Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 180015
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
415 PM AKDT FRI JUL 17 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 07/18/26 SUNDAY 07/19/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 80 85 75 75 65 55 40 30 25 45 50 60 55 25 10
TEMPERATURE 60 54 49 47 48 50 55 56 56 51 46 45 47 49 56 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 58 44 60
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 4 6 8 9 8 4 4 3 3 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 9.2 7.9 6.9 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.5 8.0 8.6 9.0 8.8 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SATURDAY 07/18/26 SUNDAY 07/19/26
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 SC OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 85 85 80 75 65 55 40 30 30 45 50 60 55 25 10
TEMPERATURE 63 56 51 49 50 54 59 62 61 55 51 50 51 55 61 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 63 49 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 2 2 6 8 8 6 2 2 2 2 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 9.1 7.8 6.9 6.1 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.5 8.2 8.8 9.1 8.8 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 07/18/26 SUNDAY 07/19/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 85 85 75 75 70 55 45 35 35 50 60 60 45 15 0
TEMPERATURE 59 53 49 46 48 53 59 62 59 52 48 47 50 58 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 46 69
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 13 13 12 11 12 13 17 16 10 8 5 4 6 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 8.8 7.7 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.1 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 07/18/26 SUNDAY 07/19/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 90 85 80 70 60 50 45 35 35 45 60 60 45 15 5
TEMPERATURE 66 59 54 50 52 56 64 67 66 60 54 53 55 61 70 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 68 52 73
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 9 6 5 6 10 12 14 14 4 2 0 0 2 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.8 8.8 7.7 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.7 7.1 7.6 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 07/18/26 SUNDAY 07/19/26
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 BK OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 60 60 65 60 50 40 25 25 35 45 50 30 10 5
TEMPERATURE 53 49 47 45 45 48 54 55 52 47 43 41 44 50 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 56 41 61
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW W W W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 3 2 3 4 6 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 8.4 7.4 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.3 7.8 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.5 8.0 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 07/18/26 SUNDAY 07/19/26
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 BK OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 65 65 65 55 50 40 30 30 40 45 55 35 10 5
TEMPERATURE 62 56 52 50 50 56 63 64 62 55 50 49 51 58 67 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 65 48 69
WIND DIR S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S W NW NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 3 2 2 5 6 9 8 2 1 1 1 2 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 24 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 8.5 7.5 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.7 8.2 8.3 8.2 7.8 8.1 8.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN