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FWAK47 PAJK 251651
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
851 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 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 FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 15 55 70 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 41 46 48 42 40 39 39 40 41 42 42 42 43 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 44 41
WIND DIR NE E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E
WIND (MPH) 6 4 6 5 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 13 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 15 55 70 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 47 52 53 47 45 43 44 45 47 48 47 47 47 46 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 43 49 44
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 5 6 6 6 8 10 12 12 11 11 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 20 40 65 85 90 95 95 100 95 90 100
TEMPERATURE 40 46 47 41 38 38 38 39 41 42 43 41 42 42 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 38 44 41
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 13 8 11 10 9 10 13 17 18 14 16 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 40 80 100 100 100 80 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 10 20 50 75 85 90 95 100 100 95 90 100
TEMPERATURE 46 55 56 49 44 42 42 43 48 52 53 49 47 45 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 41 54 44
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW S S S SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 12 3 6 4 3 5 8 14 17 12 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 50 80 100 100 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 10 20 45 70 85 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 100
TEMPERATURE 40 44 44 38 35 35 36 36 38 41 41 39 39 38 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 34 43 37
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 4 6 3 4 3 4 4 5 9 9 6 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 30 30 30 50 60 100 90 50 70 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R S R S
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 15 40 60 80 85 95 95 95 95 95 90 100
TEMPERATURE 45 51 53 47 43 41 41 42 46 49 49 47 45 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 40 50 42
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 4 6 5 5 5 8 10 11 10 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 29 33 36 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 30 20 30 50 60 100 90 50 70 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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