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FWAK47 PAJK 161751
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
951 AM AKDT SAT MAY 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 SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 50 30 40 55 70 85 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 51 51 47 41 39 37 38 40 43 42 42 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 44 36
WIND DIR SW SW W S SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 12 14 14 13 12 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 70 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.27 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 30 40 60 65 85 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 50 55 55 51 45 43 41 43 45 47 46 46 44 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 41 49 40
WIND DIR S S NW SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 4 12 16 12 13 12 12 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 70 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.27 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
...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) 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 FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 25 25 55 75 90 95 95 95 95 95 90 95 90
TEMPERATURE 44 48 48 42 37 35 34 37 40 45 43 40 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 34 45 37
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 9 11 13 10 8 6 8 10 16 14 20 20 16 13 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 60 80 80 80 90 60
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 30 30 50 80 95 95 95 95 95 100 90 100 90
TEMPERATURE 50 55 55 49 43 41 40 41 45 51 50 48 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 39 52 43
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SE S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 5 9 11 6 3 2 4 6 11 10 18 17 12 12 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 70 90 100 90 100 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 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) 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 SC SC FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 20 20 30 70 90 95 95 90 95 95 100 95 95
TEMPERATURE 40 45 45 39 33 31 31 32 36 39 37 35 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 30 39 31
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 4 6 6 4 3 4 6 10 12 11 9 6 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 50 60 80 90 100 100 60
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 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) 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 SC SC FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 20 15 30 70 90 95 95 90 95 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 48 54 54 48 41 38 37 39 44 47 46 43 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 48 38
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 4 2 3 3 4 9 10 12 14 13 13 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 50 60 90 90 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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