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FWAK47 PAJK 240337
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
737 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 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 05/24/26 MONDAY 05/25/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 65 70 75 75 85 85 85 85 80 70 55 35 35
TEMPERATURE 38 36 35 36 38 42 45 46 41 39 38 41 46 51 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 46 36 54
WIND DIR S S SE E NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 6 6 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.6 4.2 4.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 11 11 9 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SUNDAY 05/24/26 MONDAY 05/25/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 60 70 75 75 85 85 80 80 80 70 55 35 35
TEMPERATURE 42 40 38 40 43 47 50 50 44 42 42 45 51 56 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 51 40 59
WIND DIR SE SE E E W NW NW NW NW SW SW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 8 8 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 05/24/26 MONDAY 05/25/26
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 BK SC SC BK BK OV BK OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 80 60 40 50 60 55 70 65 70 70 60 65 70
TEMPERATURE 37 35 34 34 36 41 43 41 38 37 37 40 46 53 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 44 35 54
WIND DIR S S N NE SW SW SW W NE NE N N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 12 10 6 6 8 9 8 5 6 9 10 10 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.8 3.9 4.6 4.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 16 15 13 11 8 7 6 6 7 7 6 5 4
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SUNDAY 05/24/26 MONDAY 05/25/26
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 BK SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 75 55 45 55 65 55 70 65 70 65 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 44 42 41 41 43 47 48 47 44 44 43 46 53 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 49 42 62
WIND DIR S S N NE S SW SW SW NE NE N N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 8 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 6 8 10 9 9 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.9 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 3.0 3.9 4.5 4.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 10 11 10 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 05/24/26 MONDAY 05/25/26
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 BK BK OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 70 65 45 55 65 55 65 65 65 60 50 45 50
TEMPERATURE 33 32 32 32 34 37 38 37 34 33 33 36 41 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 39 32 50
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.6 3.7 4.4 4.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 14 13 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 05/24/26 MONDAY 05/25/26
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 BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 60 50 45 60 65 55 65 65 65 60 50 45 50
TEMPERATURE 40 38 37 37 41 46 47 46 42 40 39 43 50 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 48 39 59
WIND DIR SE S NW NW SE S SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 8 6 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 23 26 28 31 33 31 31 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.6 3.6 4.4 4.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 9 10 10 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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