Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2026


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/12/26         TUESDAY 10/13/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          70          85          85          85
TEMPERATURE        23          16          21          18          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          22          17          22
WIND CHILL                                 12
WIND DIR            N          NW           S          SW           N
WIND (MPH)          1           1           6           2           3
WIND GUST (MPH)     5           8          11           5           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          40          30          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.04        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.3         0.5         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.1         0.7         0.4         0.2         0.2


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/12/26         TUESDAY 10/13/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          75          85          85          85
TEMPERATURE        23          17          20          18          17
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          21          17          21
WIND CHILL                                 11
WIND DIR            N          NW           S          SW          NW
WIND (MPH)          2           2           6           2           3
WIND GUST (MPH)     6           8          11           5           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          20          40          30          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.02        0.03        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.3         0.5         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  1.1         0.7         0.5         0.1         0.2


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/12/26         TUESDAY 10/13/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          85          85          80
TEMPERATURE        31          27          29          25          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          32          24          30
WIND CHILL         23                      22
WIND DIR            S           S           S          SE           S
WIND (MPH)         13           6          10          10           5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          60          50          40          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.06        0.07        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.9         0.9         1.0         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         1.4         2.3         0.9         1.5


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/12/26         TUESDAY 10/13/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          80          80          80
TEMPERATURE        25          22          22          20          19
MIN/MAX TEMP                   20          24          18          23
WIND CHILL         13          13          11          10          12
WIND DIR           SW          SW           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         25          13          17          16           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          60          50          40          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.08        0.07        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.5         1.3         1.2         0.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.8         1.4         2.2         1.0         1.2


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/12/26         TUESDAY 10/13/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          75          65          65          70
TEMPERATURE        31          28          28          26          25
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          31          25          29
WIND CHILL         22          21          17          17          16
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         14          12          17          16          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          50          40          30          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.04        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.5         0.6         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         1.3         2.2         1.0         1.3


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

DATE                           MONDAY 10/12/26         TUESDAY 10/13/26
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          BK          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          75          65          65          70
TEMPERATURE        24          20          20          18          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   19          23          16          22
WIND CHILL         10           8           6           4           7
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         26          19          20          23          13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          50          40          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.04        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.9         0.6         0.7         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.6         1.4         2.0         1.0         1.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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