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FWAK47 PAJK 082331
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
331 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 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 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 25 10 25 40 30 15 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 41 37 37 37 35 35 37 42 43 38 37 35 33 33 37 41 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 44 32 42
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 9 10 11 11 12 9 8 5 4 5 4 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.3 1.6 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 25 10 25 45 40 25 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 47 43 42 41 40 39 43 48 49 43 42 39 37 37 43 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 49 36 48
WIND DIR NW NE NE NW NW N N N N N E E NE NE E E SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 5 6 4 6 5 5 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.4 1.7 1.4 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.7 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 50 40 35 20 10 5 5 10 35 25 15 15 20 10 15
TEMPERATURE 41 38 37 36 34 34 35 40 40 34 31 29 28 28 34 39 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 41 27 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 9 12 13 13 13 12 10 5 4 4 4 5 5 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 2.2 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 11 13 15 15 15 13 10 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 50 30 35 20 5 5 0 10 30 20 10 15 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 52 47 44 41 38 37 41 50 51 43 39 36 34 35 42 49 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 52 33 50
WIND DIR N N N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 9 10 12 12 12 11 9 5 4 4 2 1 2 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 2.5 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.2 2.4 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 7 9 11 11 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 SC FW FW SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 40 15 20 25 5 0 0 10 20 10 5 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 41 37 35 33 31 30 32 39 40 34 31 29 27 27 31 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 42 27 39
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 2.7 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.8 2.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 8 10 12 12 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 40 20 25 25 5 0 0 10 25 10 5 10 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 50 45 43 41 38 37 41 48 50 43 38 36 33 33 40 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 50 33 48
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W N SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 8 8 8 6 5 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32 33 31 29 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.9 2.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 5 6 8 9 7 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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