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
422 AM ADT THU OCT 16 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 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95
TEMPERATURE 39 40 41 41 41 41 40 40 40 40 41 41 41 41 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 38 42 37
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 18 21 23 20 20 20 20 20 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 41 39 41 41 41 32 32 32 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R S R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.55 0.72 0.64 0.22
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 39 39 39 38 38 37 38 38 37 38 35 35 34 33 31 28
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95
TEMPERATURE 44 44 46 46 45 45 44 44 44 44 45 46 45 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 42 47 41
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE E E E
WIND (MPH) 17 18 21 18 18 14 17 14 12 12 11 11 9 9 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.52 0.66 0.64 0.22
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 39 39 39 38 38 37 38 38 37 38 35 35 34 33 31 28
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90
TEMPERATURE 36 37 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 40 40 39 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 37 40 34
WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S SW S S S S SW S NE
WIND (MPH) 16 24 24 23 21 23 23 20 23 20 20 19 11 12 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 41 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S R S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.32 0.26 0.21
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 33 36 37 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 35 33 31 30 28
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 46 49 49 47 46 45 44 44 44 46 47 46 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 43 48 41
WIND DIR S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S NE
WIND (MPH) 18 20 21 20 20 23 20 18 18 17 16 14 11 11 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 43 39 41 41 36 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.33 0.35 0.30 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 36 37 36 36 36 35 36 36 36 35 35 33 31 30 27
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90
TEMPERATURE 34 35 39 38 37 36 35 35 35 36 39 39 37 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 34 40 33
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 13 14 16 14 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 36 39 36 35 36 39 32 35 33 32 36 27 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.23 0.19 0.20
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 32 34 37 37 36 36 35 35 35 35 35 34 33 31 30 27
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/16/25 FRIDAY 10/17/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90
TEMPERATURE 40 42 47 46 45 43 42 41 41 42 47 46 45 43 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 40 48 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 16 16 14 14 12 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 47 46 42 44 42 40 36 40 37 37 37 28 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.25 0.25 0.18 0.18
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 35 37 37 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 34 33 31 30 27
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN