Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI SEP 18 2026


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 09/19/26       SUNDAY 09/20/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95          85          80
TEMPERATURE        30          27          32          27          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          33          27          30
WIND CHILL         24                                              22
WIND DIR            S          NE          NE           S          NW
WIND (MPH)          5           3           5           3           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     9           5           9           6           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          70          80          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.07        0.05        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.7         0.5         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         2.4         3.0         1.7         1.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 09/19/26       SUNDAY 09/20/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95          85          80
TEMPERATURE        28          26          30          26          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          31          25          29
WIND CHILL         22                      24                      19
WIND DIR            S           E           E           S          NW
WIND (MPH)          5           3           5           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)     9           6          10           8          10
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60          80          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.07        0.05        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.9         0.6         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         2.4         3.2         1.7         1.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 09/19/26       SUNDAY 09/20/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90         100          90          90          85
TEMPERATURE        42          36          40          33          41
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          42          31          45
WIND CHILL                     27
WIND DIR           SW           S           S          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)          5          24          12           5           4
WIND GUST (MPH)                34
PRECIP PROB (%)    70         100          70          60          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.23        0.16        0.03        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.4         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         4.1         4.6         3.9         4.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 09/19/26       SUNDAY 09/20/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          95          90          90
TEMPERATURE        33          30          32          28          31
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          34          26          34
WIND CHILL                     18          23          22
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           N          NW
WIND (MPH)          6          32          18           9           5
WIND GUST (MPH)                46
PRECIP PROB (%)    70         100          70          70          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.25        0.22        0.03        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.3         2.4         0.4         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.1         4.1         4.5         3.9         4.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 09/19/26       SUNDAY 09/20/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          85          85          90
TEMPERATURE        42          38          40          35          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          42          33          44
WIND CHILL                     28          32
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           E
WIND (MPH)          9          26          17           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)                36
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          90          70          70          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.15        0.09        0.03        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9         4.2         4.5         3.8         4.6


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 09/19/26       SUNDAY 09/20/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90         100          90          90          90
TEMPERATURE        32          30          32          26          30
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          35          25          33
WIND CHILL         26          16          21
WIND DIR            S          SW           S          SW           W
WIND (MPH)         10          41          26           8           8
WIND GUST (MPH)                57          36
PRECIP PROB (%)    70         100          70          70          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.12        0.03        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.6         1.4         0.3         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.1         4.2         4.5         3.8         4.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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