Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 271510
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
610 AM AST THU NOV 27 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 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV BK OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 15 55 55 65 55 75 75 65 75 70 75 65 45
TEMPERATURE 19 23 24 24 24 24 26 26 28 30 30 30 29 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 25 22 31 24
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW BK BK BK BK OV OV BK OV BK OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 15 55 55 65 55 80 75 65 80 65 75 65 45
TEMPERATURE 24 29 29 29 29 29 31 31 33 36 35 35 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 27 37 30
WIND DIR N N N N N N NE N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 26 24 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC BK OV BK OV BK OV OV BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 40 70 75 65 70 70 80 75 50 70 65 55
TEMPERATURE 15 19 19 19 20 21 23 24 25 29 29 28 27 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 18 30 22
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 14 13 13 12 9 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC BK OV BK OV BK OV OV SC OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 40 70 75 60 75 70 80 70 50 70 65 55
TEMPERATURE 26 30 28 27 27 27 29 29 30 35 34 35 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 24 37 29
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 10 60 70 70 70 80 75 75 80 75 70 65 55
TEMPERATURE 13 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 26 25 24 23 22 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 17 27 19
WIND DIR NW NW N N NE E E SE SE W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/27/25 FRIDAY 11/28/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 60 70 70 75 80 75 80 80 70 70 60 50
TEMPERATURE 20 26 26 25 25 25 26 27 29 33 32 32 30 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 23 35 26
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 8 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN