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FWAK47 PAJK 160922
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
122 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 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 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 90 90 75 90 85 80 75 75 75 80 85 90 100
TEMPERATURE 44 46 46 48 48 49 49 48 47 46 46 47 47 46 46 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 45 48 43
WIND DIR S S S SE SE S SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 13 14 17 16 13 11 9 6 5 5 8 8 8 6 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 100 100 90 50 20 40 70 60 60 60 60 50 60 70 80 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 6.3 7.3 7.5 7.3 6.5 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 90 90 70 85 85 80 75 75 70 80 85 90 100
TEMPERATURE 49 50 51 53 53 54 53 52 51 50 51 52 53 51 50 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 49 53 47
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 13 11 6 4 4 3 5 8 8 6 6 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 100 100 90 40 20 40 60 60 60 60 60 50 60 70 80 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 6.4 7.3 7.5 7.3 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 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 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 95 90 80 65 75 75 90 90 90 85 85 80 80 95
TEMPERATURE 43 47 49 52 52 50 50 50 49 48 46 46 46 45 45 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 46 48 43
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 25 27 26 25 20 19 18 16 13 13 13 12 13 11 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 50 10 0 0 30 50 50 40 30 20 20 20 30 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 90 80 75 65 85 75 90 90 90 85 85 80 85 95
TEMPERATURE 52 53 54 60 60 57 56 54 52 51 51 55 55 51 50 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 49 56 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 21 23 25 24 20 14 11 10 8 10 11 10 12 8 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 43 44 41 40 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 60 50 20 5 0 30 60 50 40 30 30 20 20 30 40 60
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 90 80 70 80 80 70 65 85 85 85 85 85 85 80 95
TEMPERATURE 46 46 47 49 49 48 47 46 43 43 42 45 45 43 42 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 42 46 39
WIND DIR S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SE S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 33 31 26 27 25 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 10 0 0 20 30 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 50 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S 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 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 90 80 70 80 75 70 70 80 85 85 80 85 80 80 95
TEMPERATURE 48 50 53 57 57 55 53 52 50 48 50 53 53 49 48 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 47 53 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 11 13 14 14 12 11 9 8 6 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 46 47 43 41 42 40 33 25 23 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 50 20 5 0 20 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 50 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R 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 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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