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FWAK47 PAJK 072036
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1236 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 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 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26
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 BK BK SC BK SC FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 75 65 60 45 50 35 25 15 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 43 42 41 41 39 38 38 41 41 37 36 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 37 42 34
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE NE N NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 2 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 70 50 40 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.14 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26
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 BK BK SC BK SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 70 65 65 40 50 40 25 15 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 48 48 47 46 45 44 43 44 46 47 42 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 42 47 39
WIND DIR SE SE E E E E NW NW NW NW NE NE NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 70 40 40 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.15 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26
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 BK SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 75 75 80 60 40 35 20 40 35 35 20 15
TEMPERATURE 40 40 39 38 38 37 35 36 40 41 37 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 35 41 33
WIND DIR S S SW S S S NE N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 9 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 40 30 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 10 9 8 9 10 11 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 70 75 55 40 30 20 20 30 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 50 50 47 46 45 43 42 45 51 52 46 43 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 41 52 37
WIND DIR S S S N N S N N N N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 9 10 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 50 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 7
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26
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 BK OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 65 70 65 50 35 20 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 42 42 39 38 38 37 35 36 40 41 36 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 35 42 30
WIND DIR SE SE SE E W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 5 6 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 50 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 7 8 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 10/07/26 THURSDAY 10/08/26
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 BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 65 70 65 55 40 20 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 50 50 47 45 44 43 42 44 49 50 45 41 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 41 50 36
WIND DIR SE SE E E N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 1 1 1 1 3 5 6 5 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 27 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 50 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.04 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.1 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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