Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWAK49 PAFG 220115
AVGAFG

AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT THU AUG 21 2025


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100         100
TEMPERATURE        41          38          43          38          43
MIN/MAX TEMP                   38          43          38          44
WIND CHILL         31          31          35          28          34
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         21          10          17          21          23
WIND GUST (MPH)    33          17          25          33          35
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          80          90         100
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.10        0.11        0.32        0.58
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)  5.8         5.7         6.0         5.9         6.4


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100         100
TEMPERATURE        38          38          39          39          40
MIN/MAX TEMP                   35          39          36          41
WIND CHILL         26          30          29          27          29
WIND DIR            S          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         25          13          19          26          27
WIND GUST (MPH)    40          24          31          44          44
PRECIP PROB (%)   100          90          80          90         100
PRECIP TYPE         S           S           S           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.11        0.12        0.33        0.57
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.2         0.3         0.1         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.8         5.7         6.0         5.9         6.5


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          70          65          75          85
TEMPERATURE        53          40          56          40          57
MIN/MAX TEMP                   39          57          40          58
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SW           S          SW           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         14           8          12          10          19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70           5           5           0          30
PRECIP TYPE         R                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.01
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)  7.5         7.1         7.5         7.6         8.8


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85          65          65          75          85
TEMPERATURE        42          35          43          36          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   34          45          35          46
WIND CHILL         36          28                      28          37
WIND DIR           SW           W          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         21          14          17          21          35
WIND GUST (MPH)    31                                  31          49
PRECIP PROB (%)    60           5          10           0          30
PRECIP TYPE         R                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.01
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)  7.6         7.0         7.5         7.5         8.9


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          65          65          70          85
TEMPERATURE        54          41          55          42          57
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          57          42          57
WIND CHILL                                             34
WIND DIR           SW           S           W           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         18          12          12          24          28
WIND GUST (MPH)                                        33          40
PRECIP PROB (%)    30          10          10           0          40
PRECIP TYPE         R                                               R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.02
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)  7.5         7.0         7.4         7.5         9.2


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

DATE                           FRIDAY 08/22/25         SATURDAY 08/23/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          BK          BK          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70          65          70          70          85
TEMPERATURE        42          34          42          35          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   33          44          34          45
WIND CHILL         35          27                      26          36
WIND DIR           SW          SW          SW          SW          SW
WIND (MPH)         24          17          16          32          43
WIND GUST (MPH)    33                                  44          61
PRECIP PROB (%)    40          10          10           0          40
PRECIP TYPE         S                       R                       R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.01        0.00        0.00        0.02
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)  7.6         7.0         7.5         7.5         9.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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