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FWAK47 PAJK 122355
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
355 PM AKDT TUE MAY 12 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 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 40 75 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 49 48 42 40 39 38 40 42 43 43 41 39 38 37 38 41 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 45 35 44
WIND DIR NE E NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 6 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 40 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.14 0.20 0.22 0.09 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 40 70 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 54 52 45 43 42 42 44 47 48 47 44 42 41 41 43 46 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 49 39 48
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 9 3 3 3 2 4 5 8 8 8 6 4 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 20 40 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.13 0.16 0.21 0.07 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 6
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 30 30 35 60 70 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 48 45 40 38 37 39 44 47 46 42 41 40 39 39 41 44 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 48 37 45
WIND DIR SW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 9 6 6 8 5 10 12 12 5 4 5 10 11 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 60 60 70 60 40 30 30 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 11 11
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 30 30 35 60 75 90 90 95 90 90 90 90 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 53 51 45 43 42 44 50 55 54 51 48 46 44 44 47 51 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 57 43 54
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 3 2 2 3 4 8 12 12 4 3 4 6 8 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 60 70 60 80 70 50 40 40 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 25 30 35 60 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 42 40 34 32 31 33 37 41 40 37 35 34 33 33 35 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 42 32 40
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S SE S S S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 21 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 30 60 60 50 60 60 60 40 30 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 25 30 35 60 85 90 90 90 85 85 85 90 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 52 49 42 39 38 40 45 50 49 46 43 41 40 40 43 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 51 39 49
WIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 6 5 3 3 4 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 30 60 70 70 60 60 60 40 30 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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