Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2024


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/19/24       FRIDAY 09/20/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          70          80          90         100
TEMPERATURE        32          26          33          26          29
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          33          26          30
WIND CHILL         26          17
WIND DIR            N           N           N          NW          SE
WIND (MPH)         10          10           2           1           2
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          17           3           1           3
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          10          40          60          80
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         1.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.2         2.4         2.8         2.3         2.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/19/24       FRIDAY 09/20/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          70          80          90         100
TEMPERATURE        30          26          30          27          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          31          24          28
WIND CHILL         22          15
WIND DIR            N           N           N          SE          NW
WIND (MPH)         11          12           4           1           2
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          19           8           1           4
PRECIP PROB (%)    20          10          40          60          80
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.01        0.04        0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.1         1.6
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         2.4         2.8         2.3         2.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/19/24       FRIDAY 09/20/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          80          85          75
TEMPERATURE        38          32          39          30          37
MIN/MAX TEMP                   31          41          30          39
WIND CHILL                     24          31          24
WIND DIR           SW           N           N          NE          NW
WIND (MPH)         10          18          16          12           8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          40          50          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.04        0.05        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3         3.6         3.8         2.7         3.4


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/19/24       FRIDAY 09/20/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          90          85          85          75
TEMPERATURE        31          26          31          24          29
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          33          23          31
WIND CHILL                     16                                  23
WIND DIR           NW           N           N           E           S
WIND (MPH)         10          23          19          11          11
WIND GUST (MPH)                32          27
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          50          60          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.05        0.06        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.3         0.2         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4         3.7         3.8         2.9         3.4


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/19/24       FRIDAY 09/20/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          90          80          75
TEMPERATURE        36          33          36          29          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   32          38          29          37
WIND CHILL                     26          30
WIND DIR            N           N           N           N           N
WIND (MPH)          9          13          11           6           6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          70          70          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.14        0.06        0.05        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.3         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2         3.6         3.6         2.5         3.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 09/19/24       FRIDAY 09/20/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          90          80          75
TEMPERATURE        30          26          28          22          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   25          30          22          28
WIND CHILL         23          16
WIND DIR            N          NW          NE           S           S
WIND (MPH)         10          19          12           8          10
WIND GUST (MPH)                27
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          70          70          30          40
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.17        0.09        0.06        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  2.0         1.1         0.4         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4         3.7         3.7         2.7         3.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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