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FWAK47 PAJK 070531
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
831 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 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 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
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 90 95 95 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 32 31 30 30 26 27 23 21 22 20 21 22 22 23 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 30 20 26
WIND DIR S S S SE S S SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 13 13 12 14 11 9 11 11 10 6 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 33 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 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 0.25 0.12 0.11 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.4 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 0.4 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 17 17 18 18 18 18 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 18
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
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 90 95 95 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 39 37 36 36 32 32 29 26 27 25 26 26 25 26 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 36 25 30
WIND DIR SE SE E E E E S S SE SE SE SE E E SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 10 9 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28 29 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 70 70 70 70 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 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 0.3 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) 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 17
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 80 85 75 100 95 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 24 22 22 22 20 21 13 7 6 1 4 5 5 8 10
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 22 1 16
WIND DIR S S S SW NE NE N NE SE SE E E NE NE S
WIND (MPH) 18 18 13 10 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 100 100 100 90 70 60 50 50 50 40 50 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 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) 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 80 85 75 100 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 34 32 32 32 30 30 25 21 21 17 18 18 17 20 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 32 17 25
WIND DIR S S S SW NE NE N NE N E NE NE NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 12 12 9 9 4 5 5 2 0 1 3 2 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 100 100 100 90 70 60 50 60 50 40 50 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.6 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 17 17 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 19
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 85 75 100 90 85 85 90 90 90 90 75 75 90
TEMPERATURE 24 22 21 20 18 20 15 10 12 8 10 9 10 11 13
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 20 8 17
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S SW N SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 10 10 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 40 37 41 35 27 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 60 50 60 50 40 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 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) 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 85 75 100 95 85 85 90 90 90 90 75 75 90
TEMPERATURE 29 28 28 27 25 27 22 17 17 13 15 14 14 17 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 27 12 23
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE NW NW W W SE SE NW NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 35 33 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 60 50 60 50 40 50 50 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 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) 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 18 18 17 19 20 20 19
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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