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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
342 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 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 TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 38 38 38 38 38 39 39 39 40 41 40 39 37 36 38 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 41 35 38
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 12 17 23 25 27 27 27 29 29 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R R R S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.62 0.84 0.80 0.54 0.08 0.16 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.9 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 43 43 45 45 45 45 46 47 47 47 47 46 45 43 43 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 47 42 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 12 16 18 21 21 23 24 24 18 16 13 14 14 16 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 40 41 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.62 0.87 0.73 0.48 0.08 0.15 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.0 4.5 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 90 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 37 35 33 32 33 34 35 36 35 35 33 32 32 31 35 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 36 30 38
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 24 27 29 31 34 33 31 31 33 32 33 32 33 33 28 26 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 48 50 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 90 80 70 60 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S R R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.19 0.24 0.58 0.16 0.06 0.04 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.7 3.0 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 11 10 9 6 5 6 8 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 46 45 44 43 44 45 46 48 48 46 44 43 43 42 43 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 49 41 47
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 24 25 25 27 28 27 29 32 35 32 27 27 27 27 27 26 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 62 64 57 57 57 63 66 69 57 57 52 52 50 48 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 80 80 80 70 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.33 0.37 0.79 0.18 0.06 0.04 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 75 75 80 80 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 36 34 31 30 31 31 32 35 35 34 32 30 30 29 31 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 41 28 36
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 17 19 20 20 18 19 21 20 19 19 17 16 16 13 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 46 48 49 44 42 46 47 49 50 49 48 44 40 37 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 40 60 60 60 70 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.28 0.28 0.88 0.09 0.04 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.8 4.3 4.3 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 11
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 80 80 80 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 44 43 41 40 41 40 42 45 45 44 42 41 41 40 41 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 48 39 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 13 18 19 20 23 19 21 23 23 21 20 19 19 19 19 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 48 56 58 54 56 57 57 57 57 58 58 57 55 55 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 60 60 60 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.39 0.44 0.89 0.13 0.04 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) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.9 4.4 4.4 3.6 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 8
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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