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FWAK47 PAJK 270632
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1032 PM AKDT TUE MAY 26 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 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 95 95 95 90 80 80 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 38 36 37 39 42 43 42 40 38 37 37 40 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 43 37 44
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 9 10 9 10 10 9 6 6 5 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 40 60 90 100 100 90 80 70 60 70 70 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.12 0.08 0.03 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 95 95 95 90 80 80 80 90 90 85 90
TEMPERATURE 43 41 41 44 46 47 46 44 43 41 42 44 48 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 47 41 49
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 10 10 11 9 5 3 2 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 40 50 90 90 100 90 80 80 60 70 70 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.02 0.11 0.07 0.03 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 6 6 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
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 BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 80 85 80 70 65
TEMPERATURE 36 34 34 38 42 44 43 40 37 36 36 40 44 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 44 36 46
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 26 23 23 23 25 25 21 14 10 8 6 8 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 50 50 40 40 50 50 70 60 30 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.9 3.4 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 11
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
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 BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 90 90 90 85 90 85 85 85 85 75 65
TEMPERATURE 45 43 43 46 49 50 49 47 45 43 44 47 51 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 50 43 53
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 21 18 18 19 20 23 18 10 4 4 4 6 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 40 50 50 50 60 50 70 60 30 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 7
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
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 BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 85 95 90 85 75 80 80 80 85 85 75 65
TEMPERATURE 34 32 32 34 37 38 38 36 34 33 33 38 43 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 38 33 45
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 8 8 10 10 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 30 40 50 40 50 50 60 60 40 30 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.9 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 11 10 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/27/26 THURSDAY 05/28/26
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 BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 85 95 90 85 75 80 80 80 85 85 75 65
TEMPERATURE 41 39 39 42 45 46 45 43 41 40 40 44 49 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 46 40 50
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 11 12 12 10 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 31 32 29 31 32 31 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 30 30 50 40 50 50 60 60 40 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 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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