Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 090115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2025


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/09/25       SUNDAY 08/10/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          95         100          90         100
TEMPERATURE        51          42          47          41          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          47          41          46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          6           6           9           5           2
WIND GUST (MPH)     9          12          14           9           4
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          80          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.18        0.13        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)  7.9         7.4         7.3         6.0         6.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/09/25       SUNDAY 08/10/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          95         100          90         100
TEMPERATURE        48          41          44          40          41
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          44          39          43
WIND CHILL                     35          38
WIND DIR            S           S           S          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          6          10          12           8           2
WIND GUST (MPH)     9          17          19          12           3
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          80          80          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.16        0.12        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)  7.8         7.4         7.3         6.0         6.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/09/25       SUNDAY 08/10/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          70          90         100
TEMPERATURE        49          42          53          41          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          54          40          51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SE           S           E           N
WIND (MPH)         11          14           6           4          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          60          50          70          90
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.05        0.05        0.21
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)  7.7         7.1         7.5         7.2         6.6


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/09/25       SUNDAY 08/10/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          70          95         100
TEMPERATURE        41          38          44          38          38
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          44          36          41
WIND CHILL         35          30
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         18          20          11          10          13
WIND GUST (MPH)                28
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          60          50          70          90
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.14        0.09        0.06        0.22
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         7.0         7.5         7.2         6.6


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/09/25       SUNDAY 08/10/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          85          65          95         100
TEMPERATURE        49          43          53          42          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          53          42          49
WIND CHILL                     35
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           N
WIND (MPH)         23          32          13           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          44
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          60          40          70          90
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.05        0.05        0.21
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)  7.7         7.2         7.5         7.1         6.3


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/09/25       SUNDAY 08/10/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          85          65          95         100
TEMPERATURE        41          37          43          38          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          44          36          40
WIND CHILL         34          29                      32
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         27          34          13          12          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    39          48
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          60          40          80          90
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.05        0.06        0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         7.1         7.6         7.2         6.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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