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FWAK47 PAJK 052258
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
258 PM AKDT WED AUG 5 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 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 75 70 65 55 55 70 50 65 80 85 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 55 54 51 48 46 48 51 54 57 56 53 50 49 50 52 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 57 46 57
WIND DIR W W NW NW N NW NW W W NW NW NW NW W S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 75 70 65 55 55 70 50 60 80 85 85 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 61 60 56 53 51 52 56 59 63 62 58 54 53 54 57 60 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 63 51 63
WIND DIR W W NW N N NW NW W W W N NW NW W SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 50 50 50 55 45 45 40 40 45 65 80 85 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 62 58 52 49 48 50 58 64 66 61 55 51 50 52 56 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 66 48 62
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 14 13 8 3 3 3 9 14 11 8 8 5 5 10 10 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26
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 SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 50 50 55 55 50 50 45 45 50 65 85 85 85 85 80
TEMPERATURE 66 66 60 55 53 54 60 64 66 65 61 57 56 56 60 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 66 54 65
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 11 8 4 3 2 4 6 11 16 9 3 2 1 2 6 8 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.3 8.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 50 60 65 50 45 45 45 45 50 70 85 85 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 59 55 50 45 43 46 52 62 64 58 53 48 46 46 50 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 64 44 57
WIND DIR S S W W NW W S S S S W SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 6 8 6 2 1 1 1 3 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/06/26 FRIDAY 08/07/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 55 55 60 65 50 50 45 45 45 55 70 85 85 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 64 60 55 52 50 52 59 66 67 63 58 53 52 53 58 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 68 50 65
WIND DIR S S S SW NW S S S SE S S S SW W SE S S
WIND (MPH) 9 5 3 1 1 2 2 3 8 4 2 1 1 1 4 4 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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