Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
449 AM ADT FRI APR 4 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 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 (%)         90   90   90   90   95   95   90  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             36   38   40   41   40   38   37   36   38   43   44   44   44   43   43   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  36                  45                  41
WIND DIR                 E   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE
WIND (MPH)              16   16   16   19   19   23   20   18   14   17   17   16   14   13   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)         44   47   46   51   55   57   54   41   39   44   43   41   39   37   35   33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0   20    0    0   20   40   40   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE              S              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.04                0.13                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        25   24   25   27   28   30   34   34   33   33   33   36   37   37   35   33


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 (%)         90   90   90   90   95   95   90  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             42   43   47   48   47   45   42   41   43   47   49   49   48   47   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  41                  49                  45
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE    E   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE    E
WIND (MPH)              11   12   11   14   14   17   14   16   14   16   16   16   16   14    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                 35   35   35   34   34   33   26
PRECIP PROB (%)     0   20    0    5   20   40   40   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE              R              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.04                0.10                0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        25   24   25   27   28   30   36   36   33   33   33   36   37   36   35   33


...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 (%)         90   95   85   85   80   90   90  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             35   37   40   41   40   39   38   37   38   38   38   38   39   39   39   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  37                  39                  38
WIND DIR                 S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)              13   14   12   13   13   12   11    8   11   13   13   13   13   13   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0   30    0   10   20   40   60   80  100   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE              S              S    S    S    R    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.05                0.11                0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        23   26   27   26   25   26   28   29   29   32   35   36   36   36   34   32


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 (%)         90   90   85   90   90   95   95  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             43   46   48   50   48   45   42   40   42   46   46   47   47   47   47   47
MAX/MIN TEMP                           50                  40                  48                  44
WIND DIR                 S    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)              12   12   10   10   12   12    9    5    9   11   12   12   12   11    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30    0   20   20   60   70   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE              R         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.10                0.23                0.11
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        22   24   25   25   24   25   27   28   28   31   33   34   35   35   33   32


...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 (%)         90   90   85   90   90   95   95  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             31   35   38   39   39   38   36   36   36   37   38   38   37   37   37   37
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  35                  38                  37
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)              14   11   13   14   12   12   12    9    6    8    9    9    9    8    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)              34   36   39   35   42   41   32        25   27   27             24
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30   10   30   40   40   80   90  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.01                0.13                0.28                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.3                 0.3                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        21   23   25   24   24   25   24   26   26   28   30   31   33   34   32   30


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...

DATE                    FRIDAY 04/04/25                         SATURDAY 04/05/25
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 (%)         90   90   85   90   90   95   95  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE             38   41   45   46   45   42   40   39   40   42   45   45   44   43   43   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  39                  45                  42
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)              10   11   10   11   12   12    8    6    8    9    9    9    9    9    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)         28   28   32   36        29   29   24   27   27   27   27   26        24   26
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   30   10   20   30   50   70   90  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.13                0.26                0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        21   23   24   24   24   24   24   26   26   29   30   32   34   34   32   30

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN