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FWAK47 PAJK 170043
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
443 PM AKDT FRI OCT 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 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 39 39 38 38 38 37 38 38 39 40 40 39 37 38 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 40 36 39
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 9 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.11 0.20 0.24 0.27 0.16 0.15 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 44 43 43 42 42 42 43 44 44 44 44 43 42 43 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 44 41 44
WIND DIR SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 4 4 8 8 8 6 5 4 6 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 60 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.09 0.18 0.22 0.23 0.13 0.15 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 95 95 100 100 100 90 85 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 38 38 38 38 37 37 39 38 38 38 39 38 37 38 38 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 39 37 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S S S SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 10 9 6 6 6 5 5 8 9 10 9 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 70 70 60 80 90 100 100 100 80 70 50 50 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.12 0.16 0.12 0.05 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 90 85 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 46 44 43 43 43 44 47 48 46 45 44 44 43 44 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 49 43 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 18 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 70 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 50 50 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.03 0.06 0.17 0.17 0.09 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 95 100 95 95 95 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 36 34 34 33 33 33 36 36 35 34 34 34 33 34 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 37 33 37
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24 23 26 26 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 60 60 80 100 80 100 80 70 60 60 40 40 60 60 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.07 0.12 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 90 95 95 95 95 90 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 43 41 40 40 40 41 44 45 43 41 41 41 39 41 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 45 39 45
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 27 21 24 20 20 25 26 27 26 26 26 26 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 60 60 80 100 100 100 80 70 70 60 40 40 60 60 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.06 0.12 0.08 0.03 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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