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AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1005 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 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 SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 65 75 80 80 65 75 65 70 65 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 26 27 25 23 22 22 22 25 27 28 26 23 22 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 21 28 17
WIND DIR SE NE NE NE E E NE NE E E NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 13 14 13 10 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 29 31 41 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 30 30 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 12 10 14 13 14 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 16
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 65 70 80 75 65 75 65 70 60 60 60 55
TEMPERATURE 33 34 31 29 27 27 26 30 32 33 30 27 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 26 33 22
WIND DIR SE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 12 12 12 12 9 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 30 30 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 12 10 14 13 14 16 15 14 13 14 15 16 16
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 40 45 50 60 65 55 60 60 60 60 50 50
TEMPERATURE 22 22 17 14 12 12 11 15 19 21 18 13 12 10
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 11 21 9
WIND DIR S NW NE NE NE N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 10 12 13 10 10 9 5 5 8 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 40 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 13 14 16 17 19 18 18 18 17 18 19 19 19
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 40 50 45 55 65 50 55 60 60 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 31 32 27 23 22 21 21 25 29 31 27 22 21 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 20 31 17
WIND DIR S NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE N NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 8 11 14 8 6 5 2 3 6 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 13 13 14 15 17 18 18 15 16 18 18 18 20
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 40 30 40 40 65 40 45 60 55 45 50 45
TEMPERATURE 23 23 17 13 11 10 10 15 20 21 16 11 10 9
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 9 21 8
WIND DIR S NW N N N N N N N NE N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 14 13 14 15 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 17 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 03/22/26 MONDAY 03/23/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 40 35 45 45 65 45 50 60 55 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 27 27 22 18 17 16 16 21 27 28 23 17 16 15
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 15 29 13
WIND DIR E NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 26 26 24 24 21 23 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 13 13 14 16 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 19
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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