Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED OCT 9 2024


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/10/24       FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          75          75          75
TEMPERATURE        21          17          16          10          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          18          10          17
WIND CHILL         15                       9           1           5
WIND DIR            E          SE          SE           E           E
WIND (MPH)          4           3           4           4           6
WIND GUST (MPH)     8           6           6           8           9
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          80          50          30          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.06        0.04        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.8         1.1         0.8         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.1         0.0         0.0         0.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/10/24       FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          75          75          75
TEMPERATURE        20          16          14          11          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                   15          17          10          16
WIND CHILL         14           9           6           3           3
WIND DIR           SE          SE          SE          SE           E
WIND (MPH)          4           4           4           4           8
WIND GUST (MPH)     8           8           8           8          11
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          80          50          30          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.05        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.6         1.0         0.8         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.1         0.0         0.0         0.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/10/24       FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        BK          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          80          70          65          60
TEMPERATURE        27          21          29          23          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          31          21          32
WIND CHILL                     13          19          10          19
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S           E
WIND (MPH)          5          10          17          21          11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        31
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          30          30          40          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.04        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.6         0.5         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         1.5         2.1         1.1         1.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/10/24       FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          75          75          60          60
TEMPERATURE        21          19          23          19          22
MIN/MAX TEMP                   17          26          17          26
WIND CHILL         14           9          11           4          11
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           E
WIND (MPH)          8          16          23          24          14
WIND GUST (MPH)                            32
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          50          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.06        0.06        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.9         0.7         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.6         1.7         2.1         1.2         1.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/10/24       FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          70          75          55          55
TEMPERATURE        25          21          27          24          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          31          22          31
WIND CHILL                     12          16          10          15
WIND DIR           SE           S           S           S          SE
WIND (MPH)          4          11          20          26          23
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        36          40
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          40          60          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.04        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.5         0.4         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.1         1.1         2.0         1.1         1.5


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/10/24       FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          70          75          55          55
TEMPERATURE        20          19          21          19          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          25          16          26
WIND CHILL         14           7           6           2           8
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          SE
WIND (MPH)         11          19          28          27          23
WIND GUST (MPH)                27          40          40          40
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          40          60          40          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.04        0.04        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.5         0.5         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.4         1.6         2.0         1.1         1.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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