Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 051945
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1045 AM AKST THU NOV 5 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 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 37 36 37 37 37 36 35 39 39 38 38 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 33 41 33
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 24 21 20 21 21 28 28 24 20 19 18 19 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 41 42 40 50 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.57 0.41 0.57 0.46 0.20 0.15 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 10 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 43 43 42 42 42 41 40 43 44 43 42 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 38 45 37
WIND DIR E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 20 21 20 20 20 23 24 23 18 14 16 14 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 39 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.59 0.40 0.55 0.43 0.19 0.14 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 95 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 85 95
TEMPERATURE 36 35 35 34 34 33 32 34 37 36 37 36 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 32 38 33
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 11 11 10 8 5 11 16 21 26 31 32 29 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 48 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 90 90 70 100 90 90 90 90 80 70 60 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.14 0.16 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 14 14
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 100 100 95 95 95 95 90 95 85 85 95
TEMPERATURE 46 46 44 43 43 42 41 43 46 46 45 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 40 47 40
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE SW SW S S SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 11 9 8 5 4 11 17 23 24 23 26 25 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 41 41 47 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 90 100 80 90 90 90 90 80 70 60 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.13 0.21 0.23 0.13 0.08 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 90 85 85 95
TEMPERATURE 33 33 32 31 30 30 29 31 34 34 33 33 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 29 35 31
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 6 6 12 14 16 16 16 16 17 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 37 35 39 40 40 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 60 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.27 0.33 0.37 0.30 0.17 0.07 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/05/26 FRIDAY 11/06/26
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 80 85 95
TEMPERATURE 41 41 40 39 39 38 37 39 41 41 40 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 36 42 36
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 5 8 14 16 17 16 16 17 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 56 50 40 41 41 43 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 100 90 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.27 0.34 0.30 0.17 0.06 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN