Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 290115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT TUE JUL 28 2026


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          95          95          65          60
TEMPERATURE        48          39          44          34          54
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          46          34          55
WIND CHILL                     32
WIND DIR           SW          SW           W           N          SW
WIND (MPH)          9           9           8           3           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          18          14          10          16
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          40          80          20           5
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.05        0.03        0.00
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)  6.4         6.0         7.2         5.2         7.0


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    60          95          95          65          60
TEMPERATURE        45          38          41          33          51
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          43          33          52
WIND CHILL                     31
WIND DIR           SW          SW           W           N          SW
WIND (MPH)         10          11           9           4          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          17          16          10          17
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          40          70          20           0
PRECIP TYPE                     S           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.04        0.03        0.00
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)  6.4         6.0         7.2         5.2         6.9


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          40          70          85          60
TEMPERATURE        53          41          60          47          63
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          61          44          63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          4           5           4           4           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0           0           5           0
PRECIP TYPE         R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  7.2         6.8         7.2         7.4         7.8


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          40          75          85          60
TEMPERATURE        42          36          46          40          48
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          47          36          48
WIND CHILL                     30
WIND DIR            N           N          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)          8          10           8           9           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0           0           5           0
PRECIP TYPE         S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  7.2         6.7         7.3         7.2         7.8


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          35          80          90          65
TEMPERATURE        52          43          59          49          62
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          60          46          62
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          NW           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          6           5           5           5           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20           0           0          10           5
PRECIP TYPE         R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  7.0         6.5         7.1         7.3         7.7


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 07/29/26      THURSDAY 07/30/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          40          80          90          65
TEMPERATURE        40          34          44          39          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          45          35          46
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          NW          NW          NW           N
WIND (MPH)          6           9           6           8           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30           0           0          10           5
PRECIP TYPE         S                                   S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
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)  7.0         6.4         7.2         7.1         7.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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