Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
501 AM ADT SAT APR 19 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                    SATURDAY 04/19/25                       SUNDAY 04/20/25
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         85   75   70   60   50   40   50   60   70   45   25   35   75   75   85   85
TEMPERATURE             33   34   36   38   37   34   33   32   33   36   39   40   40   37   35   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  30                  40                  32
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE    E    E   SE   SE   NE   NW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SE
WIND (MPH)               8    6    6    6    5    5    5    5    4    5    6    6    6    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         30   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S                                                 R    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.05                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         9   11   13   14   13   11    9    8    8    9   12   14   16   13   11    9


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/19/25                       SUNDAY 04/20/25
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         85   75   70   60   50   40   50   60   65   45   25   35   75   75   80   80
TEMPERATURE             38   40   43   45   44   40   38   36   37   42   45   46   45   42   39   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  35                  47                  36
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE    E    E   SE   SE   NE   NE    S    S   SW   SW   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               3    3    4    3    2    2    2    2    3    4    4    4    4    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         30   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R                                                 R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.03                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         9   11   13   14   13   11    9    8    8    9   12   14   16   13   11    9


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/19/25                       SUNDAY 04/20/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         85   80   75   70   60   50   55   55   60   70   35   35   75   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE             32   35   37   39   36   33   32   29   31   36   40   41   38   35   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  28                  42                  29
WIND DIR                SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   NE   NE   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)               8    9   10    9    8    5    5    5    8    9   10   10    8    6    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE              S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.03                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         6   10   12   13   11    7    6    3    5    5   10   13   14    9    6    5


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/19/25                       SUNDAY 04/20/25
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         85   80   70   65   60   50   55   60   70   50   25   35   85   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE             39   41   45   46   44   39   38   37   38   43   47   48   46   42   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  36                  49                  38
WIND DIR                 S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    N    N   SW   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)               4    6    9    8    5    3    3    3    3    4    8    9    5    4    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10
PRECIP TYPE              R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.02                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         5    9   12   12    9    6    4    3    4    4    9   12   14    9    5    5


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/19/25                       SUNDAY 04/20/25
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         80   75   65   50   50   40   45   45   55   45   25   35   70   75   80   80
TEMPERATURE             28   32   36   36   34   29   28   26   26   32   36   36   34   30   29   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  26                  37                  28
WIND DIR                 S    S    S    S    S    S    S    W   NW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)               6    6    8    9    8    8    6    6    3    3    4    5    6    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE              S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         4    8   12   13   10    7    5    3    3    3    9   12   14    8    5    5


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 04/19/25                       SUNDAY 04/20/25
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   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         80   75   60   50   50   40   50   50   60   45   25   35   70   80   80   85
TEMPERATURE             35   40   44   46   43   37   36   33   34   40   46   47   44   39   36   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  32                  48                  34
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    W    W   NW   NW   SE   SE   SE   SE   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)               3    4    5    5    4    3    3    3    3    2    3    3    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)         20                  21                                      23             23
PRECIP PROB (%)         20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE              R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         4    7   10   11    9    7    4    3    3    3    8   12   14    9    6    5

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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