Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2026


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/30/26         MONDAY 08/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          95          90          55          90
TEMPERATURE        22          35          27          33          25
MAX/MIN TEMP                   36          26          36          24
WIND CHILL         15          28          18          27
WIND DIR           SW           S           N          NW           W
WIND (MPH)          4           9           8           6           2
WIND GUST (MPH)    10          17          17          12           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          90          70          20          50
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.10        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.8         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         4.5         2.3         3.5         1.8


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/30/26         MONDAY 08/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          95          90          55          85
TEMPERATURE        22          33          27          31          24
MAX/MIN TEMP                   33          26          33          23
WIND CHILL         15          25          18          24
WIND DIR           SW           S           N          NW           W
WIND (MPH)          5          10           9           6           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          18          17          13           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          90          70          20          40
PRECIP TYPE                     S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.10        0.02        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         1.0         0.3         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.3         4.5         2.4         3.5         1.8


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/30/26         MONDAY 08/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    30          85          95          85          65
TEMPERATURE        31          45          31          32          30
MAX/MIN TEMP                   47          30          34          28
WIND CHILL                                             19          21
WIND DIR            N           S           E           N           N
WIND (MPH)          9           5           3          33          19
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        41          29
PRECIP PROB (%)    10          40          80          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.29        0.21        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         1.7         1.8         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.5         5.2         4.1         2.8         2.4


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/30/26         MONDAY 08/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35          85          95          85          70
TEMPERATURE        26          34          26          24          25
MAX/MIN TEMP                   36          25          27          23
WIND CHILL         18                                   7          12
WIND DIR            N          SW          NE           N           N
WIND (MPH)         12           9           5          42          26
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        48
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          80          60          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.28        0.25        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         2.9         3.1         1.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.4         5.3         4.1         2.7         2.5


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/30/26         MONDAY 08/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        SC          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          85          95          90          85
TEMPERATURE        33          44          31          29          31
MAX/MIN TEMP                   47          30          32          29
WIND CHILL                                             15          23
WIND DIR            N           S           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          6           9           4          35          14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        43
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          60          90          70          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.30        0.44        0.22
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         2.0         4.4         2.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.8         5.2         3.9         2.6         2.5


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

DATE               SUNDAY 08/30/26         MONDAY 08/31/26
TIME (LT)          06          18          06          18          06
                   6A          6P          6A          6P          6A

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50          85          95          90          85
TEMPERATURE        26          33          24          22          24
MAX/MIN TEMP                   35          22          25          21
WIND CHILL         19          27                       5          12
WIND DIR            N          SW           N           N          NW
WIND (MPH)         11          11           8          42          21
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        47
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60          90          70          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.29        0.40        0.23
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         3.3         5.6         3.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.6         5.3         4.1         2.5         2.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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