Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 200115
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2024


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/20/24         SATURDAY 09/21/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          95          95          95          90
TEMPERATURE        33          28          31          22          25
MIN/MAX TEMP                   27          31          21          25
WIND CHILL                     22          24          10          12
WIND DIR            W          SW           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          2           4           5          12          14
WIND GUST (MPH)     3           8           8          20          23
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          50          80          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.09        0.11        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         1.5         1.8         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         2.5         2.3         0.7         0.7


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/20/24         SATURDAY 09/21/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          90          95          95          95
TEMPERATURE        31          27          28          23          22
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          28          19          24
WIND CHILL                     21          22          11           9
WIND DIR           SW          SW           N          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)          2           5           4          13          14
WIND GUST (MPH)     3           8           8          20          23
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          50          80          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.09        0.12        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         1.4         2.0         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         2.5         2.3         0.7         0.8


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/20/24         SATURDAY 09/21/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    80          85          75          65          70
TEMPERATURE        39          32          37          26          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   32          39          26          38
WIND CHILL         33                                  16          27
WIND DIR            N           E           N           N          NE
WIND (MPH)         10           4           6          11          10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          60          40          30          30
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.08        0.03        0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.5         0.3         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7         2.8         3.2         2.3         2.8


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/20/24         SATURDAY 09/21/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          BK          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          85          80          70          75
TEMPERATURE        31          25          29          20          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   24          31          20          29
WIND CHILL         24                                  10          19
WIND DIR            N          SE           N          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)         12           6           6          11          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          60          40          40          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.09        0.04        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.1         1.1         0.6         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.8         3.1         3.4         2.5         2.9


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/20/24         SATURDAY 09/21/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          80          80          80
TEMPERATURE        36          31          34          28          32
MIN/MAX TEMP                   30          36          27          35
WIND CHILL         29                                  20          25
WIND DIR            N           E           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          9           4           6           9           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          60          50          60          50
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.09        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.6         0.3         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.6         2.6         2.9         2.3         2.6


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 09/20/24         SATURDAY 09/21/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          85          85          80          80
TEMPERATURE        27          23          26          20          24
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          28          19          26
WIND CHILL         20                      20          11          16
WIND DIR            N          SE          NE           N          NE
WIND (MPH)          9           8           6          10           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          50          50          50          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.10        0.05        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.2         1.5         0.7         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.7         2.9         3.3         2.5         2.8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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