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
1254 AM 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 FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK BK SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 70 60 35 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 30
TEMPERATURE 40 40 40 44 43 39 36 34 32 31 35 40 40 36 33 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 31 42 29
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 11 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 9 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 36 32 31 27 23 17 15 10 9 10 12 12 11 9 8 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK BK SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 70 60 35 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 30
TEMPERATURE 44 44 45 48 48 44 40 38 36 35 40 44 45 40 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 35 47 33
WIND DIR SE W NW W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 8 6 6 5 4 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 36 33 31 27 24 17 15 10 9 10 12 12 11 9 8 5
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 55 30 10 5 5 5 10 30 30 30 25 25 20 20 45
TEMPERATURE 42 41 43 47 46 39 36 34 33 32 35 40 40 35 32 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 30 41 26
WIND DIR SW NE N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE N N N SW NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 13 13 12 12 12 11 10 18 18 14 10 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 40 33 27 23 20 16 13 12 10 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 50 25 10 5 5 5 5 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 45
TEMPERATURE 45 44 45 51 50 44 40 38 36 35 38 44 45 40 36 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 35 47 32
WIND DIR SW N NE N N N NE NE N N N N N N NE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 9 11 10 8 8 8 8 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 40 32 27 23 20 16 12 12 9 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 40 10 5 5 0 0 5 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 50
TEMPERATURE 36 35 37 44 43 36 32 30 28 27 30 38 38 31 27 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 27 40 23
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 11 12 11 10 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 6 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 29 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 30 25 23 21 17 13 12 9 6 7 9 10 10 8 7 6
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 10/10/25 SATURDAY 10/11/25
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 BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 40 15 5 5 0 0 5 15 10 10 15 15 20 20 50
TEMPERATURE 41 40 43 51 50 43 38 36 34 33 37 45 46 39 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 32 47 29
WIND DIR SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NE N N NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 25 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 39 31 26 23 21 18 13 12 9 6 8 9 10 10 8 7 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN