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
415 AM ADT FRI AUG 22 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 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 85 85 75 75 75 60 45 30 10 20 10 15 10 20
TEMPERATURE 48 51 55 56 55 54 52 50 51 55 60 62 60 55 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 49 64 49
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NW W NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 30 30 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 98 100 102 104 103 102 101 101 99 98 98 99 97 96 94 92
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 80 85 75 75 75 60 45 30 10 20 10 15 10 20
TEMPERATURE 52 56 61 61 60 58 55 54 55 60 66 68 65 59 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 53 69 54
WIND DIR E E E NW N N N N NE N W W W N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 10 30 30 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R 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) 98 100 102 104 103 102 101 101 99 98 98 99 97 96 94 92
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 60 65 80 70 60 40 25 10 15 25 25 45 50 65
TEMPERATURE 49 56 61 61 56 54 52 52 53 59 64 65 61 56 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 50 66 51
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 9 10 9 5 4 5 5 6 9 10 10 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 73 82 93 98 100 102 102 101 97 97 97 96 95 94 92 89
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 65 70 80 75 60 40 25 10 15 30 25 35 40 55
TEMPERATURE 51 60 66 67 63 58 55 54 55 63 69 71 67 60 57 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 73 53
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 6 6 3 2 3 3 4 5 8 8 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 75 85 94 98 101 102 102 101 97 96 97 96 95 93 91 89
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 65 80 85 70 60 50 25 15 20 30 30 35 45 60
TEMPERATURE 44 52 59 59 55 51 49 48 49 55 62 63 60 53 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 48 65 47
WIND DIR NW N SE SE E N N N NW SW S S SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 77 89 95 99 101 101 101 100 97 96 95 95 95 93 91 89
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 70 80 85 75 65 50 25 15 15 30 25 30 40 55
TEMPERATURE 50 58 66 66 62 58 55 54 55 62 69 70 67 59 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 53 72 53
WIND DIR NW NW SE W NW NW NW NW NW W S SW SW SW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R 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) 79 90 96 99 101 102 102 100 97 96 96 96 95 93 91 89
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN