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FWAK47 PAJK 171230
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
430 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 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 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW BK OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 10 25 55 85 75 70 60 35 30 25 30 45 60
TEMPERATURE 47 53 59 61 60 54 49 47 48 50 54 56 56 50 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 46 57 44
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 3 6 8 9 8 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 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) 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.9 10.0 9.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.4 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 15 25 60 85 75 70 60 40 30 30 30 45 60
TEMPERATURE 52 58 65 67 65 58 53 52 52 55 59 61 61 55 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 51 62 48
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 2 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 5 6 6 6 2 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 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) 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.9 10.0 9.3 7.9 6.6 6.0 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.4 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 20 35 65 85 80 70 55 35 35 35 35 50 75
TEMPERATURE 50 59 66 66 60 55 52 49 50 54 59 61 58 52 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 49 61 46
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 11 14 18 18 14 14 12 12 13 14 18 18 12 10 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 8.6 8.8 9.6 10.1 9.8 8.9 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 20 35 70 90 85 60 60 40 40 35 40 55 75
TEMPERATURE 55 62 70 70 67 62 56 54 55 58 64 66 65 59 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 53 67 52
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 2 11 16 17 14 11 6 5 8 10 12 16 17 6 4 0
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 8.5 8.8 9.7 10.0 9.7 8.8 7.6 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 20 20 45 75 75 55 55 55 40 30 25 30 40 55
TEMPERATURE 43 50 57 57 53 49 46 44 45 47 53 54 52 46 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 44 55 41
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 5 8 10 8 4 4 3 2 4 5 8 6 3 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 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) 8.8 9.2 9.8 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.4 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.5 7.0 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 07/17/26 SATURDAY 07/18/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC OV OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 20 20 40 80 75 55 55 55 40 35 25 30 40 65
TEMPERATURE 51 59 68 67 63 57 53 51 52 56 62 63 61 55 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 51 64 48
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE W W S S SE SE SE W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 6 9 11 9 6 5 4 3 5 6 8 8 3 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 8.7 9.0 9.8 10.0 9.6 8.6 7.4 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.9 7.4 7.7 7.9 8.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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