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FWAK47 PAJK 032356
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
256 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 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 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26 THURSDAY 03/05/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 21 22 24 24 21 24 26 28 28 28 27 29 30 31 32 33 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 31 26 35
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 18 14 12 12 11 11 8 13 13 12 10 9 9 6 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 37 32 34 33 32 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 60 70 80 100 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.26 0.29 0.32 0.32 0.07 0.16 0.26 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 3.5 3.4 3.6 4.3 1.1 2.7 3.6 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/04/26 THURSDAY 03/05/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 25 25 28 28 26 28 30 32 33 33 31 32 34 35 36 37 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 35 30 39
WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE E SE E SE E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 11 10 9 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 39 35 35 29 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 60 70 80 100 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.23 0.25 0.25 0.05 0.14 0.21 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.8 0.7 2.2 2.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 10 10 9 9 10 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 13 11 10
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/04/26 THURSDAY 03/05/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 75 70 85 90 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 4 4 6 6 5 8 12 19 22 22 20 22 21 21 23 25 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 3 25 19 27
WIND DIR NE NE N N NE NE NE NW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 20 19 17 16 16 12 9 10 11 13 16 14 12 8 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 60 30 50 60 50 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.21 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 2.2 2.1 2.2 3.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 17
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/04/26 THURSDAY 03/05/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 80 70 65 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 16 16 17 17 16 19 23 29 31 30 29 30 30 29 31 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 14 33 28 35
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE SW SW S NE N SW N W NW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 14 12 11 11 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 1 0 0 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 100 100 100 100 80 70 60 30 50 60 50 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.19 0.08 0.10 0.05 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.6 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 16 16 15 15
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/04/26 THURSDAY 03/05/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 70 75 80 75 75 75 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 10 10 10 11 10 14 18 23 23 18 17 17 18 17 21 26 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 9 25 16 28
WIND DIR N N N N NE E SE W W SW S SW SW W W SW S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 29 27 26 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 40 20 30 40 40 30 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.07 0.11 0.11 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 17
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/04/26 THURSDAY 03/05/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 100 100 95 90 70 75 75 80 80 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 16 15 15 16 15 18 22 28 29 25 23 24 24 23 25 30 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 13 31 23 33
WIND DIR N N NW NW N N NW N SE SE SE NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 8 8 5 6 6 5 8 8 6 6 2 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 33 31 26 25 25 31 32 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 50 30 50 50 50 50 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.08 0.11 0.12 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 16 15 15 14 12 14 15 15 16 16 17 16 16 15 15
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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