Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SUN AUG 17 2025


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/17/25         MONDAY 08/18/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25          70          75          95          90
TEMPERATURE        30          48          35          43          29
MAX/MIN TEMP                   48          35          44          29
WIND CHILL         24                      28          36          20
WIND DIR            N          SW           S          SW           N
WIND (MPH)          6           4           9          11          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    13          11          18          20          20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          20          20          80          60
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.08        0.34
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5         5.8         5.5         5.8         3.7


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/17/25         MONDAY 08/18/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        FW          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25          70          75          95          90
TEMPERATURE        30          44          34          40          29
MAX/MIN TEMP                   45          34          41          29
WIND CHILL         23                      26          32          19
WIND DIR            N          SW           S          SW           N
WIND (MPH)          6           6          11          13          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          13          21          23          21
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          10          20          80          60
PRECIP TYPE                     R           S           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.07        0.33
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5         5.8         5.4         5.8         3.7


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/17/25         MONDAY 08/18/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          50          80          85          90
TEMPERATURE        35          51          38          53          42
MAX/MIN TEMP                   51          38          54          41
WIND CHILL         24
WIND DIR            N           N           E           S           S
WIND (MPH)         33          21           4          10           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    43
PRECIP PROB (%)    40           5          10          50          70
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.02        0.10
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)  7.6         7.6         7.4         7.6         7.4


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/17/25         MONDAY 08/18/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          55          80          85          90
TEMPERATURE        32          43          35          45          38
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          35          45          37
WIND CHILL         20                                              31
WIND DIR           NE          NE          SW          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         36          21          11          12          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    48          28
PRECIP PROB (%)    50           5          10          60          70
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.02        0.10
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)  7.3         7.6         7.4         7.6         7.3


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/17/25         MONDAY 08/18/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          65          75          85          90
TEMPERATURE        36          46          38          53          43
MAX/MIN TEMP                   47          38          53          42
WIND CHILL         28
WIND DIR            N           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         19          13           6          10          12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60           5          10          60          70
PRECIP TYPE         R                                   R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.02        0.06
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)  6.6         7.4         7.3         7.6         7.2


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/17/25         MONDAY 08/18/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          65          75          85          95
TEMPERATURE        31          40          34          44          37
MAX/MIN TEMP                   41          33          44          36
WIND CHILL         23                      28                      30
WIND DIR            N          NE          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         21          16          11          12          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    28          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          10          10          60          70
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.02        0.07
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)  6.7         7.5         7.3         7.6         7.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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