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FWAK47 PAJK 142338
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
338 PM 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 FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 85 80 70 70 70 65 70 85 85 90 80 75 60 55
TEMPERATURE 44 44 40 38 36 37 41 45 48 46 40 38 37 37 41 45 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 48 35 48
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E S SW SW W W W SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 40 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.03 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 85 80 70 65 65 65 70 85 85 90 80 75 65 55
TEMPERATURE 48 48 43 41 40 41 46 50 52 50 44 42 40 41 45 50 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 52 39 53
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E SW S S W N N N S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 40 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.03 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 85 70 80 65 55 55 60 60 55 50 65 65 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 45 42 40 39 38 38 41 45 46 42 38 36 35 37 42 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 35 47
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 9 4 3 3 3 6 12 13 9 3 3 4 6 9 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.9 3.7 4.1 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 11 12 12 12 10 9 7 7 8 7 8 7 7 6 6
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 BK SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 75 80 60 50 50 60 60 55 50 60 65 55 50 45
TEMPERATURE 52 50 46 45 43 43 46 51 52 49 45 42 41 42 47 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 53 41 53
WIND DIR S S SW N SW W SW SW SW SW S S S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 5 1 0 0 0 4 8 9 5 0 0 0 2 5 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.8 3.5 3.9 4.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 6 6 7 7 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 80 75 80 60 45 45 50 55 50 45 55 55 40 40 35
TEMPERATURE 40 38 34 32 32 32 35 41 42 39 33 31 30 31 36 42 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 42 30 43
WIND DIR SE S E E NE E SE SW S S SW W W SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.6 3.2 3.6 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 8 9 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 80 80 75 60 45 45 55 55 55 50 60 55 40 40 35
TEMPERATURE 50 47 42 40 39 39 44 50 51 48 41 38 37 38 45 51 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 51 36 52
WIND DIR SE SE E NE NE N SE SE S S W W SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 10 20 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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