800  
FWAK47 PAJK 291331  
AVGAJK  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
530 AM AKDT WED JUL 29 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 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26  
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 55 35 30 35 20 15 15 15 15 15 20 25 50  
TEMPERATURE 47 48 50 54 54 48 45 44 46 54 59 63 61 55 50 47  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 43 64 47  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E NE N NE NE E S SW NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
   
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26  
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 70 55 30 25 35 20 15 20 15 15 15 20 25 50  
TEMPERATURE 51 54 56 60 60 53 50 49 51 59 64 68 66 59 54 52  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 48 69 52  
WIND DIR E E SE SE E SE N N N NW S SE SE NW N N  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)  
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26  
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 85 75 65 60 50 35 25 15 25 35 40 30 40 55  
TEMPERATURE 49 51 54 57 54 51 48 47 49 58 65 67 63 55 51 50  
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 46 67 50  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SE NE NE NE W SW SW S N N  
WIND (MPH) 4 6 10 12 11 8 6 4 4 4 6 10 6 3 3 5  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1  
 
   
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26  
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 70 65 50 40 25 20 10 20 30 30 25 30 45  
TEMPERATURE 55 58 61 64 63 59 55 53 54 63 71 73 71 63 58 57  
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 52 74 57  
WIND DIR S S S S S N N NE N NE S S S NE N N  
WIND (MPH) 1 4 9 11 9 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 4 0 0 3  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
 
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)  
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26  
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 70 60 50 35 25 20 15 15 20 25 25 30 45  
TEMPERATURE 44 46 51 52 50 47 44 43 44 51 60 61 58 51 47 46  
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 42 62 46  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE E NW NW NW NW S S S SW NW N  
WIND (MPH) 2 5 6 8 6 3 3 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 4 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
 
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 07/29/26 THURSDAY 07/30/26  
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 BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 70 60 45 30 25 20 10 10 15 20 20 25 40  
TEMPERATURE 51 55 59 61 58 54 51 49 51 60 68 70 66 58 53 52  
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 49 70 52  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE N NW NW NW W SE SE SE NE NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 2 4 8 10 8 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 3 2 2 3  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 21  
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE 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 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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