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FWAK47 PAJK 270432
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
832 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 OV SC FW FW FW FW SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 85 75 70 70 45 20 10 15 25 35 60 75
TEMPERATURE 48 47 46 46 47 49 50 48 46 45 43 44 49 53 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 51 43 56
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 20 10 0 5 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
PRECIP TYPE 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 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..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 OV SC FW FW FW FW SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 80 75 70 70 45 20 10 15 25 35 60 75
TEMPERATURE 53 52 51 51 53 55 56 54 52 50 49 49 54 59 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 58 48 62
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW W NW NW NW N NW N W S S
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 20 5 0 5 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
PRECIP TYPE 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 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...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 BK SC FW CL FW FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 85 75 75 70 30 5 5 10 20 40 55 65
TEMPERATURE 49 49 48 49 50 52 54 51 47 45 44 45 52 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 55 44 57
WIND DIR NE N N NE N N NE N N N NW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 6 8 9 9 8 8 5 2 4 6 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 30 10 10 30 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.8 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 SC CL CL FW FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 85 80 70 75 65 30 5 5 15 25 45 55 70
TEMPERATURE 55 53 52 52 57 60 62 60 54 51 48 49 57 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 63 48 65
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE S S S
WIND (MPH) 1 0 1 2 3 6 9 6 6 6 1 1 3 18 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 20 10 10 20 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.8 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 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 BK OV BK FW CL CL FW SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 80 70 65 70 55 15 5 5 15 30 50 60 65
TEMPERATURE 45 44 43 43 46 51 52 48 43 41 39 39 45 53 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 54 38 55
WIND DIR E N NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W S S S
WIND (MPH) 0 1 1 2 3 5 6 5 6 5 4 1 3 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 10 5 10 20 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
...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 BK BK BK FW CL CL FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 80 70 65 65 55 20 5 5 10 30 50 60 70
TEMPERATURE 51 51 50 49 54 59 60 56 51 48 46 46 53 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 62 45 63
WIND DIR SE NE NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 4 2 3 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 10 5 10 20 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.8 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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