Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2025


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/18/25       FRIDAY 09/19/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          65          60          65
TEMPERATURE        26          33          26          31          22
MAX/MIN TEMP                   34          25          33          20
WIND CHILL         14          25          16          23           8
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         14          10          10          10          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    25          19          20          19          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          30           5          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.8         3.1         2.6         2.3         1.0


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/18/25       FRIDAY 09/19/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          65          60          65
TEMPERATURE        25          30          25          29          21
MAX/MIN TEMP                   30          24          31          19
WIND CHILL         12          20          14          19           7
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         17          11          12          11          16
WIND GUST (MPH)    27          21          21          20          25
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          30           5          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.01        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         3.0         2.6         2.3         1.0


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/18/25       FRIDAY 09/19/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          85          80          85          80
TEMPERATURE        34          45          35          47          36
MAX/MIN TEMP                   47          34          48          36
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          NE          SE          NE
WIND (MPH)         17          18           6          13           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    25
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          40           5          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           R                       R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.01        0.02        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         5.2         4.7         5.8         5.5


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/18/25       FRIDAY 09/19/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          85          80          85          80
TEMPERATURE        31          34          29          36          31
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          28          37          30
WIND CHILL         19          24                      29          25
WIND DIR           SW           S           E          SE          NE
WIND (MPH)         29          25           8          18           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    39          33                      26
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          50           5          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                       S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.01        0.01        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.0         0.1         0.0         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         5.3         4.7         5.8         5.5


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/18/25       FRIDAY 09/19/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          65          70          80          85
TEMPERATURE        37          46          37          47          39
MAX/MIN TEMP                   47          36          49          38
WIND CHILL         27          39
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         24          23           6          12           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          30           0          40          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           R                       R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.01        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)  4.9         5.2         4.6         5.7         5.5


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/18/25       FRIDAY 09/19/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          70          70          80          85
TEMPERATURE        29          33          28          35          30
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          27          36          29
WIND CHILL         15          21          21          27
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         34          31          10          20           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    44          40                      28
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40           0          40          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                       S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.01        0.01        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.1         0.0         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         5.2         4.6         5.8         5.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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