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FWAK47 PAJK 141827
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1027 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 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 THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 85 90 85 80 60 60 70 70 75 80 90
TEMPERATURE 41 43 43 40 38 36 37 40 44 47 45 40 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 48 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E S SW SW W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 80 70 50 40 20 20 0 0 0 5 5 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.06 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 90 85 90 85 75 60 60 70 70 75 80 90
TEMPERATURE 47 48 47 43 41 40 41 45 50 52 49 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 39 52 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E SW S S W N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 80 70 50 40 20 20 0 0 0 5 5 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.01 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 BK OV BK OV BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 55 75 70 70 70 65 65 75 65 75 80 85
TEMPERATURE 46 45 41 39 38 37 37 40 45 45 42 39 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 36 46 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 18 18 9 4 3 3 3 6 12 13 9 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 30 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 8 9 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 BK OV OV OV BK BK BK OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 65 80 70 75 65 60 60 70 70 70 80 80
TEMPERATURE 52 52 49 46 44 43 43 47 52 54 51 46 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 42 55 42
WIND DIR S S S SW N SW W SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 13 14 5 1 0 0 0 4 8 9 5 0 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 30 20 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 6 6
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 50 70 80 80 70 55 45 60 60 65 70 80
TEMPERATURE 40 40 37 34 32 32 32 35 41 42 39 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 42 31
WIND DIR SE SE S E E NE E SE SW S S SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 7 7 6 6 8 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 BK OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 45 65 75 80 70 50 40 60 60 65 75 80
TEMPERATURE 50 50 47 42 40 39 39 44 50 51 48 42 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 51 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE E NE NE N SE SE S S W W SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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