Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 250115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN AUG 24 2025


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/25/25         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          80         100         100         100
TEMPERATURE        39          34          42          46          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          46          41          46
WIND CHILL         33          27          35          35          35
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         10           8          13          34          21
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          12          20          52          33
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60         100         100         100
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.55        0.86        0.30
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)  4.9         5.2         7.4         7.9         6.6


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/25/25         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          80         100         100         100
TEMPERATURE        36          33          41          42          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   32          44          39          43
WIND CHILL         28          26          32          30          28
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         11           9          17          40          25
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          17          28          67          41
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60         100         100         100
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.55        0.82        0.32
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9         5.2         7.4         7.9         6.6


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/25/25         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          90          60          75
TEMPERATURE        56          45          57          43          55
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          57          42          56
WIND CHILL                                             36
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12          12          19          20          21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          90          60          30          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.21        0.07        0.04        0.02
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         9.4         9.5         7.5         7.6


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/25/25         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          90          65          70
TEMPERATURE        45          41          46          38          43
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          47          36          44
WIND CHILL         39          33          39          28          35
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         27          27          34          36          32
WIND GUST (MPH)    39          39          48          51          44
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          90          70          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.40        0.31        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)  9.8         9.3         9.5         7.5         7.7


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/25/25         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          85          55          60
TEMPERATURE        55          48          57          45          56
MIN/MAX TEMP                   47          58          45          56
WIND CHILL                                             36
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         23          25          32          40          33
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          35          44          56          47
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          80          70          30          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.05        0.05        0.03
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)  9.8         9.3         9.6         7.6         7.8


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

DATE                           MONDAY 08/25/25         TUESDAY 08/26/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          90          60          60
TEMPERATURE        45          41          46          38          43
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          47          36          44
WIND CHILL         37          32          37          25          33
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         31          34          50          51          47
WIND GUST (MPH)    43          48          71          72          65
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          70          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.21        0.19        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)  9.8         9.3         9.6         7.6         7.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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