538
FWAK47 PAJK 201538
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
738 AM AKDT MON APR 20 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 MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 70 85 85 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 34 36 37 37 34 33 33 34 34 36 37 37 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 32 38 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW S SW SW E
WIND (MPH) 9 11 13 9 4 5 6 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 30 40 40 60 70 80 70 70 60 50 50 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.15 0.12 0.04 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.9 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 12 12 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 12 12 11
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 75 85 85 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 39 41 42 40 38 36 36 37 39 41 42 42 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 35 42 37
WIND DIR SE W SE S SE SE SE SE SE W W SE SE N SE
WIND (MPH) 5 8 8 4 3 3 4 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 30 40 40 60 70 80 70 60 60 50 50 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.04 0.11 0.09 0.04 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 9 9 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 9 9 10 10 10
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 65 60 70 80 90 90 85 85 80 80 80 75 80
TEMPERATURE 34 35 35 34 33 32 31 33 34 36 37 36 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 38 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 17 18 17 13 11 10 8 8 11 11 12 11 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 30 30 30 50 60 50 40 40 40 30 30 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 15 14 14 14 14
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 65 60 70 80 85 90 90 85 80 85 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 41 44 44 43 40 39 38 39 42 46 47 46 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 37 48 38
WIND DIR S S S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 10 6 5 4 4 6 10 10 9 2 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 35 35 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 30 30 20 50 60 60 50 50 50 40 30 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 11 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 12 10 11 12 12 12
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 45 40 60 80 80 85 85 80 75 75 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 32 35 34 32 28 28 28 28 32 34 34 33 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 27 35 28
WIND DIR SE SW SW SW S SE SE SW S S S S S S W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 20 40 50 50 40 40 40 30 30 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 11 12 13 15 16 16 15 14 12 12 13 13 13
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 04/20/26 TUESDAY 04/21/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 45 40 60 80 80 90 85 80 75 75 75 70 75
TEMPERATURE 39 42 42 39 35 34 34 34 39 42 43 41 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 33 43 34
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 20 40 50 50 50 40 40 40 30 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S R S S S S R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 7 8 10 12 13 14 13 11 9 9 10 11 11
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page