22          16          16
MAX/MIN TEMP                   28          19          24          12
WIND CHILL         20          14          16           2           6
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         24          18          10          24          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          26                      31
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          30          50          70          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.05        0.15        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.7         2.1         1.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.0         2.9         2.0         0.4         0.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 12/11/24      THURSDAY 12/12/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          75          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        30          26          24          20          19
MAX/MIN TEMP                   32          22          27          13
WIND CHILL         21          15          15           6           9
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         21          18          12          18          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    28
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          30          50          70          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.04        0.09        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.3         1.1         1.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         2.9         1.9         0.3         0.0


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 12/11/24      THURSDAY 12/12/24
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          75          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        26          24          22          16          15
MAX/MIN TEMP                   28          20          24          11
WIND CHILL         16          11          15          -1           4
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         26          27          12          28          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    34          35                      37
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          30          40          70          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.04        0.12        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.6         1.6         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         2.9         2.0         0.3         0.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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