Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 060115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT TUE AUG 5 2025


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 08/06/25      THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95          85          85
TEMPERATURE        52          42          49          40          50
MIN/MAX TEMP                   42          49          40          50
WIND CHILL                                             34
WIND DIR           SW           N          SW           N          SE
WIND (MPH)          9           5           9           9           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          11          14          16           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          70          80          50          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.07        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         7.0         7.9         7.8         8.1


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 08/06/25      THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          95          85          85
TEMPERATURE        49          41          45          39          47
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          46          39          47
WIND CHILL                                             33
WIND DIR           SW           N          SW           N          SE
WIND (MPH)         10           6          11           9           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          11          19          16           8
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          60          70          50          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.12        0.07        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.7         6.9         7.9         7.8         8.1


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 08/06/25      THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          SC          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          35          25          25          85
TEMPERATURE        60          43          64          42          53
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          64          41          56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW          SE           S          SE          SE
WIND (MPH)         13           6          13          20          21
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        28          31
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10           5           5          60
PRECIP TYPE         R                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.00        0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.5         8.2         8.3         6.4         8.0


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 08/06/25      THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          FW          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          35          30          25          85
TEMPERATURE        48          39          52          38          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          52          38          45
WIND CHILL                                             30          34
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW           S           S
WIND (MPH)         12          11          18          29          33
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        41          47
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          10          10           5          60
PRECIP TYPE         R                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.00        0.00        0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.6         8.2         8.4         6.5         7.9


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 08/06/25      THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          FW          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          40          30          25          85
TEMPERATURE        59          45          63          45          54
MIN/MAX TEMP                   45          64          44          57
WIND CHILL                                             36
WIND DIR            W           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)          5          11          18          33          31
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        47          43
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          10          10           5          60
PRECIP TYPE         R                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.05        0.00        0.00        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.6         8.3         8.3         6.6         8.2


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

DATE                           WEDNESDAY 08/06/25      THURSDAY 08/07/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          SC          SC          FW          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100          40          30          20          85
TEMPERATURE        47          39          50          39          42
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          51          38          45
WIND CHILL                     33                      28          33
WIND DIR            W          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)          8          14          24          41          43
WIND GUST (MPH)                            33          57          61
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          10          10           5          60
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R                       S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.06        0.00        0.00        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.6         8.3         8.3         6.6         8.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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