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FWAK47 PAJK 282321
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
321 PM 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 SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 95 100 100 100 95 95 100 95 90 90 85 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 55 53 50 47 46 46 45 46 46 46 49 48 47 47 47 49 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 49 45 51
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE E S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 5 12 16 16 14 12 11 9 6 5 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 70 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 80 80 70 80 80 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 6.2 7.7 9.8 10.0 9.2 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 95 100 100 100 95 95 100 95 90 90 85 90 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 61 58 55 52 51 50 50 51 52 52 54 53 52 52 53 54 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 54 51 57
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 9 12 14 14 13 11 9 6 3 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 20 70 100 100 100 90 100 100 90 80 80 70 80 80 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 6.2 7.6 9.9 10.1 9.2 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 80 95 100 95 90 85 90 95 85 90 90 90 90 90 85 75
TEMPERATURE 57 53 49 48 48 49 49 49 51 50 50 49 49 49 50 52 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 51 47 55
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 19 18 20 21 20 17 16 14 13 10 6 3 2 2 3 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 20 70 100 70 30 30 50 90 80 70 60 50 50 40 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 6.9 8.7 9.6 8.7 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.4 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 95 95 95 90 90 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 70
TEMPERATURE 62 59 56 53 52 52 53 54 56 56 55 54 53 52 55 58 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 57 52 61
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW S S SW SW N W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 16 14 14 13 11 11 11 10 8 2 0 0 1 1 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 20 80 90 70 40 40 60 90 90 80 70 50 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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 8.6 9.5 8.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.5 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 85 95 95 90 80 85 85 90 90 90 90 85 90 90 80 70
TEMPERATURE 54 48 46 44 43 43 43 46 47 45 45 45 44 43 45 50 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 48 43 52
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW N NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 11 9 10 9 6 4 5 6 5 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 30 80 70 30 20 30 50 60 80 60 60 60 50 30 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 7.2 9.1 9.7 8.8 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 85 95 95 85 80 85 85 90 90 90 90 85 90 90 75 70
TEMPERATURE 62 57 53 51 50 49 51 53 54 52 52 51 50 50 53 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 55 49 60
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE W W SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 11 10 8 9 9 9 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 34 41 37 29 27 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 70 70 30 30 30 50 70 80 70 70 60 50 30 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R 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) 6.9 8.9 9.7 8.9 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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