Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
638 AM ADT MON OCT 13 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                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 (%)         95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95  100  100  100   95
TEMPERATURE             35   35   37   38   39   40   39   39   41   41   44   43   44   44   43   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  37                  45                  39
WIND DIR                 E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SW   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)              14   13   16   14   14   13   10   10   11   13   18   20   19   12   12    5
WIND GUST (MPH)         41   43   46   46   40   39   33   39   39   41   44   41   42   33   33
PRECIP PROB (%)        100  100   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.45                0.58                0.47                0.46
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        78   79   72   78   84   83   81   80   79   76   70   57   55   50   46   44


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 (%)         95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95  100  100  100   95
TEMPERATURE             39   39   42   43   43   43   43   43   44   45   48   48   48   48   47   45
MAX/MIN TEMP                           44                  41                  50                  44
WIND DIR                 E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)              17   16   14   16   16   14   12   12   14   14   16   18   13    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)                   32                            32   33
PRECIP PROB (%)        100  100   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.33                0.42                0.35                0.43
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        80   80   72   78   84   83   81   80   79   76   70   57   55   50   46   44


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

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   90   90   85   90   90   90   85   95  100   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE             38   39   42   43   42   43   43   43   44   45   47   46   45   44   44   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  40                  47                  40
WIND DIR                SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)              17   20   20   21   18   19   16   16   18   17   25   32   25   18   11    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         70   70   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70   60
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.06                0.10                0.27                0.28
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        37   44   50   60   64   62   61   65   70   71   65   54   52   49   45   42


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 (%)         95   95   95   90   90   90   90   95   90   90   90   95  100   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE             41   42   46   47   47   47   46   46   46   47   51   50   50   49   48   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  44                  52                  45
WIND DIR                SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)              13   13   13   16   11   11    9   10   13   13   21   28   31   10    5    3
WIND GUST (MPH)         33                                      31                       28   25
PRECIP PROB (%)         80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70   60
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.05                0.23                0.30
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        37   46   54   64   67   65   64   67   72   71   65   53   52   48   45   42


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

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   85   80   80   80   90   85   90   90   95  100   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE             31   32   37   38   37   36   35   35   36   37   42   41   40   39   38   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  33                  43                  35
WIND DIR                 E    E    E    E    E    E   NE   NE    E    E    E   SE    S    S   SE    E
WIND (MPH)               8    8    9    9    6    5    4    4    5    8   11   17   12    8    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)         25   25   26   33   28   28   24   25   32   35   32   40   33   26
PRECIP PROB (%)         70   70   70   80  100   90   90   90  100  100  100  100   80   70   60   50
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.05                0.17                0.19
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        51   56   69   71   70   67   66   69   73   71   63   51   52   48   45   42


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

DATE                    MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   85   85   80   80   85   90   90   90   95  100   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE             37   39   44   45   44   42   41   41   41   44   50   49   47   46   45   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  38                  51                  41
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)              10    9   10   11    8    8    6    6    9   13   19   17    9    9    6    4
WIND GUST (MPH)         36   29   33   39   36   33   32   33   37   44        40   33   28   28   25
PRECIP PROB (%)         70   70   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70   60   60
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.05                0.17                0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        51   58   69   72   73   70   68   71   74   72   64   52   52   48   45   42

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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