Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 301209
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
408 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 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 THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 25 15 20 40 45 55 65 85 80 80 80 80 60 60
TEMPERATURE 47 54 59 62 60 55 50 47 50 54 57 58 58 54 50 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 47 61 46
WIND DIR NE NE N W W N N NE NE E S SE SE E NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 30 30 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 25 15 20 40 45 55 60 80 80 80 80 75 60 60
TEMPERATURE 52 59 64 68 66 59 54 52 54 60 62 64 64 58 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 52 67 52
WIND DIR NW N S SE SW N NE NE E S SE SE SE E N NW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 3 8 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 30 30 30 30 10
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 25 25 20 25 30 45 60 60 55 60 60 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 50 58 66 68 62 55 50 49 52 61 66 66 61 55 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 49 68 50
WIND DIR NE NE W SW SW SE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 11 8 3 3 5 6 8 10 12 10 4 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 10 5
PRECIP TYPE
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) 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 20 20 20 30 40 45 55 55 50 55 55 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 55 64 71 72 70 62 57 55 57 66 71 70 69 62 58 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 55 73 56
WIND DIR N NW S SW S E NE N N N S SW SW SW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 3 8 11 6 0 1 3 5 4 11 12 9 0 1 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 7.2 7.3 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 20 15 20 30 40 45 45 50 45 55 55 55 60 55
TEMPERATURE 44 51 60 62 57 51 46 45 47 54 61 61 56 52 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 45 63 46
WIND DIR NW NW SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE W NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 4 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 5 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 07/30/26 FRIDAY 07/31/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 20 15 20 25 40 40 45 45 40 50 50 50 55 50
TEMPERATURE 51 60 69 70 65 58 53 51 54 63 69 69 64 58 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 51 71 52
WIND DIR NW W SE SE SE N NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 4 2 2 3 3 4 6 8 5 2 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN