Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKST WED DEC 4 2024


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 12/05/24       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          60          80          90          85
TEMPERATURE         9          15          14          16          13
MIN/MAX TEMP                    8          17          12          17
WIND CHILL         -3           7                       9           6
WIND DIR            S          SE           N          NE          NE
WIND (MPH)          6           4           3           4           4
WIND GUST (MPH)    11          17          11           6           6
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          20          40          30
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.04        0.00        0.03        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.7         0.0         0.5         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.2         1.0         0.7         0.3         0.2


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 12/05/24       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          60          80          90          85
TEMPERATURE        14          18          16          18          14
MIN/MAX TEMP                   10          19          14          18
WIND CHILL          2          10                      12           8
WIND DIR            S           S           S           E          NE
WIND (MPH)         10           5           2           3           3
WIND GUST (MPH)    17          18          11           6           4
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          10          20          50          30
PRECIP TYPE         S                       S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.03        0.00        0.03        0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.0         0.5         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.3         1.0         0.7         0.3         0.2


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 12/05/24       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100          95          90          85
TEMPERATURE        27          29          25          25          25
MIN/MAX TEMP                   23          32          21          31
WIND CHILL         15          21          12          16          13
WIND DIR            S           E           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         27          17          29          12          21
WIND GUST (MPH)    39          24          41                      31
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          80          70          50
PRECIP TYPE         Z           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.18        0.06        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.8         1.7         0.7         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.0         3.0         2.3         2.3         1.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 12/05/24       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100          90          85
TEMPERATURE        24          29          22          25          21
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          29          21          28
WIND CHILL          9          18           6          14           6
WIND DIR            S           E           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         35          23          36          17          26
WIND GUST (MPH)    49          32          51                      36
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90          80          70          60
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.16        0.29        0.10        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.8         3.0         1.2         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         3.2         2.4         2.3         1.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 12/05/24       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          95          85          80
TEMPERATURE        28          31          26          30          26
MIN/MAX TEMP                   26          33          25          32
WIND CHILL         13          21          12          20          12
WIND DIR            S           N           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         43          20          31          14          28
WIND GUST (MPH)    61                      47                      46
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          80          70          60
PRECIP TYPE         Z           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.08        0.11        0.05        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.6         1.1         0.5         0.4
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9         3.1         2.2         2.3         1.1


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

DATE                           THURSDAY 12/05/24       FRIDAY 12/06/24
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95         100          95          85          80
TEMPERATURE        23          27          21          25          20
MIN/MAX TEMP                   22          28          21          26
WIND CHILL          5          16           4          14           4
WIND DIR            S           E           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         52          25          41          20          28
WIND GUST (MPH)    72          35          57          28          46
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          90          80          70          50
PRECIP TYPE         Z           S           S           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.17        0.06        0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                  1.1         1.9         0.7         0.5
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  3.1         3.3         2.4         2.3         1.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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