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FWAK47 PAJK 191418
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
618 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 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 THURSDAY 03/19/26 FRIDAY 03/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 75 85 80 85 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 26 28 29 28 27 25 24 23 25 27 28 29 29 28 27 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 22 30 24
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 13 16 19 10 9 8 9 6 8 9 9 8 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 37 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 100 100 100 90 80 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.18 0.13 0.07 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 1.3 2.3 1.7 1.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 2.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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 13 14 15 14 15 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 03/19/26 FRIDAY 03/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 85 75 85 80 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 29 33 36 35 33 31 29 29 30 32 33 34 33 33 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 27 34 28
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 13 17 18 10 5 6 8 2 3 5 5 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 100 100 100 90 80 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.15 0.10 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 2.1 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 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 13 14 15 14 15 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 03/19/26 FRIDAY 03/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 100 100 85 85 85 80 70 85 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 16 19 21 21 20 19 17 17 16 19 23 24 21 20 19 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 22 14 24 16
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NE S SE SE S S E E NE
WIND (MPH) 14 23 20 26 24 19 14 8 4 4 5 4 4 5 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 90 80 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.13 0.14 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 1.8 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0
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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 15 13 13 15 16 17 17 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 03/19/26 FRIDAY 03/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 85 85 80 70 85 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 25 28 31 31 29 28 27 27 26 29 33 34 31 30 28 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 24 35 26
WIND DIR SW SE S SW S S S NE E E E NE E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 14 17 24 19 13 10 5 2 2 4 2 3 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 41 37 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 100 80 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.14 0.12 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.1 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.1
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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 14 13 14 16 16 17 16 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 03/19/26 FRIDAY 03/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 85 100 85 80 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 15 19 22 21 18 15 15 15 16 19 23 23 21 20 19 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 13 24 18
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 5 11 16 18 11 8 6 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 37 34 39 28 25 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.11 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.9
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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 14 13 14 15 16 17 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 03/19/26 FRIDAY 03/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 85 100 80 75 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 21 25 28 28 24 22 21 22 22 25 30 30 27 26 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 20 31 23
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E W E W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 6 10 16 17 11 9 8 6 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 36 40 37 32 32 33 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.13 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.08 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.7
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 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 14 13 14 15 15 16 16 18 18 17 16 17 17 17 17
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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