Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT THU SEP 10 2026


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/10/26       FRIDAY 09/11/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65         100          90          95          70
TEMPERATURE        31          36          36          40          34
MAX/MIN TEMP                   37          35          41          32
WIND CHILL                     26          24          30          25
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          3          14          24          20          14
WIND GUST (MPH)     8          23          33          32          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    10         100          70          70          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.25        0.11        0.06
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)  3.5         4.7         6.4         5.9         4.9


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/10/26       FRIDAY 09/11/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60         100          90          95          70
TEMPERATURE        30          34          35          37          33
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          33          39          31
WIND CHILL                     23          23          26          23
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          4          17          25          23          14
WIND GUST (MPH)     9          24          32          32          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    10         100          70          70          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.24        0.11        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.5         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.5         4.7         6.3         5.9         4.9


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/10/26       FRIDAY 09/11/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          20          70          90
TEMPERATURE        34          46          36          52          43
MAX/MIN TEMP                   48          35          54          40
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         10           4           5          11          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          40           5          20          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           R                       R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.01        0.00        0.04
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)  4.4         6.0         6.7         8.2         7.9


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/10/26       FRIDAY 09/11/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          80          25          70          95
TEMPERATURE        31          37          33          43          38
MAX/MIN TEMP                   39          32          45          36
WIND CHILL         25                      27          36          31
WIND DIR           NW           W          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         12           8          12          18          19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          60           5          20          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                       R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.01        0.00        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4         6.0         6.4         8.2         7.8


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/10/26       FRIDAY 09/11/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          FW          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          90          25          75          95
TEMPERATURE        38          45          40          51          45
MAX/MIN TEMP                   48          39          54          43
WIND CHILL                                 34
WIND DIR            N          SE           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)          9           5          13          19          16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          70           5          20          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           R                       R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.01        0.00        0.04
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)  4.6         6.0         6.6         8.3         7.8


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

DATE               THURSDAY 09/10/26       FRIDAY 09/11/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          SC          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          25          75         100
TEMPERATURE        31          36          34          42          38
MAX/MIN TEMP                   38          32          44          35
WIND CHILL         24                      25          33          30
WIND DIR           NW           W          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         13          11          17          25          21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          70           5          30          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                       S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.02        0.00        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.1         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5         6.0         6.5         8.3         7.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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