Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 211315
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 75 95 90
TEMPERATURE 52 59 44 50 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 44 54 40
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 13 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 12 12 9 20 11
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 60 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.21 0.11 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) 9.9 9.7 6.8 6.8 6.2
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 75 95 90
TEMPERATURE 52 56 46 47 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 44 51 39
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 13 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 14 14 23 11
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 60 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.34 0.22 0.10 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) 9.9 9.7 6.8 6.8 6.2
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 40 95 85 95
TEMPERATURE 46 57 38 50 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 38 52 40
WIND CHILL 30 36
WIND DIR S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 21 26 13 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 10 90 50 90
PRECIP TYPE R S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.14 0.15 0.26
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.5 5.0 6.5 7.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 40 95 85 95
TEMPERATURE 39 44 33 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 31 41 34
WIND CHILL 33 37 21 30 24
WIND DIR S S S SW S
WIND (MPH) 18 28 36 24 47
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 51 33 65
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 10 90 60 90
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.21 0.21 0.37
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.6
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.5 5.0 6.4 6.8
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 30 90 75 90
TEMPERATURE 48 58 42 52 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 41 54 43
WIND CHILL 33 37
WIND DIR S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 26 32 24 37
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 44 33 52
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 10 80 40 90
PRECIP TYPE R R S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.07 0.07 0.22
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 6.5 5.1 6.4 7.4
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 07/21/26 WEDNESDAY 07/22/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 30 90 75 90
TEMPERATURE 39 43 33 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 40 33
WIND CHILL 31 34 20 28 23
WIND DIR S S S SW S
WIND (MPH) 25 33 43 29 50
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 47 61 41 71
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 10 90 50 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.10 0.09 0.26
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 6.6 5.2 6.4 7.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN