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FWAK47 PAJK 150829
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1229 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 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 SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 (%) 85 80 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 85 85 90 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 23 23 24 25 25 25 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 28 28 26 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 20 30 23
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S SE SE E SE
WIND (MPH) 13 14 16 16 17 20 18 13 11 9 10 11 11 10 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 36 47 41 31 26 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 70 80 90 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 100 90 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.06 0.25 0.32 0.26 0.16 0.10 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 1.3 0.8 3.2 3.9 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 17 17 17 15 16 13 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 17 18 19
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 (%) 85 80 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 85 85 90 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 25 27 29 30 30 29 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 33 31 29 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 34 26
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE E E SE SE SE E SE E SE E
WIND (MPH) 14 14 14 14 13 18 14 11 5 5 5 6 5 5 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 41 36 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 70 70 80 90 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.06 0.23 0.29 0.22 0.11 0.10 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.9 3.4 3.9 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 15 14 15 12 10 12 14 15 14 15 15 16 17 18
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 (%) 90 85 75 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 17 13 17 19 19 17 16 15 14 12 15 18 20 20 17 13 9
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 11 21 8
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 14 8 9 8 11 12 13 12 19 17 13 9 10 13 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 60 80 80 80 90 100 90 80 80 80 90 80 70 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.13 0.18 0.15 0.07 0.06 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.7 2.1 3.1 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 19 18 18 17 19 20 23 24 22 21 20 19 18 19 19 19
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 (%) 95 90 80 90 95 95 95 95 95 90 85 85 85 85 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 24 19 23 27 28 26 25 24 23 22 25 29 31 29 26 23 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 20 32 18
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 6 8 5 9 11 11 12 13 11 9 6 6 11 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 35 37 37 34 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 80 70 80 80 90 80 70 70 80 90 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.06 0.11 0.19 0.13 0.05 0.05 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.8 1.5 2.7 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 17 16 16 18 19 22 23 22 20 20 18 17 18 19 19
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 (%) 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 85 85 85 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 16 14 17 21 21 19 17 17 16 15 16 20 20 18 16 14 11
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 14 21 11
WIND DIR SE SE E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 5 6 8 9 8 8 6 6 8 6 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 31 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 80 80 70 70 80 90 80 50 50 70 80 70 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.11 0.20 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.8 1.7 3.3 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 19 18 18 16 16 18 21 21 20 20 20 19 18 19 19 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 03/15/26 MONDAY 03/16/26
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 (%) 90 90 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 20 18 21 26 27 24 23 22 21 21 23 27 28 24 22 20 16
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 20 28 16
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N N NW N NW W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 8 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 21 29 34 33 24 29 26 21 32 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 70 70 70 70 80 80 80 60 50 70 80 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.12 0.21 0.11 0.03 0.03 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.9 MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 18 17 16 15 15 17 20 21 20 20 19 18 17 18 18 19
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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