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
Issued by National Weather Service Anchorage AK
410 AM AKST Fri Feb 28 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 02/28/25 Saturday 03/01/25
Time (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a
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 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95
Temperature 37 37 38 39 39 38 38 37 37 38 39 39 39 37 36 35
Max/Min Temp 39 37 39 35
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind (mph) 19 18 17 16 14 13 14 13 12 8 9 9 9 8 6 6
Wind Gust (mph) 50 48 47 46 44 42 42 39 36
Precip Prob (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 60 50
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S R
12 Hour QPF 1.04 1.05 0.20 0.19
12 Hour Snow 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.5
Snow Level (hft) 11 12 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 19 18 17 15
...Near sea level around Juneau...
Date Friday 02/28/25 Saturday 03/01/25
Time (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a
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 95 95 90 85 90 90 90 95 95 95 95
Temperature 38 39 39 40 39 39 38 38 38 39 40 40 40 40 40 39
Max/Min Temp 40 38 40 39
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind (mph) 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
Wind Gust (mph)
Precip Prob (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 70 60 50
Precip Type R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 Hour QPF 0.96 0.99 0.17 0.19
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Snow Level (hft) 11 12 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 19 18 17 15
...The Klondike Mountain Forecast covers the mountains (above 1000 ft)
along the Klondike Highway and Taiya River Valley...
Date Friday 02/28/25 Saturday 03/01/25
Time (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a
Cloud Cover OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 90 95 95 95 95
Temperature 29 30 30 31 30 30 29 28 28 29 31 31 31 32 31 30
Max/Min Temp 31 28 32 30
Wind Dir NE NE NE SW SW NE NE N N N N SW SW SW SW SW
Wind (mph) 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10
Wind Gust (mph)
Precip Prob (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 60 50 40 30 30 20 20
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 Hour QPF 0.35 0.11 0.06 0.03
12 Hour Snow 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0
Snow Level (hft) 13 15 17 17 16 16 17 16 16 16 19 20 17 16 14 11
...Near sea level around Skagway...
Date Friday 02/28/25 Saturday 03/01/25
Time (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a
Cloud Cover OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95
Temperature 38 38 38 39 37 36 36 35 35 36 39 40 40 41 40 40
Max/Min Temp 39 35 40 39
Wind Dir NE N N SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE S S SW SW S
Wind (mph) 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 5 5 6
Wind Gust (mph)
Precip Prob (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 60 40 40 30 20 20
Precip Type S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 Hour QPF 0.50 0.17 0.06 0.03
12 Hour Snow 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Snow Level (hft) 12 13 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 16 19 19 17 16 14 12
...The Haines Mountain Forecast covers the mountains (above 1000 ft)
along the Chilkat River Valley and the Takshanuk Mountains...
Date Friday 02/28/25 Saturday 03/01/25
Time (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a
Cloud Cover OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 90 90
Temperature 31 32 36 36 34 33 32 32 32 34 37 37 35 33 32 30
Max/Min Temp 37 32 37 30
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW
Wind (mph) 14 13 12 11 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
Wind Gust (mph) 40 40 39 34 33 24
Precip Prob (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 60 50 40 30 20 30
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R S
12 Hour QPF 0.26 0.18 0.10 0.04
12 Hour Snow 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.0
Snow Level (hft) 11 12 13 14 13 14 14 14 14 15 18 19 17 15 13 11
...Near sea level around Haines and lower elevations along the Haines Highway...
Date Friday 02/28/25 Saturday 03/01/25
Time (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a 6a 9a 12 3p 6p 9p 12 3a
Cloud Cover OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Cloud Cover (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 90 95 95 95 95
Temperature 34 35 37 38 36 35 35 35 34 35 38 39 37 37 35 35
Max/Min Temp 39 34 39 34
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind (mph) 9 9 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Wind Gust (mph) 29 29 29 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 24 24 24
Precip Prob (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 70 50 40 30 30 30
Precip Type S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 Hour QPF 0.35 0.21 0.10 0.04
12 Hour Snow 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0
Snow Level (hft) 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 15 18 19 17 15 13 11
$$
--- Precip Type Codes ---
CODE TYPE
T Thunderstorms
R Rain
S Snow
I Sleet
Z Freezing Rain