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AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
245 PM AKDT THU APR 16 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 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 36 36 36 35 34 35 34 35 36 37 36 35 35 36 35 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 37 33 38
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.29 0.23 0.13 0.14 0.11 0.05 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 2.1 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 12 12 11 11 11
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 42 42 40 39 38 39 39 40 40 40 39 39 38 39 40 41 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 41 37 42
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 5 6 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.19 0.16 0.12 0.13 0.11 0.04 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 7 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 9 9 9
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 34 34 35 34 34 35 36 36 36 36 35 35 34 35 36 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 37 33 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW NE SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 19 18 18 21 21 18 19 20 20 19 17 17 12 8 11 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 90 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 100 100 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.02 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 12 13 13 15 15 14 14 14
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 43 42 41 39 39 40 42 44 44 43 41 39 39 39 41 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 45 38 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 23 23 21 24 25 21 23 21 24 23 23 26 17 4 10 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 40 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.02 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 13 13 11 11 10
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 32 31 30 30 31 31 32 33 33 32 31 31 31 32 34 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 34 31 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 8 9 11 9 11 12 12 11 11 11 8 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 70 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 12 14 14 14 14 13 13 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 38 36 36 36 36 39 41 40 39 37 36 36 37 39 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 41 36 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 16 14 17 18 14 16 14 16 17 18 21 12 4 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 34 33 32 33 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.07 0.03 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 12 12 10 10 9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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