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
358 AM AST WED NOV 12 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 WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 35 35 35 35 35 25 45 55 50 45 40 45 40 55
TEMPERATURE 32 32 32 30 27 25 24 24 23 23 27 26 23 23 22 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 22 28 21
WIND DIR SE E NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 11 11 11 11 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 15 12 11 9 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 35 35 35 30 35 20 45 55 50 45 40 40 40 55
TEMPERATURE 37 37 38 36 33 31 29 30 29 29 33 32 29 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 34 26
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 6 6 6 9 9 9 8 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S
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) 15 12 12 9 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 65 55 50 50 50 60 50 65 55 55 55 60 55 55
TEMPERATURE 31 31 34 31 28 25 23 24 23 22 27 24 21 21 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 21 27 19
WIND DIR SW NE S N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 6 5 8 8 10 10 12 11 9 9 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S 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) 14 10 11 9 6 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 65 45 40 35 35 50 45 60 50 50 45 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE 34 36 39 37 35 31 28 27 26 26 33 30 28 27 26 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 25 34 25
WIND DIR S SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 4 3 4 5 8 6 9 8 9 8 8 8 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 50 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S 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) 14 11 11 9 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 70 50 40 35 35 50 55 65 55 50 45 50 45 50
TEMPERATURE 27 27 31 29 25 23 20 21 19 19 24 22 17 16 15 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 18 25 14
WIND DIR S S S SE NE NW W W NW NE NE NE N N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 3 1 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 12 9 10 8 6 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/12/25 THURSDAY 11/13/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 70 65 45 35 30 30 45 50 65 55 45 45 50 45 50
TEMPERATURE 35 35 38 37 33 30 27 28 27 27 32 30 26 24 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 25 33 21
WIND DIR SE SE E NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 6 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 28 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 13 10 10 8 6 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN