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
446 AM ADT THU AUG 28 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 THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 0 0 5 10 15 40
TEMPERATURE 49 55 59 61 59 53 51 48 48 53 58 59 57 52 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 47 60 47
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW N N NW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 96 90 92 92 94 96 95 92 93 92 91 92 91 91 90 90
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 5 0 0 5 10 15 40
TEMPERATURE 53 60 64 66 63 57 54 52 52 57 62 64 61 56 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 51 65 51
WIND DIR NW W W W W N N N N W W W W N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 95 89 92 92 94 96 95 92 93 92 91 92 91 91 90 90
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 40 40 40 30 25 25 20 10 0 0 15 20 35 70
TEMPERATURE 52 56 61 62 57 54 52 51 51 56 62 63 58 53 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 49 63 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 12 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 10 11 11 9 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 90 85 90 96 97 97 96 94 94 93 93 93 92 92 91 88
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 45 45 45 30 30 25 25 10 0 0 15 20 35 70
TEMPERATURE 56 61 67 68 65 60 56 54 53 59 64 65 63 58 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 52 67 53
WIND DIR NE SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 9 12 10 6 3 3 3 6 9 9 9 9 10 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 90 84 89 95 97 97 96 94 93 93 92 93 92 91 90 88
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 30 25 30 25 25 25 25 10 0 0 20 20 40 75
TEMPERATURE 46 52 58 59 56 50 48 46 46 52 59 61 57 50 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 61 45
WIND DIR SW S SE S S S S S NW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 88 84 89 94 97 97 96 93 92 93 92 92 91 91 91 87
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 08/28/25 FRIDAY 08/29/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 35 30 30 25 25 25 25 15 0 0 15 20 40 70
TEMPERATURE 52 58 65 66 63 57 54 52 52 58 66 67 64 56 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 51 68 50
WIND DIR W SE SE SE SE S SE SE SW SW SW SE SE SE SE W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 89 84 89 93 96 96 95 93 93 93 92 93 91 91 91 88
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN