FWAK47 PAJK 152322 AVGAJK AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 322 PM AKDT WED APR 15 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 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26 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 OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TEMPERATURE 39 38 35 32 31 31 33 36 37 36 35 34 34 34 35 36 36 MIN/MAX TEMP 30 37 33 37 WIND DIR SW SW S S S SE S SE SE S S S S S S S SE WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 8 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 60 70 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.08 0.18 0.29 0.23 0.13 6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 1.4 0.9 SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 12 15 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 ...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU... DATE THURSDAY 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26 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 OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TEMPERATURE 47 45 42 38 35 35 38 41 43 42 40 39 38 38 39 40 40 MIN/MAX TEMP 35 43 38 41 WIND DIR SW SW SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE WIND (MPH) 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 6 4 5 6 6 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 60 70 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S R R R R R R R R R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.11 0.19 0.16 0.12 6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.8 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 9 12 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 8 7 5 5 5 5 ...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT) ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY... DATE THURSDAY 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26 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 OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TEMPERATURE 37 36 33 30 29 29 32 34 35 35 34 33 33 33 35 37 36 MIN/MAX TEMP 29 35 32 37 WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S WIND (MPH) 12 10 8 10 9 8 11 14 16 16 14 16 17 14 16 18 17 WIND GUST (MPH) PRECIP PROB (%) 10 40 60 70 50 40 60 30 60 90 70 80 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S S S 6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.08 6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 15 16 17 18 17 16 14 12 12 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 ...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY... DATE THURSDAY 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26 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 OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TEMPERATURE 50 48 43 39 36 36 39 42 44 43 41 40 39 39 41 44 44 MIN/MAX TEMP 35 44 38 45 WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S WIND (MPH) 18 17 11 10 9 4 8 16 17 14 13 11 13 12 16 17 17 WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 50 70 60 50 40 40 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S R R R S S S S R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.08 0.09 0.08 6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 11 13 14 15 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 ...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT) ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS... DATE THURSDAY 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26 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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 80 70 60 55 60 75 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TEMPERATURE 35 34 31 28 26 26 29 32 33 33 32 31 30 30 32 34 33 MIN/MAX TEMP 26 33 30 35 WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 8 9 8 5 5 8 6 9 10 10 WIND GUST (MPH) 26 PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 30 50 40 30 30 20 50 70 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.06 6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 13 16 17 17 16 15 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 11 ...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY... DATE THURSDAY 04/16/26 FRIDAY 04/17/26 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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 85 75 75 65 70 75 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TEMPERATURE 43 42 38 34 32 32 35 40 41 40 38 37 36 36 39 42 41 MIN/MAX TEMP 32 41 35 42 WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 4 4 3 5 9 10 9 6 8 9 8 9 10 10 WIND GUST (MPH) 31 32 24 28 31 27 24 32 33 31 31 31 31 PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 30 50 50 40 30 30 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S R R R R S S S R R R 6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.06 6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 10 13 14 14 13 12 10 8 9 9 9 9 6 5 5 5 $$ --- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- CODE TYPE T THUNDERSTORMS R RAIN S SNOW I SLEET Z FREEZING RAIN