Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT FRI SEP 4 2026


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/04/26         SATURDAY 09/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          90          95          95
TEMPERATURE        30          35          32          37          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          31          38          33
WIND CHILL         24                      26
WIND DIR            S           S          SE           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          5           4           5           5           2
WIND GUST (MPH)     9           9          10          10           5
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          50          70          80          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.05        0.21        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.1         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.1         4.4         4.7         5.1         4.5


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/04/26         SATURDAY 09/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          90          95          95
TEMPERATURE        30          33          31          35          33
MAX/MIN TEMP                   34          30          37          32
WIND CHILL         23                      24          29
WIND DIR           SE           S          SE           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          5           5           8           6           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    10           9          11          10           6
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          50          70          80          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.05        0.23        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.3         0.7         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.1         4.4         4.8         5.1         4.5


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/04/26         SATURDAY 09/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          90          85          85
TEMPERATURE        41          53          45          52          40
MAX/MIN TEMP                   54          44          54          40
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SE          SW           E
WIND (MPH)          8           8          13           5           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          50          80          80          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.08        0.28        0.09
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)  9.2         9.7         8.8         7.5         6.6


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/04/26         SATURDAY 09/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          90          90          85
TEMPERATURE        39          45          40          42          35
MAX/MIN TEMP                   45          38          44          34
WIND CHILL         32          39          32
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         24          18          25          10           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    33                      34
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          50          80          80          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.10        0.32        0.10
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)  9.2         9.7         8.8         7.4         6.5


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/04/26         SATURDAY 09/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          90          85          80
TEMPERATURE        44          52          47          52          41
MAX/MIN TEMP                   53          45          54          41
WIND CHILL         37
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         23          18          26           9           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    31                      35
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          60          80          80          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.07        0.19        0.08
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)  9.4         9.8         8.9         7.2         6.3


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

DATE               FRIDAY 09/04/26         SATURDAY 09/05/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          75          90          90          80
TEMPERATURE        41          45          40          41          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   45          38          44          33
WIND CHILL         31          37          29
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         34          27          36          12           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    46          36          48
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          60          80          80          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.08        0.22        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.4         9.8         8.9         7.3         6.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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