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FWAK47 PAJK 291431
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
631 AM AKDT FRI MAY 29 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 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 80 70 70 70 80 85 90 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 37 39 42 44 43 40 37 36 38 41 43 45 44 41 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 34 46 36
WIND DIR S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 8 9 10 9 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 27 26 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 80 80 70 60 40 30 40 60 90 90 90 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R S S S S S R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 75 70 70 65 75 85 90 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 41 44 47 49 47 43 40 40 43 46 48 49 48 44 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 39 50 40
WIND DIR E SE S S SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE
WIND (MPH) 0 2 2 6 3 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 5 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 80 80 60 60 40 30 40 60 80 90 90 90 80 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 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) 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 75 75 70 65 75 85 85 85 80 80 80 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 37 39 43 45 42 38 36 36 37 40 45 46 42 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 34 46 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 11 11 16 16 10 10 10 8 10 12 13 12 8 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 40 50 40 40 30 40 50 30 20 20 40 50 70 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.7 3.4 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.4 2.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 12 11 11 11 12 12 13
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 70 65 60 60 70 80 80 80 80 80 85 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 43 46 51 53 50 46 44 42 43 46 51 52 49 47 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 41 53 44
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 9 10 12 11 5 5 5 2 6 11 11 9 5 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 28 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 50 40 40 30 40 50 40 20 30 40 60 80 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 75 60 55 55 60 70 70 80 75 80 80 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 31 35 40 41 39 33 31 30 32 36 41 41 38 35 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 42 32
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 6 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 60 40 30 30 30 40 40 30 40 40 50 70 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 9 10 10 11
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/29/26 SATURDAY 05/30/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 70 55 50 50 60 65 70 75 75 80 80 90 95 90
TEMPERATURE 39 45 50 51 48 42 38 37 40 45 50 51 47 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 37 51 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 1 4 4 8 6 3 2 1 2 4 5 5 5 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 29 32 25 19 24 24 23 25 27 28 25 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 50 50 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 50 60 80 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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