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FWAK47 PAJK 171517
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
717 AM AKDT TUE MAR 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 TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 (%) 80 80 85 85 90 75 90 90 100 90 90 95 100 90 90
TEMPERATURE 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 24 26 27 28 28 27 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 21 29 25
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 11 14 14 11 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 90 90 90 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.15 0.22 0.16 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.6 3.0 3.4 2.5 1.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 17 16 15 15 16 16 16 16
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 (%) 85 80 80 80 90 75 85 90 95 90 90 95 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 31 30 30 29 29 31 32 32 31 30 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 26 33 27
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 80 80 90 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.12 0.17 0.13 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 2.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.1 2.4 1.8 1.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 15
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 (%) 95 90 85 90 90 80 100 95 95 85 85 85 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 13 16 19 18 17 14 13 11 12 16 20 20 19 19 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 10 20 15
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S NE SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 70 70 70 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.10 0.15 0.11 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 2.7 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.8 1.8 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 20 19 19 19 20 19 19 19 18 16 16 17 18 18
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 (%) 95 90 85 90 90 85 100 95 95 85 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 24 27 30 28 26 25 24 22 23 28 30 29 29 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 20 31 26
WIND DIR NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE SW N SW SW S S SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 3 1 4 4 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 70 70 70 80 100 100 90 90 80 80 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.11 0.15 0.12 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 2.4 1.0 1.1 1.3 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 21 20 18 18 19 20 17 18 18 16 16 16 16 17 17
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 (%) 95 90 85 90 85 90 95 90 95 85 90 85 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 15 17 18 17 15 15 14 14 16 19 20 19 18 19 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 12 21 17
WIND DIR NE NE SE E E E NE N NW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 26 26 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 60 70 70 80 100 100 90 90 70 70 70 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.13 0.13 0.06 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.5 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 20 20 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 17
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 03/17/26 WEDNESDAY 03/18/26
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 (%) 90 90 85 90 90 90 95 90 95 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 22 25 27 24 22 22 21 20 23 26 28 26 25 24 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 18 28 22
WIND DIR N N SE SE E E NE NE E SE E SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 1 1 4 4 8 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 19 19 26 26 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 80 80 80 80 100 100 90 100 80 80 80 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.14 0.13 0.07 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.3 2.1 1.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 19 17 17 17 18 16 17 17 16 15 15 16 16 16
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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