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FWAK47 PAJK 201817
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1017 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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 95 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 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 S S SW SW W SW S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 17 18 14 14 13 11 11 11 9 8 4 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 50 100 100 80 60 60 40 40 50 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 0.06 0.15 0.12 0.04 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.9 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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) 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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 95 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 41 42 40 38 36 36 37 39 41 42 42 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 35 42 37
WIND DIR SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE W W SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 6 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 1 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 20 20 50 100 100 80 60 60 40 40 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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) 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 OV OV OV OV OV SC BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 55 90 100 100 100 95 50 65 65 75 70 70
TEMPERATURE 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
WIND (MPH) 19 19 17 13 11 10 9 13 16 16 13 10 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 10 10 0 50 70 60 30 30 30 10 10 10 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 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 BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV SC BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 50 85 100 100 100 85 45 60 65 80 75 75
TEMPERATURE 44 44 43 40 39 38 39 42 46 47 46 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 37 48 38
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW S S W W W W S S SW
WIND (MPH) 14 13 11 9 8 6 5 9 11 11 9 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 36 31 26 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 0 30 70 60 40 30 30 20 20 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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) 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 FW FW SC OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 50 90 100 85 50 35 30 40 45 55 60 65
TEMPERATURE 35 34 32 28 28 28 28 32 34 34 33 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 27 35 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE SE S S SE SE S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 6 5 5 3 3 4 5 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 0 10 40 30 30 20 20 5 5 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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) 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 FW FW SC OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 45 95 100 90 65 45 30 40 45 55 65 65
TEMPERATURE 42 42 39 35 34 34 34 39 42 43 41 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 33 43 34
WIND DIR SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 6 8 6 4 5 6 6 5 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 26 28 27 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 0 5 40 40 30 20 20 5 5 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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) 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
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