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FWAK47 PAJK 280111
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
511 PM 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 FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 15 15 35 45 50 75 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 47 46 45 44 44 49 54 55 52 49 47 46 46 45 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 57 44 48
WIND DIR NW N N N N W SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 4 3 4 9 13 16 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 80 100 100 100 100 100 100
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) 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.9 7.5 9.2 9.4 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.4 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 15 15 35 45 50 75 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 54 51 50 48 48 54 60 61 58 54 52 51 50 50 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 63 50 53
WIND DIR NW N N N N W S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 9 12 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 80 100 100 100 100 100 100
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) 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.9 7.5 9.2 9.4 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.4 7.9
SNOW RATIO (: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 FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 5 15 35 50 55 75 80 90 90 100 100 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 53 48 46 45 46 53 58 58 53 49 48 48 48 48 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 59 47 50
WIND DIR N N N NW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 2 4 6 16 19 18 20 21 20 17 16 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 80 80 100 100 80 80 80
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) 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.7 6.6 8.9 9.4 8.2 7.8 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 5 20 40 55 55 75 85 90 95 100 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 61 54 51 49 49 58 63 65 60 55 53 52 51 54 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 66 51 59
WIND DIR NE N NE NE NE S S S S S S S S S SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 1 1 3 18 23 19 18 17 16 13 14 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40 80 80 100 100 90 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) 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.6 6.5 8.7 9.3 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 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 FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 20 45 55 60 75 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 49 44 41 39 39 46 54 54 48 45 43 43 42 43 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 55 42 47
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 8 5 3 2 5 9 6 8 8 6 4 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 80 80 90 70 80 80 90
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) 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.8 7.0 9.1 9.4 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 20 40 55 55 75 85 90 95 100 100 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 57 51 49 46 46 55 62 63 57 52 50 49 49 51 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 64 48 55
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 6 4 2 5 10 9 10 11 10 8 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 34 41 37 29 27 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 80 80 100 90 100 90 90
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) 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.7 6.7 8.9 9.4 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 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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