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FWAK47 PAJK 152227
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
227 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 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 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 80 85 75 70 55 30 15 10 10 20 20 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 52 54 53 50 48 48 50 55 58 57 51 46 44 47 52 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 58 43 63
WIND DIR S SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 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) 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 7.0 8.6 9.2 9.6 8.9 9.3 10.0 10.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 80 85 75 70 55 30 15 10 10 20 20 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 58 59 57 54 52 52 55 60 63 62 55 51 49 52 57 63 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 48 67
WIND DIR W W SE NW E E W W W NW NW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 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) 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 7.0 8.5 9.1 9.5 8.9 9.4 10.0 10.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 85 75 60 45 30 25 20 20 25 20 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 57 54 52 51 49 50 54 60 63 59 52 47 46 50 59 65 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 63 45 66
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 16 13 9 6 6 8 10 9 6 8 8 6 11 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.8 9.0 9.4 9.3 9.6 9.8 10.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 85 80 85 75 60 45 25 25 20 15 20 15 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 63 62 60 56 55 55 58 65 67 66 59 53 51 54 61 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 68 51 71
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 8 6 4 4 5 8 9 6 3 2 2 2 6 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.9 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 65 65 75 70 65 45 30 30 25 20 25 20 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 50 48 48 46 45 44 47 54 56 53 47 42 41 44 50 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 56 41 58
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.7 7.2 8.5 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.8 9.9 10.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 60 65 80 75 60 45 25 25 20 20 25 20 15 20 35
TEMPERATURE 60 58 56 53 52 52 56 63 65 62 56 50 48 51 59 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 65 48 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE SW W W E SE SE SE W SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 5 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 28 25 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.6 7.1 8.2 9.0 9.1 9.5 9.8 9.9 10.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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