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FWAK47 PAJK 192231
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
231 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 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 MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 80 90 95 90 85 80 80 70 85 85 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 38 38 34 33 32 34 34 36 37 37 34 34 33 34 34 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 38 32 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 6 9 11 11 13 14 12 10 9 9 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 80 90 70 40 30 40 40 60 70 80 70 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.08 0.04 0.08 0.27 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.9 3.6 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 10 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 14 15 15 15 14 13 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 80 95 95 85 85 80 80 75 85 85 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 43 42 38 37 36 38 40 43 43 42 39 38 37 38 39 41 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 44 36 42
WIND DIR W W SE SE SE SE SE W SW SW SE SE SE SE SE W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 2 3 3 5 8 8 4 3 3 4 1 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 20 80 90 60 40 30 40 40 60 70 80 70 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.20 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 9
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 80 85 90 90 75 75 65 60 70 80 90 90 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 35 34 34 33 32 33 34 36 36 34 33 32 31 32 34 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 30 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 21 21 21 19 16 16 17 17 14 13 13 13 8 11 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 41 42 42 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 70 80 80 60 30 30 30 30 50 60 50 40 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.05 0.07 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 15
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 90 85 85 75 70 65 60 70 80 85 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 44 43 41 40 40 40 43 45 46 44 41 39 39 40 42 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 47 38 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S S SW S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 14 13 14 14 11 12 13 12 10 6 6 5 4 6 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 44 44 44 40 31 37 37 36 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 70 80 80 60 30 30 30 20 50 60 60 50 50 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S R S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.06 0.08 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 12 10
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 80 75 75 65 60 55 45 40 60 80 80 85 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 34 32 30 29 29 30 32 35 34 32 28 28 28 29 32 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 36 27 35
WIND DIR SE SE S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 11 12 6 5 10 11 8 5 5 6 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 29 29 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 60 60 60 40 20 20 20 20 40 50 50 40 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 10 11 12 13 14 13 12 11 12 13 15 16 16 15 14 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 75 65 55 50 40 40 60 80 80 90 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 42 39 37 36 35 35 39 42 42 40 35 34 34 35 39 42 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 43 33 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 12 12 9 8 9 9 6 6 10 9 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 35 39 40 39 33 29 26 24 26 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 40 60 70 60 40 20 20 20 20 40 50 50 50 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S R S S S R S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 8 10 10 10 9 8 7 8 10 12 13 14 13 11 9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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