Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 090121
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
521 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 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 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 BK BK SC FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 75 60 55 45 25 50 40 40 20
TEMPERATURE 50 51 51 49 47 47 48 50 49 47 46 44 43 49 52 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 51 43 54
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW W W W N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 17 14 13 11 10 8 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 11 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 40 30 30 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.85 0.47 0.38 0.26 0.10 0.04 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 7.1 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 BK BK SC FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 85 75 60 55 45 25 50 40 40 20
TEMPERATURE 55 55 54 52 51 52 54 55 54 51 50 48 47 54 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 56 47 60
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE W W N NW W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 24 23 16 11 9 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 40 30 20 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.84 0.46 0.37 0.24 0.09 0.04 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 7.1 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 75 50 40 35 30 50 50 50 45
TEMPERATURE 50 51 51 49 49 48 49 51 50 49 49 47 46 50 53 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 52 46 55
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 25 24 20 19 16 14 17 14 11 10 8 11 11 17 21 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 70 60 30 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.18 0.16 0.11 0.05 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 90 85 70 45 30 20 20 45 40 40 30
TEMPERATURE 55 55 54 53 51 52 57 60 57 53 51 49 48 55 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 61 48 64
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 21 18 14 14 11 12 13 13 9 6 5 10 12 18 28 32
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 41 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 70 50 30 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.19 0.18 0.10 0.03 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 85 90 80 70 40 20 20 25 45 35 35 20
TEMPERATURE 46 47 46 44 43 44 49 52 48 45 43 41 41 47 53 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 53 41 54
WIND DIR S S SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 10 6 4 3 4 5 8 10 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 33 24 25 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 90 90 50 40 20 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.13 0.17 0.06 0.01 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 95 85 85 75 70 40 20 15 15 40 35 35 20
TEMPERATURE 53 53 52 51 49 52 57 59 55 51 49 47 46 54 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 60 46 63
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 10 11 8 9 10 11 8 9 6 9 11 14 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 43 37 34 25 26 31 37 39 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 90 90 70 40 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.15 0.17 0.08 0.01 0.00 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN