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FWAK47 PAJK 221645
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
845 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 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 SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 80 75 80 95 95 100 100 90 80 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 50 52 52 50 48 47 45 47 47 47 49 48 48 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 44 49 44
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SE E E E E E E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 5 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 20 10 20 40 70 100 100 80 70 50 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 80 80 80 95 95 100 100 90 75 70 70 80
TEMPERATURE 55 58 58 56 54 52 50 51 52 53 55 54 53 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 50 55 49
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 20 10 20 40 70 100 100 80 70 50 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 85 80 65 55 65 70
TEMPERATURE 51 53 53 51 49 48 47 48 49 52 54 52 49 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 46 54 46
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 18 18 19 17 13 12 5 5 6 6 8 4 3 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 10 20 30 50 70 70 60 40 30 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 85 85 90 90 95 95 95 85 80 65 55 65 65
TEMPERATURE 57 60 61 59 57 55 52 53 56 59 61 60 56 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 51 62 51
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S S S S S NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 19 21 21 13 8 5 1 2 3 5 6 3 0 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 40 40 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 30 70 80 70 60 40 20 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 80 90 80 85 95 95 95 90 80 70 55 55 65
TEMPERATURE 47 51 51 47 45 44 42 42 44 49 50 47 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 42 50 41
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 8 5 4 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 28 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 40 70 80 70 60 40 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 08/22/26 SUNDAY 08/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 80 85 75 85 95 95 95 90 75 65 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 56 60 60 55 53 51 49 50 54 57 58 55 52 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 49 59 48
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 8 5 4 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 33 33 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 30 40 80 80 70 60 40 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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