Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 072317
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
317 PM AKDT MON SEP 7 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 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 75
TEMPERATURE 52 51 51 49 48 49 48 48 49 49 50 49 47 47 47 48 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 51 45 50
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 8 9 12 16 18 18 18 16 10 9 8 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.15 0.19 0.75 0.85 0.47 0.38 0.26
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.7 8.2 9.3 9.3 9.0 8.6 7.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE TUESDAY 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 95 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 75
TEMPERATURE 58 56 55 53 52 52 53 53 53 54 55 53 51 50 52 53 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 55 50 55
WIND DIR SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 6 6 8 13 18 24 24 24 16 11 8 6 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 90 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.10 0.17 0.75 0.84 0.46 0.37 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.7 8.2 9.2 9.3 9.0 8.5 7.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 90 95 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 52 50 50 50 49 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 49 48 48 51 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 51 46 53
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 12 16 19 24 24 25 25 26 20 14 13 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 80 80 70 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 50 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.12 0.17 0.46 0.43 0.18 0.16 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.6 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 75
TEMPERATURE 56 54 54 54 53 53 54 55 56 55 55 54 52 51 54 59 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 57 51 62
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 9 4 10 12 17 21 24 25 21 19 13 11 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 51 47 40 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 80 80 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 50 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.10 0.16 0.49 0.43 0.19 0.18 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.6 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.2 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 90 95 95 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 80 80 65
TEMPERATURE 48 46 47 46 45 45 45 47 47 45 46 45 43 43 44 50 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 48 42 52
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 4 5 10 12 16 16 11 8 5 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 39 41 36 39 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 90 90 90 80 100 90 100 100 100 90 90 80 60 30 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.21 0.20 0.13 0.17 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.9 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/08/26 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26
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 BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 90 95 95 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 85 85 65
TEMPERATURE 55 52 53 52 51 51 52 54 54 52 53 51 49 48 52 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 55 48 60
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 8 8 8 9 11 14 17 18 14 12 9 6 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27 27 32 33 39 41 40 39 33 32 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 80 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 60 30 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.23 0.23 0.15 0.17 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.3 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN