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FWAK47 PAJK 131233
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
432 AM AKDT WED MAY 13 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) 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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 95 95 85 85 85 75 80
TEMPERATURE 38 41 43 44 44 41 40 38 38 38 41 43 43 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 36 45 34
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S SE SE SE SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 70 70 60 40 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.03 0.05 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) 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 8
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 95 95 85 85 85 75 80
TEMPERATURE 42 45 48 49 48 45 43 42 41 43 46 48 47 43 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 40 49 38
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 70 70 60 40 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.03 0.04 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) 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5
...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) 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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 85 80 75 80 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 38 44 48 47 43 42 41 40 40 42 45 45 41 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 47 36
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 13 9 6 6 6 10 11 16 16 9 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 20 40 60 60 60 40 70 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 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) 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 12
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 85 90 90 90 95 90 90 80 80 75 85 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 43 49 52 52 50 47 46 45 45 47 51 51 48 45 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 44 52 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW N S
WIND (MPH) 3 4 11 11 11 9 8 4 6 8 12 12 5 1 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 30 50 70 60 60 50 70 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 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) 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8
...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) 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 BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 85 70 65 60 70 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 32 37 41 41 38 35 34 34 34 35 40 40 37 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 33 41 31
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 40 50 40 40 40 60 40 30 20 10 5 10 20 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 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) 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 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) 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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 90 85 85 85 85 80 70 65 60 75 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 39 45 50 50 47 43 42 41 41 44 49 49 46 42 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 40 50 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 40 50 40 50 50 60 40 30 20 20 10 10 20 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 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) 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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