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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
249 PM AKDT SUN OCT 25 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 MONDAY 10/26/26 TUESDAY 10/27/26
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 SC OV OV OV BK SC FW SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 75 90 85 60 30 20 35 60 70 70 55 50 35 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 34 32 31 30 30 30 30 34 34 35 34 32 33 34 36 40 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 36 31 41
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 5 9 11 12 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 7 8 9 9 7 8 8 8 10 10
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE MONDAY 10/26/26 TUESDAY 10/27/26
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 SC OV OV OV BK SC FW SC BK OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 75 90 85 60 30 20 35 60 70 70 55 50 35 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 39 36 36 34 35 35 36 40 40 40 39 37 38 39 42 46 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 41 36 46
WIND DIR E NE NE N NW NW NW N N N N NE N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S R R
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) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 10/26/26 TUESDAY 10/27/26
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 BK OV OV BK FW FW SC SC BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 85 90 65 20 10 25 35 55 75 70 60 55 60 55 50 35
TEMPERATURE 33 29 30 30 28 26 27 34 33 33 33 33 34 35 37 39 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 34 32 39
WIND DIR S SW S S S SE SW SW NE N N N N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 10 6 3 5 2 4 5 5 4 6 12 12 12 13 16 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 12 12 11 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE MONDAY 10/26/26 TUESDAY 10/27/26
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 BK OV OV BK FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 85 90 65 20 10 25 30 55 65 65 55 50 50 40 35 25
TEMPERATURE 37 34 35 35 35 33 35 43 43 41 40 40 41 43 45 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 44 39 50
WIND DIR S S SE NE N NE N SW N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 6 13 11 12 13 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 36 39 40 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 9
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 10/26/26 TUESDAY 10/27/26
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 BK FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 90 60 20 15 25 30 40 60 60 45 40 30 25 20 15
TEMPERATURE 33 28 27 26 26 25 26 32 32 31 30 29 30 32 34 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 34 28 40
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 9 11 11 11 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 37 37 34 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.8 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 10/26/26 TUESDAY 10/27/26
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 BK OV OV BK FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 90 65 20 10 25 30 40 55 60 45 35 30 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 38 34 33 32 32 31 34 40 40 38 37 36 37 39 41 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 41 35 47
WIND DIR SE SE NE N NW NW SE E NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 5 9 11 12 13 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 34 44 46 46 46 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.9 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 8 8 7 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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