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FWAK47 PAJK 161236
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
436 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 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) 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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 55 40 25 10 10 20 15 15 10 15 40 70 80 90
TEMPERATURE 48 50 55 58 57 51 46 44 47 52 58 60 59 53 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 43 62 46
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
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) 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.8 8.2 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.8 9.4 8.3 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 55 40 25 10 10 20 15 15 10 15 40 70 80 90
TEMPERATURE 52 55 60 63 62 55 51 49 51 57 63 66 64 57 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 48 67 51
WIND DIR SE W W W NW NW W W W W W W W SE SE SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE
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) 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.8 8.2 9.0 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.8 9.4 8.3 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
...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) 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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 35 35 35 25 25 30 15 10 10 15 50 75 90 90
TEMPERATURE 50 54 60 63 59 51 46 45 49 58 64 65 60 55 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 45 66 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 10 9 6 8 8 6 11 16 18 19 14 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
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) 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.5 8.1 8.4 8.6 9.1 9.2 9.7 8.8 7.8 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 45 40 35 15 25 30 15 10 10 20 55 75 90 90
TEMPERATURE 55 58 65 68 66 59 53 51 54 61 68 69 67 61 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 51 70 53
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 13 10 4 4 3 2 9 14 17 17 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
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) 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.5 8.1 8.3 8.5 9.1 9.2 9.6 8.8 7.8 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
...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) 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 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 45 40 30 15 25 30 25 10 15 25 55 75 85 85
TEMPERATURE 44 47 54 56 53 47 42 41 43 50 57 56 52 49 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 40 58 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 8 10 9 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.8 8.4 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.3 8.4 7.5 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 45 40 30 15 20 30 20 10 15 25 55 70 85 85
TEMPERATURE 52 56 63 65 62 55 50 48 50 58 66 66 62 57 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 48 67 51
WIND DIR W E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 5 8 11 10 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.1 8.4 8.8 9.4 9.5 9.4 8.5 7.6 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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