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AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
227 PM 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 TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 (%) 85 75 95 100 100 90 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 75 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 36 37 34 33 32 34 34 35 36 37 35 34 33 33 36 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 32 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 14 14 13 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 100 90 60 40 30 30 20 40 40 20 30 30 50 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.14 0.27 0.06 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.3 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 11 10
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 (%) 85 75 95 100 100 90 85 85 80 85 85 80 80 75 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 42 41 38 37 36 37 39 41 42 41 39 39 37 38 41 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 42 37 43
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE W W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 40 90 80 60 30 30 20 20 40 30 20 30 30 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.11 0.19 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 9 8
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 80 90 90 85 70 60 65 65 75 70 70 65 75 80 80
TEMPERATURE 35 34 33 31 31 32 34 37 37 36 34 33 31 31 34 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 38 30 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 19 17 13 11 10 9 13 16 16 13 10 9 9 6 11 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 50 70 50 20 10 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 15 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 15 15 15 14 13
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 85 95 90 85 60 55 55 65 70 75 75 65 70 80 80
TEMPERATURE 44 43 40 39 39 39 42 46 47 45 42 40 39 39 43 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 48 38 46
WIND DIR SW S SW SW S S S S SW W S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 9 6 5 6 5 6 9 9 6 5 4 4 3 6 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 31 26 24 25 32 32 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 40 60 50 20 10 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 10 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 12 13 13 14 13 11 10 11 11 12 12 13 12 10 8
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 90 95 75 55 45 40 40 45 50 60 60 60 70 70 80
TEMPERATURE 34 32 28 27 27 28 31 34 34 32 29 28 28 28 32 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 35 27 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 5 5 2 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 2 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 40 30 10 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.4 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 12 14 15 16 16 15 13 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 11 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 04/21/26 WEDNESDAY 04/22/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 90 95 80 60 50 40 40 45 50 65 60 60 70 70 80
TEMPERATURE 42 39 35 34 33 34 38 42 43 41 36 35 34 35 39 42 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 43 34 43
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E S SW W SE S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 8 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 4 2 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 28 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 40 30 20 10 10 10 5 10 0 0 0 5 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 10 12 13 13 12 10 8 9 9 11 12 12 11 9 8
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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