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FWAK47 PAJK 092042
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1242 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 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) 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 FW CL CL SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 25 20 5 10 0 0 0 20 55 60 85
TEMPERATURE 43 42 38 37 34 32 32 36 41 42 36 36 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 42 34
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE E E SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 10 8 5 4 5 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.9 3.6 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 4 6
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 10 25 20 5 10 0 0 0 20 55 60 90
TEMPERATURE 48 47 43 41 38 36 36 42 47 48 42 41 41 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 35 48 39
WIND DIR NW N N E E NE NE E E SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.5 2.9 3.7 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 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) 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 FW CL FW BK FW FW FW CL CL CL FW BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 25 50 20 15 15 5 5 5 20 60 65 95
TEMPERATURE 41 40 34 31 29 27 28 33 37 37 34 34 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 27 37 33
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 4 4 4 5 5 9 16 16 13 14 17 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 3.0 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.8 0.4 1.0 3.1 3.1 2.5 1.6 1.1 1.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 10
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 CL CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 25 45 15 10 15 5 5 5 30 60 65 95
TEMPERATURE 51 51 44 39 36 34 34 40 45 46 42 41 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 34 47 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 4 2 1 2 1 10 13 8 8 8 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 3.0 2.4 1.8 2.8 2.7 0.8 1.2 2.8 2.9 2.5 1.9 1.5 1.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8
...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) 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 CL CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 35 40 10 10 10 5 5 5 35 60 75 95
TEMPERATURE 40 40 34 31 29 27 27 31 37 38 32 31 31 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 27 39 30
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 70
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 2.7 2.8 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.9 0.9 2.2 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.5 1.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 9 9 9 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26
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 CL CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL SC BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 30 40 10 10 10 5 0 5 35 60 70 95
TEMPERATURE 49 49 42 38 36 33 33 39 46 47 42 40 39 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 33 48 38
WIND DIR W W W W W N SW S S S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 5 3 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 29 20 23 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 2.7 2.9 2.3 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.3 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.2 1.9 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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