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FWAK47 PAJK 161630
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
830 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 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 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 57 59 59 58 57 55 52 51 52 53 52 52 54 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 48 54 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 8 11 12 11 10 8 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 40 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 60
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) 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.8 10.7 11.7 12.1 12.5 12.6 11.8 10.7 9.7 8.6 8.0 7.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 80 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 60 64 65 63 61 58 56 55 55 57 57 57 58 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 54 59 53
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 2 2 3 5 6 12 13 16 12 9 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 40 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 60
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) 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.9 10.8 11.7 12.1 12.5 12.6 11.8 10.6 9.6 8.6 7.9 7.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 80 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 60 64 63 58 54 53 52 52 53 56 56 54 53 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 50 56 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 11 17 16 13 12 16 16 18 19 19 20 20 19 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 30 80 90 90 70 70 70 70 80 60 30
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) 8.5 8.6 8.7 9.5 11.1 12.0 12.2 12.4 12.4 10.7 9.6 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 80 90 95 100 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 62 66 67 66 62 59 57 56 59 62 62 62 60 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 55 63 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 16 16 16 16 17 20 16 20 21 21 20 17 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 40 90 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 60 40
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) 8.4 8.5 8.6 9.5 10.9 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.3 10.8 9.6 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 80 90 95 95 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 54 58 58 53 52 51 49 48 49 52 52 50 50 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 46 53 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 9 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 31 29 28 27 28 27 28 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 50 90 80 80 70 70 70 70 60 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 8.3 8.4 8.6 9.7 11.2 12.0 12.1 12.4 12.1 10.5 9.4 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 80 90 95 100 90 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 62 67 66 61 58 57 55 54 57 60 60 57 56 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 53 60 52
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 10 10 9 8 6 9 11 11 12 12 10 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 29 29 34 33 28 33 39 32 32 36 31 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 50 100 80 80 80 80 80 80 70 50 30
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 8.3 8.4 8.6 9.5 11.1 11.9 12.1 12.4 12.2 10.7 9.6 8.6 8.3 7.9 7.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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