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FWAK47 PAJK 092251
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
251 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 SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26
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 CL CL SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 25 20 5 10 0 0 0 20 55 60 85 90 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 42 38 37 34 32 32 36 41 42 36 36 36 36 36 36 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 42 34 39
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 4 5 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 5
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26
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 FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 20 5 10 0 0 0 20 55 60 90 85 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 47 43 41 38 36 36 42 47 48 42 41 41 42 42 42 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 48 39 44
WIND DIR N N E E NE NE E E SE E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 4 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26
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 CL FW BK FW FW FW CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 50 20 15 15 5 5 5 20 60 65 95 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 40 34 31 29 27 28 33 37 37 34 34 34 34 35 37 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 37 33 39
WIND DIR NE NE NE E SE S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 5 5 9 16 16 13 14 17 23 27 26 24 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 70 70 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 1.8 2.5 3.1 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 7 7 8 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9
..NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26
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 CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 25 45 15 10 15 5 5 5 30 60 65 95 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 51 44 39 36 34 34 40 45 46 42 41 41 41 42 44 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 47 40 47
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 2 1 2 1 10 13 8 8 8 11 17 24 24 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 39 41 42 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 70 70 80 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 1.9 2.4 2.8 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26
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 CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 40 10 10 10 5 5 5 35 60 75 95 95 95 90 95
TEMPERATURE 40 34 31 29 27 27 31 37 38 32 31 31 32 32 34 36 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 39 30 38
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 3 3 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 80 80 90 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 1.8 2.2 2.8 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 8 8 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 10/10/26 SUNDAY 10/11/26
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 CL SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 40 10 10 10 5 0 5 35 60 70 95 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 49 42 38 36 33 33 39 46 47 42 40 39 40 41 43 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 48 38 46
WIND DIR W W W W N SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 5 3 4 4 5 9 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 23 29 36 40 36 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 80 80 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 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 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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