Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 231315
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT THU JUL 23 2026


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

DATE               THURSDAY 07/23/26       FRIDAY 07/24/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          90          45          55
TEMPERATURE        38          43          27          42          36
MAX/MIN TEMP                   47          27          42          33
WIND CHILL         32          35          12          36
WIND DIR            S           N           N           N           W
WIND (MPH)          9          17          27          11           2
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          27          44          20           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          90          80           0           0
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.04        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.3         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.5         5.3         1.6         3.9         4.8


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

DATE               THURSDAY 07/23/26       FRIDAY 07/24/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          90          50          60
TEMPERATURE        37          40          27          39          35
MAX/MIN TEMP                   44          26          39          31
WIND CHILL         31          31          11          31
WIND DIR            S           N           N           N           W
WIND (MPH)          9          17          28          12           2
WIND GUST (MPH)    18          27          47          20           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          90          70           0           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.05        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.3         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.8         5.7         1.6         3.8         4.8


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

DATE               THURSDAY 07/23/26       FRIDAY 07/24/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          85          75          70
TEMPERATURE        41          47          38          47          40
MAX/MIN TEMP                   50          37          48          36
WIND CHILL         32
WIND DIR            S          SW          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         36           6           9          20          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    55
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          70          40           0
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.71        0.11        0.11        0.03
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)  7.8         6.0         5.8         5.4         5.1


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

DATE               THURSDAY 07/23/26       FRIDAY 07/24/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          90          75          75
TEMPERATURE        38          37          35          36          33
MAX/MIN TEMP                   40          32          39          30
WIND CHILL         25          31                      27          24
WIND DIR            S          SW          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         52          11          10          24          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    79
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100          90          60           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.94        0.18        0.18        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.6         0.6         0.5         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.3         5.9         5.8         5.5         4.9


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

DATE               THURSDAY 07/23/26       FRIDAY 07/24/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95         100          90          85
TEMPERATURE        44          45          41          46          42
MAX/MIN TEMP                   51          40          47          40
WIND CHILL         34
WIND DIR            S          SW          NW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         43           5           6          29          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    65                                  37
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90         100          80          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.51        0.36        0.41        0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.3         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0         5.8         5.9         5.3         5.2


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

DATE               THURSDAY 07/23/26       FRIDAY 07/24/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100          90          85
TEMPERATURE        38          35          35          33          32
MAX/MIN TEMP                   40          31          37          29
WIND CHILL         24          29                      22          24
WIND DIR            S           W          NW           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         59           9          10          35          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    89                                  42
PRECIP PROB (%)   100         100         100          90          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.66        0.51        0.54        0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.7         3.1         3.5         1.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0         5.9         5.8         5.3         5.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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