Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
922 AM ADT FRI APR 18 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 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 95 95 95 85 75 70 60 50 40 50 60
TEMPERATURE 35 36 36 37 35 34 33 34 35 37 38 38 34 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 31 39 29
WIND DIR SE SE SE SW SW SW S SE SE SE E E SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 14 14 11 12 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 90 90 60 60 50 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S R S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.42 0.08 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 11 13 13 12 11 8 8 8 10 13 15 14 11 8 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 90 95 95 95 85 75 70 60 50 40 50 60
TEMPERATURE 41 43 43 42 41 39 37 38 41 44 45 43 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 45 34
WIND DIR E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 9 8 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 80 90 60 70 50 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.23 0.07 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 11 13 13 12 11 8 8 8 10 13 15 14 11 8 7
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 80 75 70 60 50 55 55
TEMPERATURE 34 38 38 37 35 33 32 32 35 38 38 37 33 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 31 39 27
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW NE
WIND (MPH) 18 18 18 16 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 11 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 70 60 70 60 60 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 9 12 12 10 8 6 4 3 7 11 13 13 8 5 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 90 90 95 90 85 80 70 65 60 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 42 45 45 44 41 39 37 40 42 46 46 45 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 36 48 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NE
WIND (MPH) 16 16 16 14 11 9 9 11 12 12 12 12 10 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 70 50 60 70 60 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 8 11 12 10 8 6 5 4 8 11 13 13 7 5 4
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 85 90 80 80 75 65 50 50 40 45 45
TEMPERATURE 32 35 35 34 30 29 28 29 32 36 36 34 29 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 28 37 26
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW S S S S S S S W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 8 8 5 4 6 6 8 9 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 28 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 30 30 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 8 11 12 10 7 5 4 3 7 11 13 13 7 5 4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 85 85 85 80 80 75 60 50 50 40 50 50
TEMPERATURE 39 45 45 43 39 37 35 36 40 45 46 43 37 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 34 47 32
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 12 10 6 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 34 39 29 25 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 30 30 40 30 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.05 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 8 11 11 9 7 5 5 4 7 11 13 13 7 5 4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN