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FWAK47 PAJK 180524
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
924 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 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 03/18/26 THURSDAY 03/19/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 75 70 85 85 85 85 80 85 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 25 25 23 24 26 27 27 27 27 27 25 26 28 29 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 28 24 29
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S SE S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 5 6 10 12 8 6 6 6 6 10 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 100 90 90 90 100 90 80 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.10 0.16 0.22 0.12 0.06 0.08 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 1.5 2.5 3.2 1.7 0.9 1.3 1.9
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
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 15 16 16 16 14 14 15 14 16 15 15 14 14 13
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/18/26 THURSDAY 03/19/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 75 70 80 80 80 85 80 85 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 30 29 28 29 32 32 33 31 29 29 28 29 32 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 33 27 34
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 100 80 90 90 100 90 80 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.07 0.14 0.13 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 1.1 2.2 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.7
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
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 15 16 15 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 13
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/18/26 THURSDAY 03/19/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 90 85 80 80 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 17 15 13 11 13 18 20 20 18 18 16 17 20 22 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 21 15 22
WIND DIR N NE NE NE S NE SW SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 6 6 5 6 8 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.15 0.08 0.07 0.04 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.6 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.9
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
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 18 18 19 19 16 14 15 15 17 16 17 14 14 13
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/18/26 THURSDAY 03/19/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 27 26 23 22 24 28 31 29 28 27 26 26 29 30 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 31 25 31
WIND DIR NW NE NE NE SW N SW SW S S SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 3 1 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.08 0.11 0.15 0.09 0.08 0.04 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.4 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.9
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
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 17 18 18 15 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 13
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/18/26 THURSDAY 03/19/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 90 80 80 80 85 80 75 75 75 90 90
TEMPERATURE 15 15 14 14 16 20 20 18 17 17 15 16 20 23 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 13 21 15 24
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 26 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 90 90 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.08 0.13 0.13 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.9
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
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 17 17 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 13 13
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/18/26 THURSDAY 03/19/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 90 75 80 80 85 80 75 75 75 90 90
TEMPERATURE 22 22 21 20 23 27 28 26 24 23 22 22 25 28 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 29 21 28
WIND DIR NE E NE NE E SE E SE SE SE S S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 8 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 25 24 24 23 24 28 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 90 100 80 80 80 90 90 80 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.08 0.14 0.13 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 1.1 1.2 2.2 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.9
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
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 13
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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