Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 280115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON JUL 27 2026


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 07/28/26        WEDNESDAY 07/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          40          75          95          85
TEMPERATURE        33          26          48          37          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          49          37          46
WIND CHILL         26                                  30          38
WIND DIR            N           N          SW           S           W
WIND (MPH)          9           2           9          10          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    16           5          17          19          17
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5           5          50          80
PRECIP TYPE                                             R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.05
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)  2.5         2.3         6.2         5.7         6.2


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 07/28/26        WEDNESDAY 07/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          SC          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    30          40          75          95          85
TEMPERATURE        30          25          45          36          41
MIN/MAX TEMP                   21          46          36          43
WIND CHILL         22                                  29          34
WIND DIR            N           N          SW           S           W
WIND (MPH)          9           2          10          11          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    16           6          17          18          18
PRECIP PROB (%)     5           5           5          50          80
PRECIP TYPE                                             S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.02        0.05
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)  2.4         2.2         6.1         5.7         6.2


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 07/28/26        WEDNESDAY 07/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          70          40          70
TEMPERATURE        49          42          56          40          59
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          58          39          62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NE           S           N           N          NW
WIND (MPH)          5           3           4           5           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          60          20           0          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.21        0.03        0.00        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)  7.3         6.6         7.1         6.8         7.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 07/28/26        WEDNESDAY 07/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          75          40          70
TEMPERATURE        40          36          43          34          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          44          33          47
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            E          NE           N          NW          NW
WIND (MPH)          8           5           8          11          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          60          20           0          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.26        0.04        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2         6.4         7.1         6.6         6.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 07/28/26        WEDNESDAY 07/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          70          40          75
TEMPERATURE        47          42          55          42          59
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          57          42          61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N           N          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          5           4           6           5           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          60          20           0          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.25        0.03        0.00        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)  6.9         6.0         6.9         6.6         6.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 07/28/26        WEDNESDAY 07/29/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          75          40          75
TEMPERATURE        38          34          40          32          43
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          42          31          45
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NE          NE           N          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          8           5           6           9           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          60          30           0          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.27        0.04        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.0         6.2         7.0         6.5         6.9

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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