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FWAK47 PAJK 230318
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
718 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 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 SATURDAY 05/23/26 SUNDAY 05/24/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 85 90 95 85 75 80 80 80 75 65 70
TEMPERATURE 40 38 37 36 38 40 41 41 38 37 35 36 38 42 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 43 33 46
WIND DIR S SW W SW SW SW SW SW S SE E E NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 2 3 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 50 20 5 10 40 80 90 70 40 30 50 30 5 0 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.03 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) 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 10 10 8
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SATURDAY 05/23/26 SUNDAY 05/24/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 80 85 95 85 80 80 80 80 75 65 70
TEMPERATURE 43 42 40 41 43 45 46 45 42 40 39 40 43 48 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 47 37 50
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E NE NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 50 20 5 10 40 80 90 70 40 30 50 30 5 0 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.03 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) 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 05/23/26 SUNDAY 05/24/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 85 85 85 80 85 80 75 75 80 75 70 65
TEMPERATURE 37 36 35 36 37 41 41 39 36 36 35 35 36 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 42 33 43
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 8 10 11 13 14 14 12 12 5 5 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 30 20 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE 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) 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13 11
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SATURDAY 05/23/26 SUNDAY 05/24/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 90 80 75 75 75 75 85 80 75 80 70 70 70
TEMPERATURE 44 43 42 42 44 47 48 47 44 43 41 41 43 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 49 40 49
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 3 4 9 13 13 12 6 6 1 1 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 0 0 40 30 10 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 9 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 9 8 7
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 05/23/26 SUNDAY 05/24/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 80 75 75 75 70 70 70 70 65 75 65 65 65
TEMPERATURE 33 32 32 32 34 37 37 36 33 32 32 32 34 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 38 31 38
WIND DIR SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE E E N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 2 2 4 5 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 40 30 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 12 12 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 05/23/26 SUNDAY 05/24/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 80 75 75 70 65 60 60 60 60 70 65 60 60
TEMPERATURE 40 39 37 38 42 46 46 44 40 38 37 38 41 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 37 47
WIND DIR SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 5 2 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40 30 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 8 9 11 11 8 8 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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