Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST THU NOV 14 2024


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 11/15/24         SATURDAY 11/16/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          SC          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25          50          55          65          75
TEMPERATURE       -11          -3          -2          -6         -12
MIN/MAX TEMP                  -11           0         -10          -5
WIND CHILL        -22         -14         -14         -23         -29
WIND DIR           SE           E          NE          NE           N
WIND (MPH)          4           4           5           9           8
WIND GUST (MPH)     8           9           9          14          12
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           0          20          10
PRECIP TYPE                                             S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.01        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 11/15/24         SATURDAY 11/16/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        FW          BK          BK          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    25          50          50          65          75
TEMPERATURE        -8          -1           0          -4         -11
MIN/MAX TEMP                   -9           1          -8          -3
WIND CHILL        -23         -15         -13         -19         -28
WIND DIR           SE           E           E          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)          6           8           6           8           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    12          14          11          14          12
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0           0          20          10
PRECIP TYPE                                             S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.01        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.2         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 11/15/24         SATURDAY 11/16/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          80          85          90
TEMPERATURE         4          14          19          16           7
MIN/MAX TEMP                    1          21          11          18
WIND CHILL         -9           3          13           6          -9
WIND DIR            S           S           S          NE           N
WIND (MPH)         21          23          12          14          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          32
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60          80          80          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.07        0.05        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.1         1.2         0.7         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.2         0.5         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 11/15/24         SATURDAY 11/16/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          70          90          90
TEMPERATURE         4          14          15          14           3
MIN/MAX TEMP                    1          17          10          16
WIND CHILL        -15          -2           3           7         -11
WIND DIR            S           S           S          NE           N
WIND (MPH)         29          34          17          12          14
WIND GUST (MPH)    41          48
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60          70          80          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.16        0.10        0.05        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.4         1.4         0.8         1.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.5         0.5         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 11/15/24         SATURDAY 11/16/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          75          55          85          90
TEMPERATURE         6          17          19          12           1
MIN/MAX TEMP                    4          20           7          13
WIND CHILL        -16           0           6           3         -13
WIND DIR            S           S           S           N           N
WIND (MPH)         41          37          18           9          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    57          54
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          70          80          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.05        0.04        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.6         0.7         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.3         0.4         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 11/15/24         SATURDAY 11/16/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          75          55          85          90
TEMPERATURE         5          15          14          11          -2
MIN/MAX TEMP                    3          17           6          12
WIND CHILL        -17          -4           0           4         -14
WIND DIR            S           S          SW          NW           N
WIND (MPH)         44          42          23          10          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    62          59          32
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          70          80          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.06        0.04        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.0         0.7         0.7         1.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.0         0.6         0.5         0.0         0.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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