Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 021716
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
916 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 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 FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 95 95 100 100 95 90 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 41 41 42 42 41 42 42 40 42 42 41 41 40 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 39 43 39
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 12 9 9 8 6 8 9 11 11 12 11 12 16 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 28 31 37 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 70 70 80 100 100 70 50 40 60 100 100 100 100
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 0.48 0.77
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.4 6.2 6.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 95 100 100 100 95 90 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 46 46 47 46 45 46 46 45 47 48 46 45 44 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 44 48 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 9 10 12 14 17 17 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 90 60 60 80 100 100 70 50 40 60 100 100 100 100
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 0.47 0.75
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.4 6.3 6.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 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 FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 90 95 100 95 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 41 41 42 42 41 40 40 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 39 43 40
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 18 14 11 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 40 40 70 100 100 80 50 50 50 100 100 100 100
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 0.16 0.51
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 95 95 100 100 100 90 90 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 47 49 49 48 46 45 46 46 48 51 51 49 46 44 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 44 52 44
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 11 8 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 40 40 70 100 100 100 60 60 60 100 100 100 100
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 0.14 0.45
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 75 90 90 100 100 95 90 90 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 40 39 38 37 36 37 37 38 40 40 39 37 35 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 36 41 35
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 8 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 20 60 100 100 90 60 70 70 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM 0.17 0.45
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 75 90 95 100 100 95 90 90 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 48 48 46 44 43 44 44 46 49 49 47 44 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 42 49 41
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 31 24 23 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 30 20 30 70 100 100 80 60 60 70 100 100 100 100
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 0.17 0.48
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN