487  
FWAK47 PAJK 011410  
AVGAJK  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
610 AM AKDT WED APR 1 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 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26  
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 65 80 80 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 23 28 35 37 34 29 24 21 21 26 33 35 34 33 31 30  
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 20 35 30  
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 9 9 9 9 8 5 4 5 6 6 9 9 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 60 60 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 13 14 14  
 
   
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26  
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 35 65 80 80 90 90 90  
TEMPERATURE 26 32 40 43 40 34 28 24 24 30 37 39 38 37 35 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 23 39 33  
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE N E NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 24 23  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 60 60 80  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 11 10 9 9 9 10 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 12  
 
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)  
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 15 10 5 5 0 0 0 20 50 70 75 80 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 18 24 31 34 30 24 18 13 14 21 29 32 30 28 25 22  
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 13 32 22  
WIND DIR NW NE NE N N NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 9 11 11 8 6 6 6 6 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 17  
 
   
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 55 70 75 80 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 21 31 41 45 41 35 27 22 23 30 39 42 41 37 34 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 22 42 31  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N NE N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 8 10 10 6 6 5 5 4 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 60  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 13 11 11 12 16 16 16 15 14 12 13 14 14 15  
 
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)  
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL SC BK OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 55 70 75 80 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 22 26 30 31 28 23 17 14 14 20 27 30 28 26 23 21  
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 13 30 21  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N SE SE SE NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 2 3 3 4  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 16 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 16 16  
 
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...  
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL SC BK OV OV OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 55 70 75 80 80 85  
TEMPERATURE 23 30 39 42 38 31 23 17 18 25 35 38 36 33 29 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 17 38 27  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 29 23 21 24 21 23 24 26 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 70  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
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) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 12 11 11 11 15 15 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 14  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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