Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 180115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2026


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/18/26       SUNDAY 07/19/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95         100          65          80
TEMPERATURE        50          42          52          43          55
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          53          42          56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE           S           W           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12           6           6           8          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    14           9           8          10          23
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          70          80          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.14        0.05        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.1         6.6         6.9         6.5         7.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/18/26       SUNDAY 07/19/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          95          65          80
TEMPERATURE        47          42          49          43          52
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          50          42          53
WIND CHILL                                             36
WIND DIR           SE           S           W           S           S
WIND (MPH)         13           8           8          11          23
WIND GUST (MPH)    14          10           9          14          27
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          70          80          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.13        0.06        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.1         6.6         6.9         6.5         7.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/18/26       SUNDAY 07/19/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          80          85          65          65
TEMPERATURE        51          41          52          42          61
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          54          40          63
WIND CHILL                     35                      34
WIND DIR            S          SE           S          SE           S
WIND (MPH)         13          17          25          33          29
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        40
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          50          30          20          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.04        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4         5.7         6.3         5.3         8.5


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/18/26       SUNDAY 07/19/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          80          85          70          60
TEMPERATURE        40          36          41          35          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          42          34          49
WIND CHILL         32          26          30          23
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         17          23          31          39          35
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        49
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          60          40          20          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.05        0.02        0.00
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)  6.4         5.7         6.3         5.4         8.5


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/18/26       SUNDAY 07/19/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          70          70          60          50
TEMPERATURE        52          44          53          44          62
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          55          44          63
WIND CHILL                     38                      35
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          18          25          35          34
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        50          49
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          50          40          20          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.04        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.3         5.7         6.3         5.4         8.6


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 07/18/26       SUNDAY 07/19/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          75          65          50
TEMPERATURE        39          35          40          35          46
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          41          33          48
WIND CHILL         32          25          29          22          38
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         17          26          33          46          40
WIND GUST (MPH)                            43          61          56
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          50          50          20          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.04        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.2         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.4         5.7         6.3         5.6         8.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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