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FWAK47 PAJK 281201
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
401 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 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) 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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 65 75 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 44 50 55 56 53 50 47 46 46 45 46 46 46 49 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 44 49 45
WIND DIR N W SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 5 4 3 4 9 13 16 16 13 12 10 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
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) 5.9 5.7 5.6 6.1 8.1 9.8 10.0 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.0
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) 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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 65 75 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 48 54 60 62 58 55 52 51 51 51 51 51 52 54 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 50 54 51
WIND DIR N W S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 9 12 14 13 13 11 9 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
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) 5.9 5.6 5.6 6.1 8.0 9.9 10.0 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.0
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) 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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 65 70 80 95 100 100 100 90 90 95 90 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 53 57 57 53 49 48 48 49 49 49 50 50 50 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 46 50 47
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 16 19 18 20 21 20 17 16 14 13 10 6 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 80 100 90 70 70 80 90 80 80 80 50
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) 5.4 5.5 5.9 6.7 9.3 9.7 9.0 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 70 70 75 95 100 100 100 95 90 95 90 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 46 56 61 62 59 55 53 52 52 55 58 58 57 56 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 51 59 52
WIND DIR NE S S S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW N
WIND (MPH) 1 3 14 18 16 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 8 2 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 90 100 90 70 70 80 90 80 80 80 50
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) 5.4 5.4 5.8 6.7 9.1 9.6 9.0 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.8
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) 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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 65 70 80 95 95 95 85 90 90 90 90 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 39 46 54 54 48 46 44 43 43 43 47 47 45 46 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 42 48 43
WIND DIR NW SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW N N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 5 9 6 8 8 6 4 6 6 6 4 2 1 0
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 90 90 70 70 70 80 80 80 70 70 60
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) 5.3 5.4 6.0 7.1 9.4 9.7 9.0 8.2 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 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) 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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 60 65 70 75 95 95 95 90 95 95 95 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 54 62 63 57 53 51 50 50 52 54 55 52 52 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 49 55 50
WIND DIR NE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 2 5 10 9 10 11 10 8 9 9 9 5 3 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 34 41 37 29 27 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 90 80 80 70 80 80 80 70 80 60
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) 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.9 9.2 9.7 9.1 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.8
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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