Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 200215
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST WED NOV 19 2025


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 11/20/25       FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          30          60          65          85
TEMPERATURE         6           6          10          13          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                    4          15           6          16
WIND CHILL        -10         -11           0                       4
WIND DIR           SE          SE          SE          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         11          13           6           2           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    20          25          12           4          12
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          10          40          50          40
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.6         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.3         0.1         0.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 11/20/25       FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          SC          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          40          60          65          85
TEMPERATURE         5           9          11          14          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                    4          16           6          16
WIND CHILL        -13         -11          -3           8           2
WIND DIR           SE          SE          SE          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         16          23          11           4           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    25          40          20           8          12
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          10          40          50          40
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.6         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.1         0.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 11/20/25       FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          85          95         100         100
TEMPERATURE        15          22          21          20          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   14          27          18          24
WIND CHILL          6          13          11           7           6
WIND DIR           SE          SE          SE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         17          19          19          27          27
WIND GUST (MPH)    24          26                      39          39
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          70          80          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.05        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.6         0.6         1.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.2         1.5         0.9         0.3         0.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 11/20/25       FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          85          95         100         100
TEMPERATURE        15          21          18          18          16
MIN/MAX TEMP                   14          22          16          18
WIND CHILL          2           8           4           0          -2
WIND DIR           SE          SE           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         18          32          26          37          31
WIND GUST (MPH)                46          37          54          43
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          80          80          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.05        0.07        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.7         0.8         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         1.9         1.1         0.3         0.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 11/20/25       FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          80          95          95          95
TEMPERATURE        19          27          25          24          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   18          29          21          26
WIND CHILL          6          14          11           9           5
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         20          29          34          29          33
WIND GUST (MPH)                41          48          42          47
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          80          80          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.04        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.4         0.4         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.3         1.7         1.0         0.3         0.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 11/20/25       FRIDAY 11/21/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55          80          95          95          95
TEMPERATURE        17          22          19          17          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                   15          22          16          18
WIND CHILL          3           7           3          -2          -4
WIND DIR            S           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         25          39          36          46          34
WIND GUST (MPH)    35          55          51          64          48
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          70          80          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.04        0.06        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.5         0.6         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.6         2.0         1.1         0.3         0.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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