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FWAK47 PAJK 232246
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
246 PM AKDT THU APR 23 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 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 40 50 50 55 65 75 40 40 30 25 20 20 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 40 39 36 35 34 35 39 41 43 42 36 35 34 35 39 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 43 34 43
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W NW N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 6 6 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 40 55 55 55 65 70 40 40 30 25 25 25 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 45 44 40 38 38 39 43 47 48 46 40 38 37 38 43 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 48 37 48
WIND DIR SW W NE NE N N N W W W N N N N NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 4 3 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 75 85 85 85 60 50 45 30 30 20 20 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 39 39 38 37 37 37 39 42 42 41 37 35 34 35 41 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 42 34 46
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S SE NE N SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 17 17 14 13 13 14 17 18 14 11 9 8 4 4 6 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.4 3.4 4.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 70 70 80 80 85 65 50 45 25 25 20 20 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 46 46 43 42 42 43 46 51 51 50 45 41 40 41 49 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 40 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S NE NE N N SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 14 12 12 13 10 12 13 12 8 5 5 3 3 4 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 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 FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 45 70 80 85 85 60 50 45 30 40 35 35 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 37 35 33 32 32 33 35 38 38 37 33 31 31 32 38 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 39 30 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE N NW N N W SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 3.1 3.1 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 65 80 80 85 60 50 45 30 35 30 30 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 45 43 40 38 38 38 42 46 47 45 39 37 36 38 44 49 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 36 50
WIND DIR SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE E E N N N NW E SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.9 3.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 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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