Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
540 PM AKDT SUN SEP 6 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 09/07/26                         TUESDAY 09/08/26
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         70   80   80   75   80   75   80   85   95   95   90   95  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             52   49   48   46   46   50   52   53   52   51   50   48   48   48   48   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  54                  47                  51
WIND DIR                 W    W    W    W   SW    S    S    S   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               4    3    3    2    2    3    3    4    4    5    6    8   10   12   16   18
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                    35
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    5   10   40   70   90   90   60   90  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.12      0.15      0.19      0.75
6 HOUR SNOW                  MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       7.3  7.3  7.3  8.2  8.5  8.4  8.4  8.3  8.0  7.9  7.7  7.5  7.7  8.2  9.3  9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1)          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/07/26                         TUESDAY 09/08/26
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         70   80   80   80   85   75   80   85   95   95   90   95  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             57   54   52   50   50   54   57   58   57   55   53   52   52   53   53   54
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  60                  51                  55
WIND DIR                 N    N   NE    E   SE   SE    S    S   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               1    2    1    1    2    3    3    3    4    4    5    6    8   13   18   24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    5   10   50   70   90   90   70   90  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.07      0.10      0.17      0.75
6 HOUR SNOW                  MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       7.3  7.3  7.3  8.2  8.5  8.4  8.4  8.3  8.0  7.9  7.7  7.5  7.7  8.2  9.2  9.3
SNOW RATIO (:1)          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1


...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/07/26                         TUESDAY 09/08/26
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   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         70   75   70   60   75   85   80   90   85   90   90   95  100   95  100  100
TEMPERATURE             54   50   49   48   48   50   53   53   50   51   50   49   50   50   50   51
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  54                  48                  51
WIND DIR                SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)              14   10   10    5    9   11   11   12   11   10   12   16   18   24   24   25
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                               41   42
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    5   20   30   50   70   80   50   90  100   90  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.12      0.17      0.46
6 HOUR SNOW                  MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       7.1  7.4  7.9  8.0  7.9  7.7  8.0  7.8  7.7  7.5  7.4  7.2  7.3  7.6  8.1  8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1)          0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    2    2    2    2    2


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/07/26                         TUESDAY 09/08/26
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   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         75   75   70   60   75   85   90   90   90   90   90   95  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             60   55   52   51   51   55   59   60   57   56   54   53   53   55   57   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  61                  52                  60
WIND DIR                 S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)               9    4    3    0    3    6    8    9    5    3    6    8   13   21   21   23
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       25                                 47   48   51
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    5   20   40   60   70   70   40   90  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05      0.10      0.16      0.49
6 HOUR SNOW                  MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       7.1  7.5  7.9  8.0  7.8  7.7  7.9  7.8  7.7  7.5  7.4  7.3  7.3  7.6  8.3  8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1)          0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1


...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/07/26                         TUESDAY 09/08/26
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         80   75   70   70   80   80   80   85   85   85   80   90   95   95  100  100
TEMPERATURE             49   45   43   42   42   45   49   49   46   47   46   45   45   45   47   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  50                  44                  48
WIND DIR                SE   SE    S    S    S   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               3    3    2    2    3    4    5    5    3    3    3    4    6   11   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     24   32   36   39
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0   10   30   40   40   40   40   30   80  100   90  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.01      0.05      0.05      0.04      0.05      0.21
6 HOUR SNOW                  MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       7.3  7.6  8.0  8.0  7.8  7.8  7.9  7.8  7.7  7.5  7.4  7.3  7.5  7.9  8.4  8.3
SNOW RATIO (:1)          0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 09/07/26                         TUESDAY 09/08/26
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         75   70   70   70   80   75   75   85   90   90   85   90   95   95  100  100
TEMPERATURE             56   52   49   48   48   52   57   57   53   53   52   51   51   53   55   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           48                  58                  50                  56
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               4    2    2    1    2    3    3    4    3    3    4    6    9   13   14   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     27   37   41   44
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0   10   30   40   50   50   50   40   80   90   90  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.05      0.04      0.07      0.23
6 HOUR SNOW                  MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM        MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       7.2  7.6  7.9  8.0  7.8  7.9  8.0  7.9  7.7  7.6  7.5  7.3  7.5  7.9  8.5  8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)          0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN