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FWAK47 PAJK 031436
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
636 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 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 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85
TEMPERATURE 28 31 34 35 35 34 33 32 32 34 35 36 35 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 32 36 31
WIND DIR NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 12 11 13 13 11 11 9 9 9 10 9 8 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 50 50 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.22 0.16 0.12 0.14 0.06 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 2.6 1.5 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85
TEMPERATURE 33 36 39 40 39 38 37 36 36 38 40 40 40 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 36 40 35
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 6 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 31 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 50 50 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.03 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 10 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 11 11 11
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 22 27 32 34 33 31 29 27 28 31 35 36 34 31 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 27 36 26
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 6 8 5 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 50 70 90 70 60 50 40 50 60 70 40 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 95 80
TEMPERATURE 28 33 39 41 40 38 37 35 36 38 41 42 41 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 35 42 35
WIND DIR NE NE NE N S S S S SE SW S S S N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 1 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 50 90 100 90 70 60 50 60 60 60 60 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R S S S S S R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85
TEMPERATURE 22 26 29 31 30 29 28 27 28 30 32 33 32 30 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 27 33 27
WIND DIR NW N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 8 6 6 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 29 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 50 70 80 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 70 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 16 16
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/03/26 SATURDAY 04/04/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80
TEMPERATURE 26 31 37 38 37 36 34 32 32 36 39 40 39 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 32 40 32
WIND DIR NW NW NW N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 6 6 4 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 28 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 50 70 80 70 70 60 60 60 60 40 60 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R S S S S S R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 11 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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