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
346 AM ADT THU APR 17 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 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 75 75 90 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 34 36 39 41 41 41 39 39 36 34 39 38 38 38 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 33 39 32
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 11 13 16 18 18 18 14 13 11 14 14 16 11 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 33 37 41 41 41 33 33 32 33 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 30 80 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S R S S R R R S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.70 0.19 0.21
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 17 17 20 25 29 32 31 26 15 10 10 14 14 13 11 10 9
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 75 75 90 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 38 39 43 46 45 44 43 42 40 39 44 45 44 43 41 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 38 44 36
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 13 14 12 11 12 13 11 12 12 11 9 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 40 80 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 90 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.59 0.18 0.21
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 17 18 21 25 30 32 32 26 15 10 10 14 14 13 11 10 9
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 (%) 90 80 85 90 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 85 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 30 32 35 40 39 39 39 38 34 32 38 40 38 36 35 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 32 40 30
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 16 14 16 17 16 13 14 13 18 17 18 18 18 16 13 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 60 70 100 100 100 90 100 70 70 60 50 50 40 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.51 0.11 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 20 21 23 25 26 27 27 25 14 6 8 12 12 12 8 6 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 (%) 90 80 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 38 39 43 47 47 46 45 44 42 41 45 46 46 44 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 40 45 38
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 14 17 12 19 18 18 19 17 16 16 16 17 16 14 11 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 70 70 100 100 100 100 100 70 80 70 60 60 50 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.52 0.12 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 19 19 21 23 25 25 25 23 13 7 9 12 12 12 8 6 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 95 100 100 100 100 100 95 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 32 32 34 37 37 36 35 34 32 31 35 36 35 34 31 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 31 36 29
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 12 12 13 12 10 11 10 10 13 12 10 8 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 33 34 36 36 35 29 31 33 31 33 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 80 80 100 100 100 100 80 60 70 60 60 50 40 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.38 0.09 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 17 18 21 24 25 25 25 21 11 7 9 12 13 12 8 6 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 36 37 41 46 45 44 42 41 39 37 42 46 45 43 40 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 37 46 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 12 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 12 10 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 29 39 32 34 32 36 42 39 42 39 29 25 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 60 80 70 60 50 40 30 20
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R S S S S S S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.36 0.09 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 17 18 21 23 25 25 25 21 11 7 9 12 13 12 8 6 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN