Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 140115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED AUG 13 2025


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/14/25       FRIDAY 08/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90         100          95          90
TEMPERATURE        50          41          43          31          39
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          47          30          39
WIND CHILL                                             25
WIND DIR            S          SE          SE           N          NW
WIND (MPH)          5           1           1           5           1
WIND GUST (MPH)     9           2           3           9           2
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          90          80          50
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.11        0.11        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.2
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9         6.7         6.5         4.6         5.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/14/25       FRIDAY 08/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90         100          95          90
TEMPERATURE        48          41          40          31          36
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          44          31          37
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S          SE          SE          NE          NW
WIND (MPH)          6           3           2           5           0
WIND GUST (MPH)    10           6           3           9           2
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          90          80          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.10        0.11        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.3         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9         6.7         6.6         4.7         5.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/14/25       FRIDAY 08/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95         100          95
TEMPERATURE        55          41          51          39          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          52          39          45
WIND CHILL                                                         36
WIND DIR            S           E          SW           N           N
WIND (MPH)          6           5           4           9          17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          60          80          70
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.03        0.08        0.09
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)  6.8         6.1         6.7         6.4         6.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/14/25       FRIDAY 08/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95         100          95
TEMPERATURE        46          37          42          36          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          43          33          37
WIND CHILL                                                         25
WIND DIR            S           S           S          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)         13          12           9          11          21
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                    29
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          20          70          80          70
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.04        0.11        0.11
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.9         6.1         6.7         6.4         6.0


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/14/25       FRIDAY 08/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95         100         100
TEMPERATURE        54          43          49          40          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          51          38          44
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         10           8           4           8          14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          30          80          90          80
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.04        0.13        0.15
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)  6.8         6.2         6.8         6.2         5.7


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/14/25       FRIDAY 08/15/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95          95         100         100
TEMPERATURE        45          37          40          34          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          42          32          36
WIND CHILL                                                         24
WIND DIR            S           S          SW           N           N
WIND (MPH)         14          14           8          10          14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5          30          80          90          80
PRECIP TYPE                     R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.05        0.15        0.15
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.3         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.8         6.3         6.9         6.3         5.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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