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FWAK47 PAJK 071354
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
453 AM AKST WED JAN 7 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) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 95 85 85 90 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 29 29 30 30 28 26 23 22 21 22 24 24 23 24 27 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 21 26 22
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 12 14 11 9 11 11 10 6 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 33 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 70 70 80 80 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 1.9 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.4 MM MM MM
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 0.1 0.1 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 18 18 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 18 18 16 15 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 95 85 85 90 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 37 37 38 38 37 35 34 32 32 32 31 27 27 29 31 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 31 32 26
WIND DIR E E E S S SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 29 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 70 70 70 70 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.9 MM MM MM
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 0.1 0.1 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 17 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 15 14 11
...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) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 100 90 90 90 95 95 90 85 85 85 90 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 24 23 22 22 19 13 8 4 3 5 11 10 12 14 16 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 3 16 12
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SE SE E E NE NE S S SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 70 70 60 60 60 40 50 50 70 70 70 70 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.1 MM MM MM
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 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 16
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 95 95 90 90 95 95 90 90 85 85 90 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 34 35 35 35 33 30 27 25 24 24 25 22 22 24 26 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 24 25 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW N E NE NE NE NE E E SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 11 12 11 10 0 1 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 70 70 60 60 50 40 50 50 70 70 70 70 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 MM MM MM
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 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 18 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 19 19 18 17 15
...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) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 95 85 90 90 95 95 90 90 75 75 90 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 23 21 21 20 19 15 12 10 9 11 14 13 13 14 16 17
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 9 17 12
WIND DIR S S SE S S S SW N SW SW SW W W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 35 27 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 70 60 50 60 50 40 40 40 60 70 70 70 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 MM MM MM
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 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 19 19 18 18 16
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/07/26 THURSDAY 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 95 85 90 95 95 95 95 90 75 75 90 90 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 30 30 30 30 28 25 22 20 19 20 21 18 18 20 21 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 19 23 18
WIND DIR SE NW NW W W SE SE NW NW N N NE NE E E N
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 70 60 50 60 50 40 50 50 70 80 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 MM MM MM
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 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 17 17 17 16 18 18 17 19 20 20 19 19 17 17 14
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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