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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
323 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 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) 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 OV OV BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 75 70 70 50 30 15 15 35 45 50 75 80 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 46 47 49 49 48 46 45 43 44 49 53 55 52 49 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 42 57 44
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N SW SW S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 80 100 100
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.2 8.5 9.3 9.8 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV OV BK SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 75 75 70 50 35 15 15 35 45 50 75 80 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 51 51 53 55 56 54 52 50 49 49 54 59 61 58 54 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 48 63 49
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW N NW N W S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 5 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 80 100 100
PRECIP TYPE 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 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.1 8.5 9.3 9.8 9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 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) 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 OV BK BK FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 80 65 55 20 5 5 15 35 50 55 75 80 90 90 100
TEMPERATURE 48 49 51 53 54 53 48 46 44 45 52 57 57 52 48 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 44 58 46
WIND DIR N NE N N NE N N N NW S S SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 6 8 9 9 8 8 5 2 4 6 16 19 18 20 21 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 20 30 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.4 6.2 7.1 8.1 8.8 8.9 7.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV BK BK FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 75 65 55 20 5 5 20 40 55 55 75 85 90 95 100
TEMPERATURE 53 52 56 59 61 60 54 51 49 49 57 61 62 59 55 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 48 63 51
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 6 9 6 6 6 1 1 3 18 23 19 18 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 39 40 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 20 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.1 7.1 8.1 8.8 8.8 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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) 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 BK OV BK FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 60 70 55 15 5 5 20 45 55 60 75 85 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 43 43 47 52 53 49 44 42 39 39 46 54 54 48 45 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 38 55 42
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 5 6 5 6 5 4 1 3 6 9 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27 32 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 10 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 50 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.5 6.5 7.7 8.9 9.3 8.7 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 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) 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 BK BK BK FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 60 65 55 15 5 5 20 40 55 55 75 85 90 95 100
TEMPERATURE 50 50 55 60 61 57 52 49 46 46 54 62 63 57 53 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 45 64 49
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE S S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 4 2 3 8 11 10 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 42 47 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.5 6.3 7.6 8.8 9.1 8.9 8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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