849  
FWAK48 PAFC 291236  
AVGAFC  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
436 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW AT 850 MB WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST  
PERIOD. SNOW LEVELS TODAY HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 100 TO 500 FT  
RANGE DUE TO COOLER AIR IN PLACE, BUT WILL RISE TO AROUND 800 TO 1200  
FT DURING THE DAY TODAY AND TO 1200 TO 1500 FT DURING THE DAY  
THURSDAY. SURFACE RIDGING WILL BUILD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY AS MID-  
LEVEL TROUGHING MOVES THROUGH. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR  
DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF  
THE CHUGACH AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON BUT THESE WILL  
QUICKLY DISSIPATE BY EVENING AS DAYTIME HEATING CEASES. ANOTHER  
PUSH OF MOISTURE FROM A TROUGH WILL INCREASE PRECIPITATION CHANCES  
FOR EAST TURNAGAIN ARM, THOMPSON PASS, AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF  
CORDOVA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH FRIDAY SEEING AN EVEN STRONGER  
PUSH. ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS (10 TO 15 MPH) THIS MORNING WILL TAPER  
OFF BY MID TO LATE MORNING, BECOMING MOSTLY LIGHT THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON TODAY. ONCE THE TROUGH ARRIVES ON THURSDAY, WINDS WILL  
BECOME GUSTY OVER EAST TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE CHUGACH FRONT RANGE.  
THE OTHER MOUNTAINS WILL STAY ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.  
   
..TURNAGAIN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (500 TO 1500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 45 40 75 85 95 95 100  
TEMPERATURE 30 35 40 31 29 34 40 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 27 41 34  
WIND DIR SE E SE S SE SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 5 2 8 14 13 17 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 47 55  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 10 10 50 60 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.14  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.8  
 
   
..TURNAGAIN PASS MID ELEVATIONS (1500 TO 3000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 35 70 85 95 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 28 29 32 28 26 29 33 33 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 25 35 32  
WIND DIR SE E SE S SE SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 5 2 9 18 19 24 28  
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 52  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 5 10 50 70 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.17  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.8  
 
   
..TURNAGAIN PASS UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 3000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 50 40 75 85 95 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 25 25 28 26 24 25 29 31 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 23 32 31  
WIND DIR SE E SE SW SE SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 2 10 19 23 28 33  
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 54  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 10 10 50 60 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.15  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.4  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.8  
 
   
..GIRDWOOD AREA LOW ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 30 70 85 95 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 31 33 36 28 27 33 36 36 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 26 39 35  
WIND DIR E SE SE NE NE E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 4 1 5 12 14 17 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 46  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 10 10 50 70 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.08  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.6  
 
   
..GIRDWOOD AREA MID ELEVATIONS (1000 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 30 70 85 95 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 30 32 35 28 27 32 36 34 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 25 37 33  
WIND DIR E SE SE N E E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 4 2 8 14 19 24 27  
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 48  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 10 10 50 70 70 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.08  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.6  
 
   
..GIRDWOOD AREA UPPER ELEVATIONS (2500 TO 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 30 70 85 95 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 31 25 24 28 31 31 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 22 33 30  
WIND DIR SE SE S NE SE SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 2 9 17 23 28 33  
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 55 63  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 5 10 50 70 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.10  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.9  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.6  
 
   
..GIRDWOOD AREA HIGH ALPINE (ABOVE 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 40 30 70 85 90 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 23 22 24 21 20 23 26 26 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 19 28 26  
WIND DIR SE SE SW N SE SE SE SE E  
WIND (MPH) 14 12 4 3 11 20 27 32 37  
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 64  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 5 10 50 70 70 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.08  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.9  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.6  
 
   
..PENGUIN RIDGE AREA LOW ELEVATIONS (0 TO 2000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 45 40 70 85 95 90 95  
TEMPERATURE 31 34 38 31 29 34 39 37 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 28 40 36  
WIND DIR E E SE NE E E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 2 9 16 18 23 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 50 52  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 10 10 50 50 60 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.7  
 
   
..PENGUIN RIDGE AREA UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 2000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 45 40 70 85 95 90 95  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 31 27 25 28 32 32 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 34 32  
WIND DIR E SE SE NE E SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 14 13 6 2 12 19 26 33 36  
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 61  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 10 10 50 60 60 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.7  
 
   
..PORTAGE VALLEY LOW ELEVATIONS (200 TO 1600 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC FW BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 45 25 70 90 95 95 100  
TEMPERATURE 36 36 39 32 32 35 39 38 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 30 41 36  
WIND DIR E E SE SW E E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 9 11 6 4 10 16 17 19 25  
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 47  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 10 5 20 60 80 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.17 0.17 0.38  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.8  
 
   
..PORTAGE VALLEY UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 1600 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC FW BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 45 25 70 90 95 95 100  
TEMPERATURE 32 30 33 29 28 30 34 35 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 27 36 33  
WIND DIR E E SE W E E E E E  
WIND (MPH) 11 12 3 3 13 19 25 31 36  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 10 5 10 60 80 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.17 0.15 0.34  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.7  
 
   
..GRANDVIEW LOW ELEVATIONS (200 TO 1600 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 30 75 90 95 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 29 36 39 30 29 36 41 38 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 27 42 36  
WIND DIR SE E SW SW S SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 4 6 11 12 14 20  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 40  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 5 10 50 70 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.18  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.0 0.9  
 
   
..GRANDVIEW UPPER ELEVATIONS (1600 TO 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 30 75 90 95 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 27 28 31 26 25 29 33 33 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 34 32  
WIND DIR SE SE SW S S SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 5 9 14 18 25 31  
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 52  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 10 5 10 50 70 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.22  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.0 0.9  
 
   
..PLACER VALLEY LOWER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1800 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 25 70 90 95 95 100  
TEMPERATURE 34 36 40 31 30 36 40 37 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 41 36  
WIND DIR SE E S S SE SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 6 8 2 5 6 14 16 19 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 51  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 5 10 50 70 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.09 0.31  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.8  
 
   
..PLACER VALLEY UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 2800 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 45 25 70 90 95 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 27 26 28 26 24 26 30 30 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 23 32 30  
WIND DIR E E SW S SE SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 3 5 8 18 24 29 39  
WIND GUST (MPH) 56  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 10 5 10 60 80 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.13 0.17 0.43  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.7 4.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.9  
 
   
..SUMMIT LAKE LOW ELEVATIONS (1500 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 50 40 80 85 95 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 31 35 40 31 30 35 41 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 42 34  
WIND DIR S SE S S S SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 11 9 6 4 9 13 13 16 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 42 50  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 10 10 50 50 70 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.06  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.0  
 
   
..SUMMIT LAKE MID ELEVATIONS (2500 TO 3500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 50 45 80 85 95 90 100  
TEMPERATURE 28 29 33 29 26 30 35 33 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 36 31  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 13 10 6 4 11 17 18 24 26  
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 48 51  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 10 10 50 50 70 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.06  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.0  
 
   
..SUMMIT LAKE UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 3500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 50 45 80 85 95 90 95  
TEMPERATURE 26 26 29 26 24 26 31 31 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 23 33 30  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 14 12 8 4 13 19 23 29 33  
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 51  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 5 10 50 50 70 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.07  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 1.0 1.0  
 
   
..LOST LAKE LOWER ELEVATIONS (500 TO 1500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 50 45 80 95 100 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 33 35 38 32 31 36 39 36 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 29 40 34  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE E  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 5 10 14 14 14 14  
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 34 33  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 20 20 60 80 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.11 0.15 0.34  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.3 1.1 1.2  
 
   
..LOST LAKE MID ELEVATIONS (1500 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 50 45 80 95 100 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 30 32 34 29 28 32 35 33 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 27 37 32  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 5 11 16 17 18 18  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 10 20 70 80 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.17 0.38  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 3.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.2  
 
   
..LOST LAKE UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 50 45 80 95 100 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 27 27 29 26 25 28 31 30 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 24 33 29  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E  
WIND (MPH) 13 11 10 5 13 18 20 23 21  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 10 20 60 80 90 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.11 0.16 0.35  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.4 3.5  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.2  
 
   
..SEWARD AREA LOWER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 55 40 80 95 100 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 35 37 40 34 33 38 41 39 38  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 32 43 38  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SE SE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 6 4 5 12 13 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 20 30 70 80 90 100  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R S R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.18 0.22 0.42  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.2  
 
   
..SEWARD AREA MID ELEVATIONS (1000 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 55 40 85 95 100 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 34 34 36 31 31 34 38 35 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 29 39 34  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E  
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 4 5 14 18 18 19  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 10 30 70 80 90 100  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.22 0.35 0.59  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.3  
 
   
..SEWARD AREA UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 55 40 80 95 100 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 29 26 25 28 31 30 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 24 33 30  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 5 9 18 19 19 20  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 10 30 70 80 90 100  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.23 0.35 0.59  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 3.0 5.7  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.3  
 
   
..EASTERN KENAI LAKE LOW ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1800 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 45 40 80 90 95 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 32 37 41 32 30 38 43 39 37  
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 29 44 37  
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 3 5 11 11 11 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 20 20 60 70 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.20  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.1 1.1  
 
   
..EASTERN KENAI LAKE UPPER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1800 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 50 40 80 90 95 100 100  
TEMPERATURE 25 25 27 25 24 26 30 31 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 22 34 31  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 4 8 16 20 24 28  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 10 20 60 70 80 90  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.07 0.24  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 2.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.1 1.1  
 
...CHUGACH FRONT RANGE SOUTH LOWER ELEVATIONS (WOLVERINE TO MCHUGH - 1200 TO 2500 FT)...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 55 45 70 85 90 90 85  
TEMPERATURE 34 35 39 34 33 34 40 38 37  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 32 41 37  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 18 16 5 3 13 19 24 28 28  
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 55 58  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 10 5 20 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.7  
 
...CHUGACH FRONT RANGE SOUTH UPPER ELEVATIONS (WOLVERINE TO MCHUGH - ABOVE 2500 FT)...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 55 45 70 85 90 90 85  
TEMPERATURE 30 30 33 28 27 30 35 34 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 26 36 33  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
WIND (MPH) 20 18 8 4 14 24 29 35 37  
WIND GUST (MPH) 56 61  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 10 5 30 30 30 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.7  
 
...CHUGACH FRONT RANGE NORTH LOWER ELEVATIONS (ARCTIC VALLEY AND S. FORK EAGLE RIVER - 1200 TO 2500 FT)...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 60 40 70 85 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 31 36 40 32 30 36 42 37 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 43 35  
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 16 11 4 3 9 17 17 18 18  
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 48 50  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 5 5 20 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.7  
 
...CHUGACH FRONT RANGE NORTH UPPER ELEVATIONS (ARCTIC VALLEY AND S. FORK EAGLE RIVER - ABOVE 2500 FT)...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 60 40 70 85 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 28 31 34 29 28 31 36 34 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 27 37 33  
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 19 10 4 4 10 19 20 24 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 43  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 10 5 20 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.8  
 
   
..INDIAN LOWER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 50 45 70 85 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 32 35 39 32 30 34 40 38 37  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 29 41 37  
WIND DIR E SE SE NE E SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 13 12 6 2 10 17 19 24 25  
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 50 48  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 10 10 40 40 50 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.7  
 
   
..INDIAN UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 50 45 70 85 90 90 85  
TEMPERATURE 28 28 31 27 26 28 33 33 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 25 34 32  
WIND DIR E SE SE E SE SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 17 14 8 3 13 21 26 32 34  
WIND GUST (MPH) 52 56  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 10 5 40 40 40 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.7  
 
   
..HATCHER PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (1000 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 60 50 60 85 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 31 35 40 32 29 35 42 37 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 28 43 36  
WIND DIR E E S N NE E SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 2 6 5 6 4 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 30 10 10 20 40 30 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.9 0.9  
 
   
..HATCHER PASS MID ELEVATIONS (2500 TO 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 65 55 65 85 90 85 90  
TEMPERATURE 26 28 32 25 23 29 34 32 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 22 36 31  
WIND DIR SE SE S NE E SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 8 4 5 3 6 9 10 8 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 20 10 30 40 30 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.0 1.0  
 
   
..HATCHER PASS UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 65 55 65 85 90 85 90  
TEMPERATURE 24 25 27 23 21 26 29 28 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 20 30 28  
WIND DIR SE SE SW S E SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 9 4 5 3 6 10 11 9 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 40 20 5 30 40 30 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.0 1.0  
 
   
..CURRY (500 TO 1800 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 65 65 75 85 95 90 95  
TEMPERATURE 33 35 42 35 31 35 41 39 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 43 35  
WIND DIR S SW SE SE SE E SW S NE  
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 20 20 40 50 40 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.3 1.3 1.0  
 
   
..VALDEZ COASTAL LOW ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 35 45 70 75 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 33 36 39 31 28 36 41 38 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 27 43 35  
WIND DIR SE SW W N E SE SW S E  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 5 2 3 3 4 1 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 10 5 10 20 30 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.5  
 
   
..VALDEZ COASTAL MID ELEVATIONS (1500 TO 3000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 35 45 70 75 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 30 31 33 27 24 30 36 33 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 23 38 32  
WIND DIR S SE W W SE S S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 2 3 5 6 2 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 5 5 10 20 30 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.5  
 
   
..VALDEZ COASTAL UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 3000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 35 45 70 75 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 25 25 27 22 21 24 29 28 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 20 31 27  
WIND DIR S S W W S S S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 8 3 5 3 2 8 10 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 5 10 20 30 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.5  
 
   
..THOMPSON PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (500 TO 2000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 35 40 65 75 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 30 34 36 27 24 33 37 33 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 23 38 31  
WIND DIR SE SE SW W S SE S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 6 4 2 5 9 4 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 30 5 5 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.5  
 
   
..THOMPSON PASS MID ELEVATIONS (2000 TO 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 35 40 65 75 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 26 28 30 23 21 27 31 29 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 20 33 28  
WIND DIR S SE W W SW S S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 9 4 6 5 3 8 11 8 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 30 5 5 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.5  
 
   
..THOMPSON PASS UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 70 35 40 65 75 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 22 22 24 20 19 22 26 25 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 18 27 24  
WIND DIR S S W W SW S S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 10 5 6 6 4 10 13 10 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 5 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.5  
 
   
..THOMPSON PASS LOW ELEVATIONS CONTINENTAL (1000 TO 2000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 35 30 65 70 75 85  
TEMPERATURE 31 37 40 27 22 35 41 33 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 21 42 29  
WIND DIR S S SW W SW S S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 5 4 6 9 6 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 5 5 10 10 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.5  
 
   
..THOMPSON PASS MID ELEVATIONS CONTINENTAL (2000 TO 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 35 30 65 70 75 85  
TEMPERATURE 26 29 31 23 19 27 33 28 25  
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 18 34 25  
WIND DIR S S W W SW S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 10 5 6 5 4 9 12 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 20 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.5  
 
   
..THOMPSON PASS UPPER ELEVATIONS CONTINENTAL (ABOVE 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 35 30 65 70 75 85  
TEMPERATURE 24 25 26 22 19 24 28 26 22  
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 18 30 22  
WIND DIR S S W W SW S S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 10 5 8 5 5 9 12 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 10 20 30  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5  
 
   
..CORDOVA PRIMARY LOWER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 70 35 40 65 75 80 95  
TEMPERATURE 36 38 40 35 32 38 43 38 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 44 36  
WIND DIR E E W NW N SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 3 2 5 6 2 3 6 5 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 29  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 5 5 10 20 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R  
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.7  
 
   
..CORDOVA PRIMARY UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 1500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 70 35 40 65 75 80 95  
TEMPERATURE 32 33 36 32 29 33 39 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 28 41 34  
WIND DIR E SE W NW N SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 5 5 3 2 6 5 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 5 5 10 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.8 0.6  
 
   
..CORDOVA SECONDARY LOWER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 75 35 35 65 75 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 34 38 42 31 27 37 44 38 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 26 46 35  
WIND DIR NE W W W NE SE S E E  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 5 3 3 2 4 3 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 10 5 5 10 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE R R S R S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.5  
 
   
..CORDOVA SECONDARY MID ELEVATIONS (1000 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 75 35 35 65 70 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 33 35 39 29 25 34 40 35 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 24 41 32  
WIND DIR SE SE W NW NE S S E E  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 5 4 3 2 5 4 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.5  
 
   
..CORDOVA SECONDARY UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 75 35 35 65 70 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 28 29 31 26 24 28 33 31 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 23 35 30  
WIND DIR SE SE W NW N S S SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 5 5 2 3 6 6 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.5  
 
   
..CORDOVA TERTIARY LOWER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 1000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 70 30 30 60 70 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 36 39 41 34 30 38 44 38 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 29 45 36  
WIND DIR E E W NW N SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 6 2 2 4 3 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 10 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.6  
 
   
..CORDOVA TERTIARY MID ELEVATIONS (1000 TO 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 75 30 30 65 70 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 34 35 38 32 28 35 40 34 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 27 41 32  
WIND DIR E E W NW N SE SE E E  
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 8 3 2 5 5 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 10 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.8 0.6  
 
   
..CORDOVA TERTIARY UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 2500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 75 30 30 65 70 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 31 31 33 29 26 30 35 31 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 36 29  
WIND DIR SE E W NW N S S SE E  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 5 8 3 2 6 6 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.5  
 
   
..CORDOVA GLACIATED LOWER ELEVATIONS (0 TO 3500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 80 35 35 65 70 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 30 32 34 27 24 31 36 33 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 23 37 31  
WIND DIR S E W NW NW SW S SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 5 3 5 6 3 3 5 4 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.5  
 
   
..CORDOVA GLACIATED UPPER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 3500 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 30 35 65 70 80 90  
TEMPERATURE 27 27 29 24 22 27 31 29 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 21 32 27  
WIND DIR S SE W NW NW S S SE SE  
WIND (MPH) 6 4 6 8 3 4 8 6 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 5 0 5 20 20 50  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.09 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.5  
 
   
..NORTHERN CHUGACH LOWER ELEVATIONS (2000 TO 4000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 45 30 35 60 70 80 70  
TEMPERATURE 24 29 34 25 21 30 37 31 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 20 38 28  
WIND DIR SW NW NW SW SW SE S S SE  
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 8 5 3 4 8 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 5 0 5 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7 0.7  
 
   
..NORTHERN CHUGACH MIDDLE ELEVATIONS (4000 TO 6000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK SC SC BK BK OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 50 35 40 60 70 75 65  
TEMPERATURE 20 24 25 18 16 25 29 24 22  
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 15 30 22  
WIND DIR S N NW SW S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 11 3 4 8 5 9 12 20 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 49 52  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 30 5 0 5 20 20 40  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.7 0.7  
 
   
..NORTHERN CHUGACH UPPER ELEVATIONS (6000 TO 8000 FT)  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/29/26 THURSDAY 04/30/26  
TIME (LT) 04 10 16 22 04 10 16 22 04  
4A 10A 4P 10P 4A 10A 4P 10P 4A  
 
CLOUD COVER SC BK BK SC SC BK BK OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 55 35 45 65 70 70 70  
TEMPERATURE 16 18 19 13 13 20 23 19 18  
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 11 24 18  
WIND DIR S SW NW SW S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 14 5 4 5 6 13 19 28 33  
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 50 54  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 40 10 5 10 30 30 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.7  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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