Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
454
FWAK47 PAJK 150602
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1002 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 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 TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 55 45 60 70 85 85 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 44 44 48 51 52 50 49 48 47 47 47 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 53 46 49
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW S S S S SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 14 17 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.4 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.9 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 55 50 60 65 85 85 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 50 48 47 53 55 57 55 53 51 51 51 51 53 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 58 49 54
WIND DIR NE NW NW SW SW S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 8 12 14 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.4 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.9 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 60 55 60 70 80 85 90 100 100 100 95 90
TEMPERATURE 47 46 46 49 51 51 48 48 48 49 50 50 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 52 46 51
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 16 18 19 20 23 23 26 27 26 25 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 70 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 60 55 60 75 80 85 95 100 100 100 95 90
TEMPERATURE 49 47 47 52 57 57 53 52 51 52 51 51 57 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 59 50 58
WIND DIR S E S S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 2 1 4 11 13 14 13 14 16 19 24 26 26 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 40 40 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 80 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 65 55 50 60 60 75 90 100 100 95 90 80
TEMPERATURE 43 41 40 45 50 50 45 44 44 44 43 44 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 51 42 49
WIND DIR W S SE S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 1 1 2 4 6 8 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 26 28 28 28 28 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 100 100 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/15/26 WEDNESDAY 09/16/26
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 BK BK SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 60 50 55 60 55 70 90 100 100 95 95 85
TEMPERATURE 47 46 45 52 56 57 52 50 49 49 50 52 57 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 58 48 58
WIND DIR SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 6 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 31 34 40 46 46 43 42 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 60 100 100 90 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.3
SNOW RATIO (: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