Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2025


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25      THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          95          95          90
TEMPERATURE        33          34          29          21          20
MAX/MIN TEMP                   37          25          29          16
WIND CHILL         21          21          13           5           6
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW          SW           W
WIND (MPH)         23          27          28          21          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    36          43          48          35          20
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          90          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.36        0.25        0.10        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  3.0         3.0         1.2         1.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2         2.5         1.7         1.1         0.1


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25      THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          95          95          90
TEMPERATURE        32          31          26          19          18
MAX/MIN TEMP                   34          23          26          14
WIND CHILL         18          16           8           1           3
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW          SW           W
WIND (MPH)         29          33          36          26          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    47          52          57          41          28
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          90          90          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.32        0.26        0.11        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.3         2.8         1.4         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2         2.6         1.7         1.1         0.1


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25      THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          80          70          55
TEMPERATURE        33          40          37          30          24
MAX/MIN TEMP                   41          31          38          23
WIND CHILL         23          33                      23          18
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           W          NW
WIND (MPH)         21          27          17          10          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          39
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          80          60          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.18        0.06        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.5         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         6.8         3.7         2.8         1.3


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25      THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          80          75          60
TEMPERATURE        30          34          30          21          20
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          26          30          19
WIND CHILL         16          22          19          10          10
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW           W          NW
WIND (MPH)         41          48          27          17          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    57          67          39
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          60          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.21        0.28        0.08        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         1.7         1.1         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.3         6.4         3.7         2.7         1.3


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25      THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          75          80          65
TEMPERATURE        35          41          37          30          27
MAX/MIN TEMP                   42          32          37          24
WIND CHILL         22          31          30          22          21
WIND DIR            S           S           S           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         49          31          16          10          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    75          50
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          90          60          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.23        0.11        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.5         0.9         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2         6.6         3.5         2.6         1.2


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

DATE               WEDNESDAY 10/08/25      THURSDAY 10/09/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          80          80          70
TEMPERATURE        31          35          30          22          20
MAX/MIN TEMP                   37          25          30          18
WIND CHILL         15          22          18          12           8
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          NW           W
WIND (MPH)         54          57          27          14          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    73          74          39
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          90          60          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.18        0.29        0.12        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         2.2         1.6         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.2         6.7         3.6         2.6         1.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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