Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
538 AM ADT SUN APR 6 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                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%)         90   85   80   85   85   85   90   90   85   90   85   85   90   90   95   95
TEMPERATURE             37   37   39   40   40   38   37   36   36   38   40   41   41   39   39   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           42                  34                  42                  36
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE    E   SE
WIND (MPH)              17   19   18   18   17   13   13   12   13   14   13   13   12   11    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)         37   39   39   39   39   36   35   34   33   34   33   33   29   28   26
PRECIP PROB (%)         80   50   50   50   50   40   40   40   30   40   50   60   60   70   80   80
PRECIP TYPE              R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.31                0.10                0.12                0.31
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        21   20   22   23   22   21   19   15   15   17   20   23   23   22   19   17


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%)         90   80   80   85   85   85   90   90   85   90   85   85   90   90   95   95
TEMPERATURE             41   42   44   45   44   42   41   40   40   43   45   45   45   43   42   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  39                  46                  40
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E   SE    E    E    E    E   SE    E   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)              14   18   17   13   10    8    9    8    8   11   11   11   10   10    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)         32                  28   25             25   28   28        28   28
PRECIP PROB (%)         80   50   50   50   50   40   40   40   30   40   50   60   60   70   80   80
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.24                0.07                0.10                0.25
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        21   20   22   23   23   21   19   15   15   17   20   23   23   22   19   17


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%)        100   80   75   80   80   85   85   90   90   90   85   85   80   80   90   90
TEMPERATURE             37   36   37   37   36   34   33   33   33   36   39   39   38   36   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  31                  40                  33
WIND DIR                SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)              17   21   23   18   12   11   10   10   11   10   10   11    8    8    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)         36                                      32
PRECIP PROB (%)        100   60   50   60   60   60   60   50   50   40   40   50   50   60   70   70
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.26                0.09                0.05                0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.9                 0.7                 0.0                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        23   20   21   21   20   17   14   13   12   18   23   25   24   19   16   13


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%)        100   85   80   80   80   85   85   90   90   90   85   85   80   85   90   90
TEMPERATURE             45   44   47   48   46   42   41   40   41   44   49   50   48   44   43   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           50                  39                  51                  42
WIND DIR                SW   SW   SW   SW    S    E   NE    N    N    N    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)              10   17   18   13   10    8    5    5    5    4    6    8    5    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)              35   35        27   31   27   23                       24
PRECIP PROB (%)        100   70   60   60   70   60   60   50   50   40   40   50   50   60   70   80
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    S    R    R    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.26                0.10                0.04                0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        22   19   20   21   20   17   15   13   13   18   22   24   24   20   17   15


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%)        100   90   90   95   95   90   85   90   90   90   90   85   85   90   95   95
TEMPERATURE             35   35   36   36   35   33   33   32   32   34   37   37   36   34   34   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  32                  38                  34
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)              14   16   16   16   16   14   12   11   10   11   11   11    9    9    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)         34   36   39   37   39   36   33   32   28   34   33   32
PRECIP PROB (%)        100   80   80  100   80   80   70   70   60   60   50   60   70   70   80   90
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.18                0.17                0.11                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.6                 0.9                 0.4                 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        21   19   20   21   20   17   16   14   14   17   20   22   22   20   17   15


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 04/06/25                         MONDAY 04/07/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%)        100   90   85   90   90   85   85   90   90   90   85   85   85   85   90   90
TEMPERATURE             40   41   44   44   42   40   39   38   38   41   45   45   43   41   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  37                  46                  39
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E   NE    E   SE    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)              11   12   12   11    9    8    6    4    4    4    6    8    6    8    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)         34   35   37   34   29   28   25   26   28   26   27   27   28   28   21
PRECIP PROB (%)        100   80   80   80   80   70   70   60   60   50   50   60   60   70   80   80
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.17                0.12                0.08                0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        21   19   20   21   20   18   16   14   14   17   20   22   22   20   17   15

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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