Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 221315
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT FRI AUG 22 2025


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

DATE               FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100          90
TEMPERATURE        38          43          39          43          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   43          38          44          34
WIND CHILL         30          34          28          34          28
WIND DIR           SW           S           S          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)         11          18          20          21           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    18          26          32          33          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90         100         100          70
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.33        0.56        0.14
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)  5.8         6.0         5.9         6.4         4.4


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

DATE               FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100          90
TEMPERATURE        38          39          38          40          33
MAX/MIN TEMP                   40          36          41          32
WIND CHILL         29          29          27          29          26
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           W           W
WIND (MPH)         13          20          25          25           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    24          31          42          42          17
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          80         100         100          70
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.33        0.54        0.13
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)  5.8         5.9         5.9         6.5         4.5


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

DATE               FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          70          80          80          70
TEMPERATURE        40          56          40          57          43
MAX/MIN TEMP                   57          40          58          43
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          6          11          11          18          17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5           0          40          50
PRECIP TYPE                                             R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.01        0.04
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)  7.2         7.4         7.6         8.8         9.6


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

DATE               FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          70          80          80          75
TEMPERATURE        35          43          36          45          39
MAX/MIN TEMP                   45          35          46          37
WIND CHILL         29                      27          37          29
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         12          14          24          34          26
WIND GUST (MPH)                            33          49          36
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          10           5          40          50
PRECIP TYPE                                             R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.04
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)  7.2         7.4         7.5         8.9         9.6


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

DATE               FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          70          75          80          75
TEMPERATURE        42          55          42          57          45
MAX/MIN TEMP                   57          42          57          45
WIND CHILL                                 35                      38
WIND DIR            S          SW           S          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         11          12          24          29          23
WIND GUST (MPH)                            34          41
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          10           5          40          60
PRECIP TYPE                                             R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.03        0.04
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)  7.2         7.4         7.5         9.2         9.6


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

DATE               FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          70          75          80          75
TEMPERATURE        34          42          35          44          38
MAX/MIN TEMP                   44          34          45          37
WIND CHILL         27          36          24          35          27
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         14          14          32          43          31
WIND GUST (MPH)                            44          61          43
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          10           5          40          60
PRECIP TYPE                                             R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.04
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)  7.2         7.4         7.5         9.2         9.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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