Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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FWAK49 PAFG 110115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON AUG 10 2026


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          50          70          70          80
TEMPERATURE        52          40          55          44          59
MIN/MAX TEMP                   40          55          43          59
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          NW           W          SW           W
WIND (MPH)          5           3           6           3           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    10           5          12           6          13
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          20          40          20          40
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           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         7.8         7.9         8.4


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          50          70          70          80
TEMPERATURE        49          40          51          43          56
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          52          42          56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          SW           W          SW           W
WIND (MPH)          5           3           6           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    11           8          13           8          13
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          20          40          20          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           R           R           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         7.8         7.9         8.5


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    45          55          55          40          50
TEMPERATURE        59          44          61          46          64
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          63          44          64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           N          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         10           3           4           5           3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          40          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       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)  8.4         8.2         8.8         8.5         8.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        SC          BK          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          60          60          45          55
TEMPERATURE        48          40          50          43          52
MIN/MAX TEMP                   38          51          40          54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          NW           W          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         12           8           9          10           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          40          10          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       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)  8.4         8.1         8.7         8.4         8.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          50          55          40          55
TEMPERATURE        57          45          60          47          64
MIN/MAX TEMP                   44          62          46          64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N           S          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)          9           4           4           8           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          40          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       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)  8.3         8.0         8.7         8.5         8.8


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/11/26        WEDNESDAY 08/12/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          BK          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          55          60          45          60
TEMPERATURE        46          39          49          43          51
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          50          40          53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            N          SW           W          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         10           8           6          11           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          20          40          10          30
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           R           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)  8.4         7.9         8.7         8.4         8.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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