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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
846 PM AKDT MON MAY 25 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 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 60 65 75 85 90 90 90 85 85 85 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 45 40 37 37 43 49 52 49 45 40 37 37 40 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 52 37 44
WIND DIR W SW W SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 2 4 9 10 11 8 5 4 5 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 40 70 80 70 80 100 100 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.20 0.05 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.1 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 55 65 75 85 90 90 90 85 80 85 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 48 43 39 40 46 52 55 53 49 44 41 41 44 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 55 41 48
WIND DIR NE NW S SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 1 0 0 3 5 9 10 9 5 3 3 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 40 70 80 70 80 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.20 0.04 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.5 4.0 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 55 60 75 85 90 85 85 85 90 90 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 43 39 36 36 40 45 46 45 42 39 36 36 39 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 36 44
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 17 21 20 26 27 24 21 21 12 11 11 12 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 60 60 60 50 50 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.14 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 3.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.2 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 55 60 75 85 85 80 85 85 90 90 90 85 90
TEMPERATURE 53 47 43 43 49 55 57 55 51 46 43 43 47 51 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 57 43 52
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 13 17 20 25 27 24 19 17 13 10 5 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 42 42 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 30 50 50 60 50 50 50 50 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 45 45 65 75 75 75 80 85 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 38 33 31 31 35 40 42 40 38 35 33 33 35 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 42 32 39
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 11 12 11 10 8 6 5 6 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 31 35 32 34 34 29 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 50 50 60 50 40 40 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.1 3.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 7 9 9 9 8 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 05/26/26 WEDNESDAY 05/27/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 45 45 60 70 75 75 80 80 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 48 42 38 38 44 50 52 50 46 42 39 39 43 47 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 52 39 49
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 13 11 6 4 5 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 31 33 36 35 35 37 36 33 27 27 27 27 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 60 60 50 40 50 50 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.1 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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