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FWAK47 PAJK 132311
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
311 PM AKDT TUE OCT 13 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 10/14/26 THURSDAY 10/15/26
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 BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 55 40 60 75 90 95 90 85 85 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 36 35 35 36 37 37 39 40 38 38 38 39 39 39 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 41 37 45
WIND DIR N NW NW SW S SE SE SE E E NE NE NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 3 5 8 9 9 8 9 11 12 17 17 17 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 5 30 50 30 10 5 0 40 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.38 0.39
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.4 6.8 7.3 7.3 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/14/26 THURSDAY 10/15/26
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 BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 50 40 60 75 90 95 90 85 85 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 45 41 40 40 40 41 42 45 46 43 43 43 43 44 44 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 46 42 49
WIND DIR N NW NW NE E SE SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 2 4 5 6 6 5 6 8 11 14 14 13 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 5 30 60 30 10 10 0 40 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.36 0.35
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.5 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/14/26 THURSDAY 10/15/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 65 55 55 90 95 90 95 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 39 35 32 32 33 36 37 40 39 38 36 36 37 38 38 42 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 36 44
WIND DIR SW SE SE S S S S S S S SE E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 6 9 8 11 11 5 2 5 8 10 10 8 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 30 70 70 50 30 20 20 60 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.38
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.9 4.8 5.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 9 7 6 4 4
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/14/26 THURSDAY 10/15/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 65 60 60 100 95 90 95 95 85 95 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 49 43 38 38 39 42 44 49 50 46 43 42 44 44 45 50 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 50 42 52
WIND DIR N N NE NE SE S S S S SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 4 2 6 8 2 2 5 6 8 6 6 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 40 90 80 50 30 30 20 60 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.35
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.5 4.5 5.2 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 2 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/14/26 THURSDAY 10/15/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 65 75 75 90 95 95 95 95 90 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 39 35 31 31 31 32 34 37 38 37 34 34 33 33 34 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 39 33 40
WIND DIR SE SW SW S S S S SE SE SE SE NE NE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 40 60 70 60 40 40 30 70 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.35 0.41
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.6 4.6 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 6 5 4 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/14/26 THURSDAY 10/15/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 60 70 75 90 95 95 95 95 85 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 47 43 39 37 38 39 42 46 47 44 41 40 40 40 41 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 47 39 48
WIND DIR N NW NW N E SE SE SE SE E NE NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 40 60 70 50 40 40 30 70 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R S R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.36 0.41
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 3.2 4.2 5.3 5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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