Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2025


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/10/25         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          65          30          20
TEMPERATURE        26          21          16           6          11
MIN/MAX TEMP                   16          21           5          15
WIND CHILL         11           8          -1          -4          -1
WIND DIR           SW           W          NW          NE           S
WIND (MPH)         20          12          19           5           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    32          23          31           9          12
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          80          40          10           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.04        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.6         0.7         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/10/25         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          SC          FW
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          95          65          30          15
TEMPERATURE        22          19          13           6          10
MIN/MAX TEMP                   14          19           5          14
WIND CHILL          5           5          -6          -5          -3
WIND DIR           SW           W          NW           E           S
WIND (MPH)         24          14          20           5          10
WIND GUST (MPH)    39          25          33           9          16
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          70          40          10           0
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.04        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.7         0.6         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.5         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/10/25         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          55          55          30          55
TEMPERATURE        34          23          29          18          28
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          32          18          31
WIND CHILL                     17          20                      22
WIND DIR           NE          NW           W          SE           S
WIND (MPH)          6          13          12           5           9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50          30          20           5          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.02        0.01        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.2         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         1.1         1.0         0.2         1.2


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/10/25         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          55          55          30          55
TEMPERATURE        24          18          19          13          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   17          23          13          23
WIND CHILL         16           7           6           4          10
WIND DIR            E          NW          NW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         11          17          16          10          11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60          30          30           5          20
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.03        0.00        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.5         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.7         1.2         0.9         0.2         1.3


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/10/25         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          SC          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          60          60          30          50
TEMPERATURE        33          24          26          19          27
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          31          19          31
WIND CHILL         27          18          18          10          17
WIND DIR           NE           W           N           S           S
WIND (MPH)          8          10          10           9          13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          40          30          10          10
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.05        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.8         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.5         1.1         1.0         0.1         1.4


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 10/10/25         SATURDAY 10/11/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          SC          SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          65          65          35          50
TEMPERATURE        23          18          17          12          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   17          22          12          24
WIND CHILL         16           7           5           2           9
WIND DIR           NE          NW          NW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)          9          18          18          10          16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          50          40          10          10
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.05        0.01        0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.0         0.8         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.5         1.3         0.9         0.2         1.5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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