Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 290506
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
906 PM AKDT MON SEP 28 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 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 42 42 41 42 40 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 42 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 42 39 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 4 5 6 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 60 50 80 80 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE 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) 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 46 45 45 45 45 46 45 45 45 45 45 46 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 47 44 49
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 4 5 6 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 60 50 80 80 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE 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) 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 85 85 95 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 41 42 41 42 41 42 42 41 41 42 41 42 42 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 43 40 43
WIND DIR S S S SW S SW SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 60 50 50 50 70 60 50 20 20 30 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE 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) 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 90 85 90 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 46 45 45 45 46 50 51 48 46 46 46 45 46 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 52 44 51
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 10 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 70 60 50 60 70 60 50 20 30 50 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE 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) 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 85 85 85 80 75 85 85 85 85 90 95
TEMPERATURE 38 38 37 37 37 40 40 39 37 37 37 37 37 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 41 36 42
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 70 70 70 50 30 30 30 40 50 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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) 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/29/26 WEDNESDAY 09/30/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 85 80 85 80 75 85 85 85 85 90 95
TEMPERATURE 45 44 43 43 45 48 49 46 45 44 44 43 46 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 49 43 50
WIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE SE E SE S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 80 70 70 70 60 40 30 30 50 60 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE 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) 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN