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FWAK47 PAJK 182338
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
338 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 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 04/19/26 MONDAY 04/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 37 37 36 35 35 36 36 37 38 38 36 35 34 35 35 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 39 33 38
WIND DIR SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SE S
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 6 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 60 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 80 80 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.24 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.09 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 8
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SUNDAY 04/19/26 MONDAY 04/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 42 41 39 38 39 40 41 42 42 42 40 39 37 39 40 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 44 37 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 3 3 6 8 8 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 60 50 50 40 50 50 50 60 80 80 90 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.21 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 04/19/26 MONDAY 04/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 85 85 95 100 90 95 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 36 35 35 34 34 34 34 36 35 35 35 34 33 34 35 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 37 32 38
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 16 11 11 16 18 20 21 23 23 21 20 20 20 23 23 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 70 60 40 40 40 30 30 40 50 60 70 70 80 80 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.15 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.1 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 12 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 12 12 11 11 11
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SUNDAY 04/19/26 MONDAY 04/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 43 42 40 39 39 39 42 44 44 43 42 41 40 42 44 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 45 39 48
WIND DIR S S S S SW S SW S SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 14 8 8 13 17 19 23 23 20 17 16 17 17 21 21 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 43 41 37 37 39 39 47 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 70 50 50 50 40 40 50 60 70 90 90 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.11 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 04/19/26 MONDAY 04/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 90 80 90 90 90 95 95 100 100 100 100 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 33 33 32 31 31 31 33 34 33 32 31 31 31 32 33 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 35 30 35
WIND DIR SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24 27 29 27 24 23 23 31 31 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 80 60 40 40 40 40 40 50 60 70 80 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 11 12 12 12 11 11 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 04/19/26 MONDAY 04/20/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 85 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 41 39 37 36 36 36 39 41 41 40 37 37 36 37 40 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 43 35 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 5 5 9 11 12 13 13 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 32 33 33 34 35 36 37 37 40 40 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 70 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 70 100 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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