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FWAK47 PAJK 252209
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
209 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2026
*** EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR EVALUATION ONLY ***
THIS FORECAST IS FOR USE IN SNOW SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
...THE JUNEAU MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
AROUND DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS ISLAND...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/26/26 THURSDAY 08/27/26
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 15 30 45 75 95 95 95 100 95 85 75 75 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 55 53 49 47 45 46 48 50 50 48 48 47 46 46 47 50 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 52 45 53
WIND DIR S W W NW NW W W W W W NW N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 60 80 70 70 40 40 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.9 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/26/26 THURSDAY 08/27/26
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 15 30 45 75 95 95 95 100 95 80 75 75 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 62 59 54 52 51 51 54 56 56 54 54 52 51 51 53 56 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 58 50 59
WIND DIR SE E N N N NW W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 60 80 80 70 40 30 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.6 7.0 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/26/26 THURSDAY 08/27/26
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 35 70 85 95 100 100 95 95 90 85 80 85 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 58 54 50 49 48 49 49 49 50 49 49 49 48 48 51 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 51 47 56
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW N N NE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 11 9 6 8 9 9 4 1 2 3 4 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 30 70 100 80 80 40 60 40 40 40 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/26/26 THURSDAY 08/27/26
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 30 65 85 95 100 100 95 95 85 80 80 80 70 75 70
TEMPERATURE 64 62 57 55 53 53 56 58 59 58 56 54 53 52 57 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 60 52 65
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S N NE NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 9 4 4 4 6 6 3 2 0 2 2 4 5 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 30 80 100 80 70 40 50 30 30 30 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.3 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/26/26 THURSDAY 08/27/26
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 35 60 90 95 100 100 95 90 85 75 75 75 70 70 70
TEMPERATURE 54 49 45 43 42 43 44 47 47 45 45 44 43 42 46 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 48 42 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S W S S S S N NW NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 60 100 100 70 50 30 40 30 30 40 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/26/26 THURSDAY 08/27/26
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 30 60 85 95 100 100 95 90 85 75 75 75 70 65 70
TEMPERATURE 63 58 53 51 50 50 53 55 55 53 52 51 50 50 55 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 56 49 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 40 100 100 80 60 30 50 30 30 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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