Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
724
FWAK47 PAJK 220446
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
846 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 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 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 85 80 90 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 95 85
TEMPERATURE 44 43 42 42 43 44 44 43 42 41 40 40 41 42 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 46 39 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 40 40 60 70 80 80 80 80 90 100 100 90 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) 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 95 80
TEMPERATURE 48 47 45 46 48 49 49 48 46 44 43 44 46 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 51 42 49
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 8 9 9 8 10 8 6 9 9 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 40 40 60 70 80 80 80 80 90 100 100 90 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) 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 80 80 85 70 75 85 95 80 85 90 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 42 42 41 42 43 45 46 43 41 41 40 41 42 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 47 39 45
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE SE E NE E S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 11 6 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 30 40 50 50 60 50 40 40 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S S S S 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) 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 80 85 85 80 75 85 95 80 85 90 85 90 90 80
TEMPERATURE 48 45 43 44 48 54 56 50 46 44 42 42 47 52 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 57 41 54
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E NE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 8 1 1 3 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 30 40 50 50 60 60 40 40 40 30 30
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 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 85 80 75 85 80 90 95 85 90 95 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 40 39 37 38 39 43 44 40 38 37 35 36 37 41 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 45 35 43
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE E NE NE NE E E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 4 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 30 40 50 60 60 70 70 70 70 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R S S S S R R S S 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 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.1 4.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 80 80 75 80 80 90 90 85 85 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 45 43 42 42 46 52 52 47 44 42 40 41 45 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 53 39 51
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 40 40 50 60 60 70 60 70 70 70 60 60
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 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN