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
323 AM ADT FRI MAY 9 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 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 35 36 37 38 39 40 39 39 38 37 37 37 37 38 37 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 36 41 34
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 11 13 16 18 18 13 13 13 12 12 11 9 8 6 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 39 40 36 32 37 35 34 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 60 50 40 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.94 1.11 0.82 0.09
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 22 24 26 29 32 32 31 31 30 29 26 24 25 27 25 23 21
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 40 41 43 44 45 45 44 43 42 42 43 45 46 45 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 40 46 39
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE E SE E E E E SE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 14 13 11 14 12 11 9 6 5 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 26 29 34 34 34 39 37 33 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70 60 50 40 30 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.71 0.90 0.72 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 23 24 26 30 32 32 31 31 30 29 26 24 25 27 25 23 21
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 85 90 95 95 95 90 90 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 80 80
TEMPERATURE 33 35 39 43 43 41 39 39 37 38 40 40 39 39 38 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 36 43 34
WIND DIR SW S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW NE NE SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 10 6 6 16 14 17 5 6 10 11 9 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 70 80 80 80 60 60 80 80 100 80 60 30 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.55 0.25 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 20 21 26 30 32 31 28 27 26 28 28 29 29 28 25 23 22
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 85 80
TEMPERATURE 40 42 45 49 50 49 48 46 46 46 47 49 49 48 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 45 50 42
WIND DIR S S SW W SW S S SW SW SW S S SW SW NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 6 4 4 3 9 6 5 11 14 5 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 80 80 80 60 60 80 80 100 80 60 40 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.60 0.33 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 20 21 24 28 30 29 27 25 24 26 26 27 27 27 25 23 21
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 100 90 95 95 100 95 90 90 90 90 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 33 33 35 37 37 36 34 33 33 33 35 36 37 36 35 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 32 39 31
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE SE SE S S NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 9 11 9 8 4 4 5 8 4 5 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 80 80 100 80 70 80 80 80 70 60 40 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.46 0.42 0.48 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 1.6 1.2 1.7 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 20 20 22 25 27 27 25 23 22 24 25 25 26 26 23 21 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 100 95 95 95 100 95 90 90 90 90 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 39 40 42 45 45 44 42 41 40 40 42 46 46 45 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 39 47 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE E E S SE SE N SE SE N N NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 5 9 3 5 4 5 4 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 26 29 28 25 25 29 21 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 80 80 100 80 80 80 80 80 70 60 40 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.45 0.43 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 20 20 22 24 27 28 25 23 22 25 24 25 25 26 24 21 19
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN