Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
420 PM ADT FRI OCT 10 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                                        SATURDAY 10/11/25                       SUNDAY 10/12/25
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             CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)          5    5    5    5    0    5    5   10    5    0    5   15   10   30   45   60
TEMPERATURE             39   36   34   32   31   35   40   40   36   33   31   30   30   34   38   40
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  42                  29                  41
WIND DIR                 N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N   NE   NE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)              10   10   10   10   11   11   11   11    9    8    9    8    8    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    S    S
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)        23   17   15   10    9   10   12   12   11    9    8    5    6    8   13   18


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/11/25                       SUNDAY 10/12/25
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             CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)          5    5    5    5    0    5    5   10    5    0    5   15   15   30   45   60
TEMPERATURE             44   40   38   36   35   40   44   45   40   37   35   34   33   38   43   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  47                  33                  46
WIND DIR                NW   NW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W   NW   NW    N   NE   NE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               5    5    6    6    8    6    6    5    4    4    5    5    5    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   20   30
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    R    R
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)        24   17   15   10    9   10   12   12   11    9    8    5    6    8   13   18


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/11/25                       SUNDAY 10/12/25
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             CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)          5    5    5   10   30   30   25   10   10    5   10   25   20   35   55   65
TEMPERATURE             39   36   34   33   32   35   40   40   35   32   30   29   30   34   41   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  41                  26                  43
WIND DIR                NE   NE   NE    N   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N   SW   NE   SE   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)              12   12   11   10   18   18   14   10   10    9    9    9    6    8   11   13
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  35
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         S
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)        16   13   12   10    6    7    8    9    9    8    7    6    6    8   12   16


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/11/25                       SUNDAY 10/12/25
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             CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)          5    5    5    5   25   20   15   10   10    5   10   25   15   40   55   65
TEMPERATURE             44   40   38   36   35   38   44   45   40   36   34   33   33   37   44   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  47                  32                  47
WIND DIR                 N   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N   NE   SE   NE   NE    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)               8    8    8    8   12   11   10    8    6    5    5    5    3    4    9   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  28   28
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    R    R
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)        16   12   12    9    6    7    8    9    9    8    7    5    5    7   11   15


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/11/25                       SUNDAY 10/12/25
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             CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)          5    0    0    5   15   15    5   10    5    5   10   25   25   45   60   70
TEMPERATURE             36   32   30   28   27   30   38   38   31   27   25   24   24   28   36   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  40                  23                  39
WIND DIR                NW    N    N    N    N   NW   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   SW    S    S
WIND (MPH)              11   10   10    9   10   10   10    9    6    5    5    4    3    3    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    S    S
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)        17   13   12    9    6    7    9   10   10    8    7    6    6    8   13   19


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/11/25                       SUNDAY 10/12/25
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             CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)          5    0    0    5   15   10    5   10    5    5    5   25   20   45   55   70
TEMPERATURE             43   38   36   34   33   37   45   46   39   34   32   31   30   35   44   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  47                  29                  46
WIND DIR                NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W   NE    N    N   NW    N    N   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)               8    8    8    6    6    5    5    6    5    4    4    4    4    3    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)         25
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    R    R
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)        18   13   12    9    6    8    9   10   10    8    7    5    6    7   12   18

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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