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
432 AM ADT FRI OCT 17 2025
*** 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 FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER 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 95 95 90 95 95 95 95 85 75
TEMPERATURE 40 40 40 41 41 40 39 37 38 37 39 40 39 39 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 36 41 34
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE N N N
WIND (MPH) 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 13 12 17 21 18 11 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 47 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 80 70 60 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.58 0.26 0.19 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 37 37 36 35 35 34 32 30 30 30 31 32 30 29 27
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER 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 95 95 90 95 95 95 95 85 75
TEMPERATURE 44 44 46 46 45 45 43 42 42 43 44 45 44 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 41 46 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NW NW NW NW E
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 14 17 13 9 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 80 70 60 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.19 0.16 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 37 37 36 35 35 33 32 30 30 31 31 32 30 29 27
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 80 90 80 90 95 95 95 90 85
TEMPERATURE 38 38 40 39 39 38 37 35 35 36 39 39 37 37 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 34 39 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW NE NE NE NE N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 17 17 17 14 12 13 11 9 10 11 14 17 14 14 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 60 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.24 0.13 0.05 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 37 37 36 34 33 31 29 27 26 29 30 29 27 25 22
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER 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 85 90 80 85 85 90 95 90 80
TEMPERATURE 42 44 46 47 46 45 44 42 42 43 47 47 45 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 42 49 39
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S SW E NE NE NE N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 10 9 9 6 4 9 11 13 13 14 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.12 0.04 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 37 37 36 34 33 31 29 27 26 29 30 29 27 25 22
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER 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 90 90 90 85 85 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 35 36 39 39 37 36 35 33 34 34 39 39 36 34 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 33 40 29
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N N N N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 10 11 10 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 60 60 60 50 50 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.09 0.05 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 36 36 36 35 34 32 31 29 27 26 28 29 27 26 23 20
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER 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 85 90 85 85 85 90 90 85 75
TEMPERATURE 41 42 47 46 45 43 41 39 40 41 46 47 43 41 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 38 48 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 10 9 10 9 8 8 6 10 10 10 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 31 31 27 28 25 27 29 31 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 70 60 60 60 50 50 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.09 0.05 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 36 37 36 35 34 32 31 29 27 26 28 30 28 26 24 21
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN