Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
717 PM ADT SUN OCT 5 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                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
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                  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  100   95   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE                  45   45   44   45   45   45   43   41   40   39   38   39   39   41   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  47                  37                  43
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE   SE   SW   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SE    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)                   12   11   11   12   13   13   12   11   12   11   10   10    9    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         70   70   70   90  100   90   80   90  100  100  100  100  100  100   70   50
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.35                0.69                0.42                0.22
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             78   76   74   70   54   39   33   31   34   32   32   32   32   33   34


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
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                  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  100   95   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE                  49   49   48   48   49   50   48   46   45   44   43   43   44   46   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  52                  42                  48
WIND DIR                     SE    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    6    6    6    8   10   13    8    8    8    8    6    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         70   70   70   80  100   90   80   90  100  100  100  100  100  100   70   50
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.27                0.52                0.34                0.20
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             78   76   74   70   54   39   33   31   34   33   33   32   32   33   34


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
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                  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  100   85   90   80   70
TEMPERATURE                  47   48   47   47   48   49   46   42   42   41   40   41   42   44   44
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  50                  39                  45
WIND DIR                      S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                   10   10   10   10   11   13   14   14   13   16   10    9    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)              34   39   43   37   39   41   37   35
PRECIP PROB (%)         70   70   70   80   70   60   70   80  100  100  100  100  100   40   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.18                0.22                0.15                0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             77   76   71   65   51   40   33   30   33   32   32   30   31   33   34


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
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                  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  100   90   90   85   75
TEMPERATURE                  48   49   48   48   50   52   50   47   45   44   43   44   46   51   52
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  55                  42                  54
WIND DIR                     SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)                    5    5    5    6    9   12   13   11   10   10    5    5    5    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)              32   31   32   28   33   35   36   33   27
PRECIP PROB (%)         70   70   80   90   70   60   70   80  100  100  100  100  100   40   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.14                0.19                0.14                0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             78   76   71   64   50   39   33   30   33   32   31   30   30   32   33


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
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                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)             100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   95   85   85   75   55
TEMPERATURE                  41   41   40   40   42   44   41   38   36   35   34   34   36   41   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  47                  33                  43
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)                    6    8    8    9   10   11   11   10    9    8    5    4    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         50   60   60   60   50   50   60   80   80  100  100  100   80   20   10    0
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.11                0.16                0.11                0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.2                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             79   76   70   61   47   39   33   31   34   32   31   30   30   32   33


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 10/06/25                         TUESDAY 10/07/25
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                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)             100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   85   90   80   65
TEMPERATURE                  47   47   46   46   48   52   50   46   43   42   40   40   43   48   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  54                  39                  50
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SW
WIND (MPH)                    5    5    5    5    9   10   12   10    9   10    5    4    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)              34   36   37   32   31   32   32   35   34   33   27
PRECIP PROB (%)         50   60   60   70   50   50   60   80   90  100  100  100  100   30   20    5
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.12                0.16                0.11                0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             79   76   71   62   47   38   32   31   34   32   31   30   30   32   33

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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