Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
346 PM ADT SUN OCT 12 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 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 (%)    75   95   95  100  100  100  100   90   95  100  100  100   95  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        39   37   35   35   35   35   35   37   38   39   40   39   39   41   41   44   43
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  40                  37                  45
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    8   11   12   11   12   10    9    8   11   12   14   13   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  28   29   28
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   30   60   80  100  100   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.06                0.38                0.36                0.44
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   14   15   17   21   41   66   74   68   69   80   80   77   72   73   74   70   65


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 (%)    75   95   95  100  100  100  100   95   95  100  100  100   95  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        44   41   39   39   39   39   39   42   43   43   43   43   43   44   45   48   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  44                  41                  50
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE    E   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    5    5    8    9    9    8    6    6    8    8    8    9   10    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                        23
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   30   60   80  100  100   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.27                0.25                0.36
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   14   15   16   22   43   68   75   68   69   80   80   77   72   73   74   70   65


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   85   85   90   95   95   95   95   95   95  100  100   90  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        41   38   36   36   37   38   39   42   43   42   43   43   43   44   45   47   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  43                  40                  47
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         13   11   12   13   14   13   13   13   12   11   11   12   16   17   18   19   20
WIND GUST (MPH)    32   32   29   32
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   40   60   60   70   70   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.11                0.19                0.29
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.1                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   13   17   20   21   25   40   40   45   53   58   59   54   55   57   62   63   58


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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   85   85   95   95   95   95   95   95   95   95  100   95  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        45   42   40   41   41   41   42   46   47   47   47   46   46   46   47   51   50
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  49                  44                  52
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          9   11   12   13   12   12   11   12   11   10   12   14   13   12   13   14   17
WIND GUST (MPH)    32   33
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   30   40   60   70   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.03                0.08                0.11                0.25
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   13   15   19   19   25   42   43   49   58   63   64   59   57   59   64   64   58


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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 (%)    95   90   95  100  100  100   85   80   80   80   90  100   95  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        36   32   30   31   31   31   32   37   38   37   36   35   35   36   37   42   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  40                  33                  43
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    6    6    8    8    8    6    6    5    8    9   10    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)    29   33   27   28             25   27   27   24   24                            27
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   40   40   60   60   70   70   70   80  100   90   90   90  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.06                0.09                0.16
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   15   17   22   22   37   49   52   63   65   67   67   62   59   60   64   63   58


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/13/25                         TUESDAY 10/14/25
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  100  100   95   95   80   80   85   95  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        44   40   38   37   37   37   39   44   45   44   42   41   41   41   44   50   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  47                  38                  51
WIND DIR            S   SE    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          9    9    8    9    9    9   11   10   10    9   10    9    9   10   10   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)    39   42   31   33   27   26   28   31   31   28   28   29   31   32   33   34   33
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   40   40   60   60   70   70   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.03                0.05                0.09                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   14   17   21   22   36   49   53   62   66   70   69   64   61   62   66   65   59

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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