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FWAK47 PAJK 262358
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
358 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 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 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 90 80 70 65 70 70 70 50 30 30 30 35 55 75
TEMPERATURE 49 47 48 48 46 46 47 49 50 49 47 45 44 44 49 52 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 52 43 55
WIND DIR W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 70 50 30 20 20 30 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R 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) 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 90 75 70 65 70 70 70 50 30 30 30 35 55 75
TEMPERATURE 55 53 54 53 51 51 53 56 57 55 52 51 49 49 54 58 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 58 48 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW W NW NW NW N NW N W S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 100 70 50 30 20 20 30 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R 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) 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV BK FW FW FW FW SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 90 85 80 70 75 70 50 15 5 10 15 40 65 75
TEMPERATURE 50 50 50 49 49 48 50 53 54 52 48 46 44 45 51 55 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 54 44 56
WIND DIR SW SW S N N NE N N N N N N NW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 1 2 3 6 8 9 9 8 8 5 2 4 6 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 60 40 50 30 40 40 50 30 0 0 0 0 0 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R 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) 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.9 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV SC FW FW FW FW SC OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 90 85 75 65 75 70 50 15 5 10 15 45 70 80
TEMPERATURE 58 57 56 55 54 53 56 59 60 60 55 52 50 49 56 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 63 48 64
WIND DIR S S SE N NE N NE N N N N N NW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 6 9 6 6 6 1 1 3 18 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 50 40 40 30 30 40 50 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R 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) 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.8 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV BK FW FW FW FW SC OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 90 75 60 60 75 70 55 15 5 10 20 45 70 80
TEMPERATURE 47 45 45 45 43 43 46 51 52 48 44 42 39 39 46 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 54 38 54
WIND DIR SE S SE N NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW W S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 2 3 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 40 30 30 20 30 40 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R 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) 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV BK BK FW FW FW FW SC OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 90 80 60 60 70 70 50 15 5 10 20 45 70 75
TEMPERATURE 55 53 53 52 50 50 55 60 60 56 52 49 47 47 54 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 62 45 62
WIND DIR SE SE SE NE NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 4 2 3 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 40 30 30 20 30 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R 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) 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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