Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
351 PM AKDT WED OCT 15 2025


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/16/25       FRIDAY 10/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          85          70          75          70
TEMPERATURE        18          15          19          14          18
MIN/MAX TEMP                   13          23          14          20
WIND CHILL          6           3           8           5           8
WIND DIR           SE           E           E           E          SE
WIND (MPH)         10          10           9           6           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    16          20          18          14          11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          20          20          30
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.2         0.3         0.3         0.3         0.4


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/16/25       FRIDAY 10/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75          85          70          75          70
TEMPERATURE        17          16          18          16          17
MIN/MAX TEMP                   13          22          14          19
WIND CHILL          4           0           4           2           7
WIND DIR           SE           E           E           E          SE
WIND (MPH)         11          17          16          12           6
WIND GUST (MPH)    19          35          31          25          11
PRECIP PROB (%)     0           0          20          20          30
PRECIP TYPE                                 S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.2         0.3         0.3         0.3         0.4


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/16/25       FRIDAY 10/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90         100          75          90          95
TEMPERATURE        32          29          33          28          31
MIN/MAX TEMP                   28          36          27          34
WIND CHILL                     23          27
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         11          17          13           8           5
WIND GUST (MPH)                24
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          50          60          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.04        0.04        0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         0.5         0.4         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         3.0         3.2         2.7         2.4


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/16/25       FRIDAY 10/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90         100          75          90          95
TEMPERATURE        24          26          25          24          22
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          28          21          26
WIND CHILL         15          15          14          16          16
WIND DIR           SE           S           S          SW           S
WIND (MPH)         21          27          24          12           9
WIND GUST (MPH)    31          37          34
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          50          60          80
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.07        0.04        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.4         0.9         0.6         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         3.2         3.2         2.7         2.4


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/16/25       FRIDAY 10/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          70          85          90
TEMPERATURE        32          32          33          28          30
MIN/MAX TEMP                   29          36          27          33
WIND CHILL         24          23          23                      24
WIND DIR            S           S           S          SW          NE
WIND (MPH)         27          24          20           6           5
WIND GUST (MPH)    39          33
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          50          60          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.04        0.04        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.3         0.3         0.4         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         3.1         3.2         2.4         2.2


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 10/16/25       FRIDAY 10/17/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          95          65          85          95
TEMPERATURE        23          26          24          22          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          28          20          25
WIND CHILL         12          14          11          15          14
WIND DIR           SE           S          SW          SW           E
WIND (MPH)         36          40          32          12           8
WIND GUST (MPH)    51          55          44
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          80          40          60          70
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.05        0.04        0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         0.5         0.5         0.8
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.3         3.4         3.2         2.6         2.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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