Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON OCT 13 2025


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/14/25        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          75          75          80          75
TEMPERATURE        19          20          16          20          15
MIN/MAX TEMP                   13          21          16          22
WIND CHILL          7           9           5           9           3
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         10          10           9           9           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          14          14          14          14
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          30          40          50          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.04        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.3         0.6         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.2         0.1         0.6         0.6         0.7


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/14/25        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          75          75          80          75
TEMPERATURE        16          16          16          18          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                   12          20          14          20
WIND CHILL          2           2           3           6           0
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         12          12          10          11          11
WIND GUST (MPH)    19          19          17          19          17
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          20          40          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.02        0.04        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.3         0.6         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.2         0.1         0.6         0.6         0.6


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/14/25        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          85          70          80
TEMPERATURE        36          30          33          27          31
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          38          24          37
WIND CHILL         29          24                                  25
WIND DIR            S           S          NW           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         28          17           8          11          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    40          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          70          50          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.53        0.28        0.03        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.5         2.0         0.2         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         3.4         3.1         2.0         2.8


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/14/25        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          85          70          80
TEMPERATURE        27          26          24          22          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          29          19          28
WIND CHILL         14          14          16          11          13
WIND DIR            S          SW          NW           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         37          26           9          17          25
WIND GUST (MPH)    52          36                                  35
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          80          50          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.71        0.33        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  7.5         4.1         0.5         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.1         3.5         3.2         2.1         2.8


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/14/25        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          90          85          65          80
TEMPERATURE        35          30          33          29          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          37          25          37
WIND CHILL         26          24                      19          23
WIND DIR            S          SE          NW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         21          12           8          18          21
WIND GUST (MPH)    31                                              31
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          70          50          40          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.33        0.21        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.7         1.3         0.3         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.6         3.1         2.9         2.0         2.8


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 10/14/25        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          85          65          80
TEMPERATURE        28          24          23          21          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          28          19          28
WIND CHILL         13          11          16           7          11
WIND DIR           SW          SW          NW           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         40          26           9          24          32
WIND GUST (MPH)    56          36                      33          44
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          80          50          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.49        0.26        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  5.3         3.2         0.7         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         3.4         3.1         2.1         2.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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