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FWAK49 PAFG 281315
AVGAFG
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2026
..ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 65 60
TEMPERATURE 33 38 31 31 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 31 34 22
WIND CHILL 23 30 22 23
WIND DIR SE SE N NW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 12 10 9 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 20 18 17 9
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 90 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.25 0.05 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.0
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 5.0 3.4 2.9 1.2
..ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 65 55
TEMPERATURE 32 36 30 28 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 28 32 21
WIND CHILL 21 28 20 18 16
WIND DIR SE SE N N SW
WIND (MPH) 17 12 10 10 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 20 18 17 9
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 80 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.34 0.25 0.06 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.0
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 5.4 3.4 2.8 1.3
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 65 50
TEMPERATURE 40 45 39 42 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 38 45 34
WIND CHILL 32 38
WIND DIR S S S NW N
WIND (MPH) 28 21 6 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 70 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.27 0.08 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 6.9 5.6 5.0 3.4
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 70 60
TEMPERATURE 35 36 34 35 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 32 38 29
WIND CHILL 22 24 28 27 23
WIND DIR S S SW NW N
WIND (MPH) 56 35 14 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 65 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 60 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.46 0.35 0.10 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.2
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.2 6.5 5.5 5.2 3.4
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 80 65
TEMPERATURE 41 47 42 42 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 41 43 38
WIND CHILL 31 36
WIND DIR S S S NW NW
WIND (MPH) 57 47 10 11 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 64 56
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.22 0.16 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) 5.3 6.9 5.5 4.8 3.6
...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
TIME (LT) 06 18 06 18 06
6A 6P 6A 6P 6A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 80 65
TEMPERATURE 35 35 33 34 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 32 37 28
WIND CHILL 19 21 24 26 23
WIND DIR SW S SW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 66 49 16 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 78 63
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.27 0.24 0.18 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.3
12 HOUR ICE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 6.8 5.6 5.0 3.5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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