Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2025


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 12/02/25        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          60          50          20
TEMPERATURE         7          -2         -14         -15         -13
MIN/MAX TEMP                   -8           0         -18         -13
WIND CHILL        -120        -120        -120        -120        -120
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N          NW
WIND (MPH)          4           9          10           8          12
WIND GUST (MPH)    14          18          19          17          20
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          50          20          10           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.03        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.6         0.0         0.0
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                           TUESDAY 12/02/25        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          60          50          20
TEMPERATURE         8          -1         -14         -14         -13
MIN/MAX TEMP                   -7           1         -17         -12
WIND CHILL        -120        -120        -120        -120        -120
WIND DIR           NW           N           N           N          NW
WIND (MPH)          5          10          10           9          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    14          18          19          18          23
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          50          20          10           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.03        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.6         0.0         0.0
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                           TUESDAY 12/02/25        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          95         100         100          85
TEMPERATURE        21          26          31          27          23
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          31          23          30
WIND CHILL        -120        -120        -120        -120        -120
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          NW
WIND (MPH)          8          19          26          14          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60         100          80          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.22        0.14        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         2.5         1.4         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.5         2.0         2.5         2.1         1.0


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 12/02/25        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          95         100         100          85
TEMPERATURE        19          22          24          23          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   17          25          21          24
WIND CHILL        -120        -120        -120        -120        -120
WIND DIR           SW           S           S          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          9          20          28          18          13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          60         100          80          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.33        0.21        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         3.4         2.2         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.0         2.2         2.5         2.2         0.9


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 12/02/25        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          90         100          95          85
TEMPERATURE        24          31          31          29          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          32          25          30
WIND CHILL        -79         -78         -79         -78         -80
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           N
WIND (MPH)          9          23          26          13           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    25          48          50          32
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          90          70          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           Z           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.12        0.07        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         1.2         0.7         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.7         2.1         2.4         2.0         0.6


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

DATE                           TUESDAY 12/02/25        WEDNESDAY 12/03/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65          90         100          95          90
TEMPERATURE        18          23          24          22          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   17          24          19          23
WIND CHILL        -116        -116        -116        -116        -116
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)         10          23          29          18          13
WIND GUST (MPH)    28          55          57          37
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          50          90          70          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.19        0.10        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         1.9         1.1         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.2         2.4         2.5         2.0         0.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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