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FWAK47 PAJK 160626
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1026 PM AKDT TUE SEP 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 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 100 100 95 90 85 85 90 75 80 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 48 47 47 46 46 47 48 48 47 46 46 46 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 49 45 49
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S SW SW S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 17 16 14 10 8 8 5 5 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 40 100 100 90 40 20 50 80 50 60 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.6 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 100 100 90 85 85 85 85 70 80 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 51 51 50 51 51 52 53 52 51 50 49 51 52 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 53 48 54
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 8 12 14 13 12 5 4 4 3 5 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 50 100 100 90 40 20 50 80 50 60 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.6 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.2 6.0 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 80 75 80 75 85 85 85 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 48 48 49 48 48 49 48 48 48 47 47 46 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 49 45 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 23 26 27 26 25 20 20 17 16 13 13 13 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 60 50 5 0 0 30 70 50 40 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 80 70 70 70 85 90 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 51 51 51 52 56 56 54 52 51 50 49 50 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 57 48 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 17 18 21 24 23 19 13 10 9 6 10 11 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 40 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 60 50 10 0 0 40 70 60 40 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 65 55 65 70 70 70 75 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 43 43 43 44 46 47 45 44 44 42 41 42 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 48 41 46
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S SE S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 10 10 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 32 33 32 32 28 28 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 40 10 0 0 20 40 40 40 40 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/16/26 THURSDAY 09/17/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 85 70 50 60 65 75 75 70 80 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 49 49 49 51 54 54 52 50 49 48 47 49 52 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 55 46 54
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 10 9 6 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 42 46 43 42 41 48 47 35 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 50 20 5 0 30 50 50 40 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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