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FWAK47 PAJK 160117
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
517 PM AKDT FRI MAY 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 SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 40 45 45 45 40 25 30 45 55 65 75 85 85 100
TEMPERATURE 47 40 38 36 37 41 45 48 48 42 39 38 39 41 44 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 49 37 45
WIND DIR NW NW W W W SW W W N NE E E E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 5 17 17 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 39 39 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 40 60 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 7
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 40 40 40 45 35 25 25 45 55 65 75 85 85 100
TEMPERATURE 51 44 41 40 41 46 50 53 51 45 42 42 43 45 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 53 40 50
WIND DIR W N NE N NW S S NW SE NE E E E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 3 3 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 16 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 20 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 30 40 60 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 30 30 35 35 30 20 25 45 60 70 70 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 43 38 35 34 36 42 46 46 43 38 37 37 39 42 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 47 36 46
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 5 3 4 6 9 11 13 10 8 6 8 9 14 14 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 10
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 30 30 35 30 25 20 30 55 65 75 75 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 50 44 41 40 41 47 52 52 49 45 43 43 44 46 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 53 42 52
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 2 1 2 2 5 9 10 5 3 2 4 5 9 9 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 50 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 20 20 25 20 15 15 20 35 55 70 85 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 40 34 30 29 31 36 42 43 39 33 31 31 33 36 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 43 30 40
WIND DIR S W NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 5 6 4 3 2 3 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 9 9
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 25 25 25 25 15 15 20 30 55 70 80 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 48 41 37 36 38 45 51 52 49 42 39 38 40 44 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 52 38 49
WIND DIR S S W SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 2 3 3 4 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 35 35 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 40 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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