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FWAK47 PAJK 202304
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
304 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 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 THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 90 85 80 90 90 85 80 90 95 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 39 41 41 39 37 39 41 44 46 46 41 38 36 37 37 39 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 47 35 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 28 27 23 13 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 4 3 3 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 54 48 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 70 70 60 30 30 20 20 40 50 70 80 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.87 0.32 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.5 4.1 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 10 9 8 8
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 95 90 85 85 90 90 80 80 90 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 44 45 44 43 41 43 46 49 51 49 44 41 40 41 42 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 52 39 47
WIND DIR SE SE E SE E SE SE SE S SE SE SE E E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 18 19 16 11 8 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 0 0 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 40 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 60 60 50 30 30 20 20 30 50 70 80 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.81 0.26 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 7 7 6 6 5
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 85 90 90 85 80 80 80 80 85 90 90 90 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 43 40 40 39 38 40 41 44 44 41 39 37 36 36 37 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 45 35 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 24 19 18 16 17 18 20 23 21 18 17 14 14 14 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 39 39 36 35 36 37 41 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 40 20 30 30 20 10 20 40 50 70 80 70 60 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 90 80 85 80 70 70 70 70 90 90 95 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 49 48 46 45 43 44 47 51 52 49 46 43 42 41 43 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 53 41 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 19 21 19 12 12 9 11 12 13 12 10 10 9 9 11 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 44 39 29 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 40 30 30 30 20 10 30 40 50 70 80 80 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 8 8 7
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 80 80 80 70 65 70 75 75 85 90 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 36 35 34 33 32 33 36 40 40 38 35 33 32 32 34 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 41 32 36
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 26 23 13 8 4 4 6 8 9 8 6 6 5 4 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 52 46 35 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 20 20 10 10 5 5 20 30 40 60 70 70 60 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 11 10 9
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 05/21/26 FRIDAY 05/22/26
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 OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 80 75 75 65 55 70 70 70 85 90 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 45 44 42 40 39 40 44 49 49 46 42 40 38 39 41 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 50 38 45
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 17 17 12 11 9 10 12 13 13 11 10 9 9 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 40 32 32 31 31 34 35 35 35 35 34 29 27 27 26 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 30 40 60 70 70 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 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) 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 7 7 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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