Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 211309
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
509 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 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 MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 90 85 85 85 80 90 90 90 100 95 90 90 100
TEMPERATURE 42 44 44 44 44 44 43 42 42 43 44 44 43 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 40 46 39
WIND DIR S S SE S S SE SE SE E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 14 13 12 10 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 60 50 60 70 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 90
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) 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 90 85 85 85 80 90 90 90 100 95 90 85 95
TEMPERATURE 46 48 49 49 49 47 46 45 45 48 49 49 48 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 44 51 42
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 9 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 8 10 8 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 50 50 50 70 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 90
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) 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 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 MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 85 85 85 85 80 80 85 85 80 85 85 85 75 90
TEMPERATURE 43 43 44 45 43 43 43 43 42 43 45 46 43 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 41 47 39
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E NE
WIND (MPH) 25 21 19 18 13 14 11 6 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 80 50 50 30 30 30 30 30 40 50 50 60 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S 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) 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 85 85 80 85 80 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 80 90
TEMPERATURE 44 47 53 54 50 47 45 44 43 48 54 56 50 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 42 57 41
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E NE
WIND (MPH) 17 18 18 16 12 10 8 1 1 3 3 4 1 2 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 40 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 80 50 40 30 30 30 30 30 40 50 50 60 60 40
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) 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 80 80 80 85 80 75 90 90 90 85 85 90 85 95
TEMPERATURE 38 39 44 44 41 39 39 38 37 39 43 44 40 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 37 45 35
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE S S S SE SE SE E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 11 8 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 60 40 40 20 20 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S S S S R R S S S 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) 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 80 75 75 85 75 75 90 90 85 85 85 85 85 95
TEMPERATURE 43 46 51 52 48 45 44 43 42 46 52 52 47 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 53 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
WIND (MPH) 12 14 13 12 9 8 6 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 41 34 33 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 70 40 40 30 30 40 50 50 50 60 60 70 60 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) 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN