Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1022 PM AKDT FRI SEP 18 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 SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 47 47 48 47 48 48 49 49 49 47 47 46 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 50 45 48
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 17 13 14 18 19 19 19 20 19 19 20 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 40 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.9 7.0 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 51 51 51 52 52 53 54 53 52 51 50 50 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 54 49 51
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 12 9 11 14 16 16 14 14 13 16 17 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 34 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 95 95 95 90 100 100 95 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 47 47 48 47 48 48 47 48 48 46 46 45 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 49 44 47
WIND DIR S S S SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 23 18 19 14 14 17 17 17 17 20 26 25 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 43 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 90 100 100 90 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 50 51 51 52 56 56 54 53 52 50 48 49 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 57 47 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 14 21 17 19 14 16 16 17 14 17 20 27 32 36
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 39 36 41 33 50 52 59 58 64
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 90 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 85 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 43 43 43 43 46 46 44 44 44 43 42 41 43 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 47 41 45
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 10 11 11 11 14 14 12 13 16 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 29 23 29 34 35 36 39 40 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 70 60 70 90 90 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 09/19/26 SUNDAY 09/20/26
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 80 85 95 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 48 48 48 51 54 53 51 50 50 48 47 48 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 54 45 52
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 12 10 12 10 12 12 14 13 14 17 19 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 41 33 31 35 36 36 46 55 44 49 51 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 80 60 70 100 90 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
6 HOUR SNOW MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN