Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 160115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2025


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/16/25       SUNDAY 08/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          80          70          45          60
TEMPERATURE        33          27          43          31          46
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          43          31          47
WIND CHILL         23          18
WIND DIR            N           N          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)         12           8           4           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    19          12           6           6           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          10           0          20
PRECIP TYPE         S                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.2         2.9         5.3         5.0         5.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/16/25       SUNDAY 08/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          80          70          45          60
TEMPERATURE        30          28          39          30          43
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          39          30          43
WIND CHILL         20          19
WIND DIR            N          NE          SW           W          SW
WIND (MPH)         13           8           4           4           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    20          13           6           8           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          10           0          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S                                   R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.2         2.9         5.3         5.1         5.7


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/16/25       SUNDAY 08/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          70          75          65
TEMPERATURE        40          34          41          36          49
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          43          35          49
WIND CHILL         30          22          32          27
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         27          31          33          25          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    37          43          47          34
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          40          40           5
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.15        0.09        0.04        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)  5.0         4.1         6.2         7.0         7.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/16/25       SUNDAY 08/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          75          75          70
TEMPERATURE        32          31          34          34          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   29          36          32          41
WIND CHILL         21          18          23          25
WIND DIR            N           N          NE           N           N
WIND (MPH)         31          35          35          27          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    42          49          49          39          24
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90          50          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.23        0.13        0.05        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.6         0.7         0.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0         4.3         5.9         6.9         7.2


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/16/25       SUNDAY 08/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          90          80          70
TEMPERATURE        37          34          39          36          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          39          35          45
WIND CHILL         29          24          30          29
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         19          23          20          16          12
WIND GUST (MPH)                32
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          60          60           5
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.39        0.21        0.05        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.4         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5         3.9         5.0         6.6         7.0


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

DATE                           SATURDAY 08/16/25       SUNDAY 08/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          85          80          75
TEMPERATURE        30          30          32          33          38
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          34          30          39
WIND CHILL         21          18          23          26
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)         21          26          21          16          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    29          37          29
PRECIP PROB (%)    90         100          60          60          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.36        0.18        0.05        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  3.5         1.5         0.2         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.8         4.1         5.3         6.7         7.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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