Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 020553
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
953 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 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) 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 95 95 95 100 100 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 41 40 39 40 40 41 41 42 41 41 42 42 40 40 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 42 39 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 9 10 11 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 80 90 100 100 100 70 70 100 100 100 100 100 100
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 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.5 4.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 95 95 95 100 100 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 45 45 44 44 45 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 45 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 47 44 46
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 9 11 10 8 4 3 4 5 6 10 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 80 90 100 100 90 70 70 100 100 100 100 100 100
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 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.5 4.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
...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) 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 (%) 100 100 95 95 85 90 85 85 85 95 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 39 40 38 39 40 40 39 40 39 39 41 40 40 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 41 38 41
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 11 11 10 11 9 8 6 5 4 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 90 80 60 50 70 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S 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) 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 95 85 90 85 85 90 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 46 45 44 45 46 49 49 48 46 45 46 45 46 49 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 50 44 50
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 11 12 12 11 9 4 4 1 4 4 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 80 60 50 70 60 70 100 100 100 100 100 100
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 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 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 80 70 70 80 90 90 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 37 36 36 36 36 39 39 38 36 37 37 37 36 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 40 35 39
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 8 9 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 60 50 40 40 40 50 40 60 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S R 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) 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.7 4.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/02/26 SATURDAY 10/03/26
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 75 75 85 85 90 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 44 43 42 43 45 47 48 46 44 44 44 43 45 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 48 42 48
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 23 32 32 28 25 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 60 50 40 50 50 50 40 50 100 100 100 100 100
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 MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN