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FWAK47 PAJK 220130
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
530 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 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 FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 90 95 90 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 46 41 37 36 37 37 40 41 42 40 38 36 36 37 40 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 43 35 42
WIND DIR W SW SW S S S S S SE S S SE E SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 5 8 11 12 12 9 6 4 3 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 50 80 90 100 100 90 80 60 60 70 80 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 0.10 0.21 0.14 0.03 0.02 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 9 10 9 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 90 95 95 100 100 100 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 50 44 41 40 41 42 45 46 46 43 41 40 40 42 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 47 39 47
WIND DIR W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 50 80 90 100 100 80 80 60 60 70 80 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.09 0.15 0.09 0.02 0.03 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 5 7 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 85 80 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 42 39 36 35 36 37 40 40 38 37 36 35 36 38 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 41 34 42
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 21 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 12 10 8 10 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 40 70 70 40 40 20 10 20 10 5 5 10 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.5 2.4 2.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 11 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 90 90 95 90 90 90 90 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 54 47 43 42 41 43 46 47 46 44 43 42 42 44 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 48 41 49
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 13 12 13 12 14 16 16 11 6 4 2 4 9 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 40 80 70 40 40 20 20 10 10 5 10 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.06 0.04 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 7 8 9 8 8 7 8 9 9 10 10 8 8 8
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 85 90 90 85 90
TEMPERATURE 40 36 33 32 32 34 36 35 35 34 33 32 33 34 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 36 32 38
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 10 10 11 11 11 9 5 4 3 3 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 35 35 37 36 33 32 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 10 5 5 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 10 10 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 85 90 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 52 44 39 38 39 41 44 44 43 40 39 38 38 42 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 45 37 46
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 10 6 4 3 3 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 39 37 40 39 37 37 34 33 27 21 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 30 50 50 40 40 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02 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) 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 6 7 8 7 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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