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FWAK47 PAJK 072248
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
248 PM AKDT THU MAY 7 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 FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 85 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 43 43 38 36 35 37 38 41 44 43 41 39 38 38 38 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 44 36 44
WIND DIR NW N N N NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 6 9 11 13 12 13 16 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 32 36 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 90 90 70 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.10 0.15 0.26 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 85 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 48 46 41 39 38 40 43 47 49 47 44 42 42 42 43 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 49 40 49
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 5 9 10 9 9 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 30 90 90 70 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.09 0.13 0.24 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 75 75 80 85 95 95 95 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 41 39 35 33 34 37 42 46 46 42 40 39 39 40 41 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 47 37 45
WIND DIR SW SW E NE NE E NE NE NE NE S SE SE S SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 18 13 3 4 5 6 3 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.19 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.2 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 8
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 75 75 80 85 95 95 95 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 47 45 40 38 38 40 46 50 51 47 45 43 42 42 44 48 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 52 41 51
WIND DIR SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE N N SE SE SE S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 10 1 3 3 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.16 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 75 75 80 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 37 35 31 29 29 32 35 38 38 35 34 32 33 33 34 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 39 31 38
WIND DIR SE E NW NW N NE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.15 0.29 0.23
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/08/26 SATURDAY 05/09/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 75 75 80 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 44 38 36 36 38 43 47 48 44 41 40 39 40 42 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 49 38 48
WIND DIR SE E NW NW NW N N N NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 10 50 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.11 0.25 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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