Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SAT OCT 4 2025


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          80          95          80
TEMPERATURE        12          24          26          30          27
MAX/MIN TEMP                   24          21          31          26
WIND CHILL          6          13          16          20          20
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          3          10          10          11           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     6          17          17          17           9
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          40          40          60          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.02        0.08        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.3         0.7         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         1.0         2.6         3.4         3.5


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          80          95          80
TEMPERATURE        12          23          26          28          27
MAX/MIN TEMP                   23          21          29          26
WIND CHILL          4          10          15          17          20
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          4          12          12          13           6
WIND GUST (MPH)     8          23          20          24          11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0          40          40          60          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.02        0.08        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.3         0.8         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         1.1         2.6         3.4         3.4


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          90         100
TEMPERATURE        30          37          35          41          36
MAX/MIN TEMP                   38          33          42          35
WIND CHILL         22          27          27          34          26
WIND DIR            S           S          SE          SE           S
WIND (MPH)         16          29          21          27          33
WIND GUST (MPH)                41          31          39          47
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90          80          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.13        0.28        0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.4         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7         4.2         6.1         6.4         5.7


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100         100          90         100
TEMPERATURE        29          29          34          34          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   31          28          36          31
WIND CHILL         17          15          22          23          21
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         29          44          32          40          40
WIND GUST (MPH)    41          63          44          56          56
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          90          80          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.16        0.17        0.35        0.28
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.5         1.1         1.4         1.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.9         4.3         6.0         6.4         5.7


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          95          80          90
TEMPERATURE        35          37          38          41          40
MAX/MIN TEMP                   38          35          43          37
WIND CHILL         23          24          27          30          29
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         26          49          43          42          36
WIND GUST (MPH)                69          61          59          51
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          70          70          60          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.08        0.17        0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.1         4.4         6.7         6.5         5.7


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

DATE               SATURDAY 10/04/25       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95          85          95
TEMPERATURE        30          29          34          34          33
MAX/MIN TEMP                   32          28          36          30
WIND CHILL         15          12          20          19          19
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         40          59          55          59          50
WIND GUST (MPH)    56          78          73          78          71
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          70          70          60          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.08        0.19        0.20
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.4         0.7         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         4.6         6.8         6.5         5.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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