Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 302342
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
242 PM AKST SUN NOV 30 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 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
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 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 34 34 35 34 34 36 36 36 36 37 37 37 36 36 37 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 37 34 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 18 21 21 17 14 9 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 50 48 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 70 70 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.26 0.29 0.16 0.07 0.06 0.02 0.03 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.6 2.1 2.3 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
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 95 90 90 90 90 90 85 90 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 38 39 39 39 39 41 41 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 43 40 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 18 18 17 14 8 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 40 41 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 70 70 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.23 0.13 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.4 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
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 90 90 90 90 80 85 85 85 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 32 32 34 34 34 34 33 34 34 34 35 37 36 37 37 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 35 34 38
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 17 13 12 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 50 50 40 40 40 50 60 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
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 90 85 85 85 85 90 90 90 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 33 37 39 39 39 40 40 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 42 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 43 40 46
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 8 5 9 9 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 50 50 40 30 40 50 50 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.10 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 85 80 80 75 70 75 75 80 85 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 35 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 32 30 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S W SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 10 9 8 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 36 32 34 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 100 100 80 80 60 50 30 30 20 20 30 40 50 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 7 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 85 80 80 75 65 75 80 80 85 90 95 95
TEMPERATURE 34 34 35 35 36 36 36 39 38 38 38 38 38 38 39 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 40 37 42
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE W SW SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 9 5 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 29 28 23 27 25 21 20 21 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 60 40 40 30 30 30 50 60 80 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R R R S S R R S S R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.6 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN