Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
225 PM ADT MON APR 7 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                                        TUESDAY 04/08/25                        WEDNESDAY 04/09/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   95   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   90   90   90   85   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        39   37   36   35   35   35   37   40   40   39   36   34   33   34   38   40   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  40                  33                  41
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         10   10   11   11   13   13   13   17   19   18   18   21   19   14   13   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)         27   28   29   33   34   40   44   42   39   42   42   41   33
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   80   80   90  100  100  100  100   90   80   70   70   70   50   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.22                0.35                0.33                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.5                 1.1                 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   22   22   20   19   18   17   18   18   16   14   13   11   10   12   13   15   17


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 04/08/25                        WEDNESDAY 04/09/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   95   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   90   90   90   85   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        44   42   41   40   39   39   42   44   44   43   41   38   37   38   42   45   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  45                  37                  46
WIND DIR           SE   SE    E   SE    E   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          9    9    8    8    9   11   13   18   18   17   18   19   16   10   10   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                            37        35   39   34
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   80   80   90  100  100  100  100   90   80   70   70   70   50   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.18                0.29                0.29                0.16
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   22   22   20   19   18   17   18   18   16   14   13   11   10   11   13   15   17


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 04/08/25                        WEDNESDAY 04/09/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   80   90   90   90   95  100   90   85   85   85   90   90   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE        38   36   34   33   32   32   35   38   39   37   35   32   31   32   35   37   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  39                  31                  38
WIND DIR            S   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   SW    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    6    8    6    8    6    3    6    6    6    8    9   11   16   16   16   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   50   60   70   80   70   70   80   80   70   60   60   60   40   40   30   20
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.05                0.12                0.26                0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.5                 1.7                 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   25   23   20   18   15   16   20   22   19   14    9    7    7    9   11   13   14


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 04/08/25                        WEDNESDAY 04/09/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   85   90   95   95   95  100   95   85   90   90   90   90   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE        48   45   43   41   40   40   45   50   51   48   44   40   37   39   43   46   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  51                  37                  47
WIND DIR           SW    E   NE    E   NE   NE   NE    N    S    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         12    4    4    4    4    4    5    4   10   11    9    9   12   11   12   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                 29        26   34
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   60   70   90   80   80   80   80   70   70   70   70   40   50   40   30
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    R    S    S    S    S    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.06                0.17                0.27                0.14
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   24   22   20   17   16   16   18   19   17   13   10    8    7    9   11   13   14


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 04/08/25                        WEDNESDAY 04/09/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   90   90   95   85   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        37   35   34   33   33   33   35   37   37   36   34   33   31   32   35   37   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  37                  31                  38
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         11    9    9    8    9   10    9   10   13   13   13   12   12   11   11   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                             27   33   36   40   42   46   42   47
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   70   70   80  100  100  100  100   90   80   70   70   70   50   50   40   40
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.15                0.25                0.28                0.11
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.8                 1.3                 1.7                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   22   21   19   17   15   15   17   18   16   12   10    7    6   10   11   13   14


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 04/08/25                        WEDNESDAY 04/09/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   90   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   90   90   90   80   85   85   80
TEMPERATURE        44   42   40   39   38   38   41   45   45   43   41   38   36   38   42   45   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           38                  45                  36                  46
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          8    6    8    6    6    6    6    9    9    9    8    9   10    9   10   11    9
WIND GUST (MPH)    26   26   28   25   25   28   26   32   36   41   41   34   46   32   32   29
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   70   70   80  100  100  100  100   80   80   70   70   70   50   50   40   40
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.11                0.20                0.26                0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.1                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   21   21   19   17   15   14   16   18   16   12   10    7    6   10   12   14   14

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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