Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FWAK49 PAFG 150115
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 2026
...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 28 19 29 29 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 30 27 34
WIND CHILL 12 20
WIND DIR SW SE SE S W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 9 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 6 9 13 6 8
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.12 0.15 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.5 1.8 0.3
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 1.4 2.4 2.1 3.4
...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 27 19 27 28 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 29 26 32
WIND CHILL 10 18
WIND DIR SW SE SE S W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 10 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 8 10 16 9 9
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 80 80 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.12 0.15 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.5 2.0 0.5
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 1.4 2.3 2.1 3.4
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 100 100 95 95
TEMPERATURE 48 38 45 39 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 37 45
WIND CHILL 38
WIND DIR SW SE S S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 14 25 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 80 90 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.57 0.77 0.16
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.4 6.4 5.1 5.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 100 100 95 95
TEMPERATURE 36 32 36 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 37 31 35
WIND CHILL 30 21 23 22 23
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 27 48 35 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 59 48 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.74 1.04 0.26
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 2.7 4.0 2.1
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.3 6.2 5.1 5.0
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 100 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 47 41 45 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 48 39 46
WIND CHILL 33 37 34 36
WIND DIR S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 26 40 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 80 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S R S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.47 0.71 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.6 6.2 5.0 4.9
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
TIME (LT) 18 06 18 06 18
6P 6A 6P 6A 6P
CLOUD COVER SC OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 100 100 95 95
TEMPERATURE 34 31 35 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 37 30 35
WIND CHILL 28 18 20 21 20
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 36 60 31 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 64 41 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 80 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.56 0.89 0.19
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 2.4 4.5 1.6
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.1 5.0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN