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FWAK47 PAJK 171621
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
821 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 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 SUNDAY 05/17/26 MONDAY 05/18/26
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 100 85 80 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 40 43 41 42 40 38 37 38 39 41 43 44 40 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 36 44 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 17 17 14 13 10 8 5 5 3 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 80 90 80 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE S R S R S S S S S R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.59 0.58 0.23 0.09 0.07 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10 8
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SUNDAY 05/17/26 MONDAY 05/18/26
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 100 85 80 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 45 47 46 46 44 42 41 42 43 46 48 47 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 40 49 39
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE E SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 10 16 12 14 13 12 8 6 4 4 4 4 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 70 90 80 70 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.55 0.49 0.20 0.08 0.05 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 05/17/26 MONDAY 05/18/26
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 100 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 41 45 43 41 40 38 38 39 41 44 44 41 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 37 45 35
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 20 20 17 14 10 12 14 17 19 20 19 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 90 100 100 100 100 90 60 40 50 50 60 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.1 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SUNDAY 05/17/26 MONDAY 05/18/26
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 85 95 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 48 51 50 48 46 45 43 44 46 51 51 48 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 43 52 41
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 13 18 17 13 12 8 10 11 12 16 16 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 50 60 60 60 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.09 0.10 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 8
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 05/17/26 MONDAY 05/18/26
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 OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 70 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 36 39 37 35 34 33 32 33 35 39 39 37 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 31 40 31
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 11 10 8 6 4 5 6 6 6 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 100 100 100 70 70 50 40 50 50 50 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.1 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 10 10 11 11
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 05/17/26 MONDAY 05/18/26
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 OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 70 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 44 48 46 44 41 40 39 40 43 48 48 46 42 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 38 49 37
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 16 14 13 9 8 6 5 8 8 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 24 25 26 25 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 100 100 100 70 70 60 50 50 50 50 50 60 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.03 0.08 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 7 8 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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