Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON AUG 18 2025


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/19/25        WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          60          30          70
TEMPERATURE        42          28          39          28          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          39          27          43
WIND CHILL         34          17                      22          33
WIND DIR            S           N          NE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          14           5           5          19
WIND GUST (MPH)    23          24          14          14          28
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90          10           5           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.31        0.07        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.8         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.1         2.5         3.4         3.2         4.8


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/19/25        WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          60          30          70
TEMPERATURE        39          28          36          29          39
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          36          28          40
WIND CHILL         30          17          30          21          29
WIND DIR           SW           N          NE          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         17          14           8           6          20
WIND GUST (MPH)    26          25          17          17          29
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          10           5           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.30        0.08        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.7         0.9         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.1         2.5         3.3         3.3         4.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/19/25        WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          95         100          80          55
TEMPERATURE        53          43          47          38          53
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          50          38          54
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW          NE          SW
WIND (MPH)          9           9          11           9          12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          70          90          30          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.18        0.12        0.01
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)  8.0         7.7         7.4         6.3         6.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/19/25        WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95         100          80          55
TEMPERATURE        44          40          38          33          43
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          42          33          44
WIND CHILL                     33          31                      37
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          16          14           9          14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          70          90          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.20        0.15        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0         7.7         7.5         6.3         6.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/19/25        WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95         100          80          55
TEMPERATURE        52          43          47          39          53
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          49          39          53
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE           S          SW          NE          SW
WIND (MPH)         11          10           9           5          14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          70          90          30          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.17        0.14        0.01
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)  8.0         7.7         7.3         5.9         6.8


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 08/19/25        WEDNESDAY 08/20/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95         100          80          55
TEMPERATURE        44          38          39          31          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          42          31          44
WIND CHILL                     31          33                      38
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SE          SW
WIND (MPH)         16          17          12           6          14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          70          90          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.18        0.17        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.2         0.4         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.0         7.7         7.4         6.1         6.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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