Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
243 PM AST SAT NOV 15 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                                        SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   80   65   40   20   15   15   35   55   75   75   80   80   90   95  100
TEMPERATURE        33   33   32   31   29   27   26   28   25   25   25   25   27   27   27   29   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  29                  22                  31
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE   NE   NE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         13   12   10    6    8    8    6    5    5    5    4    4    8   10   11   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)    32   34   28                  24                            25
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   70   50   20    5    5    5    5   20   30   40   50   60   60   70   80   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.14                0.00                0.02                0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.7                 0.0                 0.1                 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   13   14   13   12   10    5    2    3    2    2    0    0    0    5    6    9   10


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   80   65   40   20   15   15   35   60   75   75   80   80   90   95  100
TEMPERATURE        38   38   37   36   33   31   31   35   33   31   31   31   33   33   34   36   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  36                  29                  38
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE   NE   NE    E    E   SE    E   SE    E    E   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         10    9    8    6    4    4    5    4    3    4    3    4    6    6    8    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   70   50   20    5    5    5    5   20   30   40   50   60   60   70   80   80
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    S    S                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.15                0.00                0.02                0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.0                 0.1                 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   13   14   13   12   10    6    2    3    2    2    0    0    0    5    7    9   10


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   85   85   80   70   55   65   70   75   80   80   85   90   95  100
TEMPERATURE        31   30   30   30   29   28   27   30   28   27   27   28   29   30   30   33   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  30                  26                  33
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   NE   NE   NE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    6   11    9    6    6    4    4    4    8    8    8    9   13   12   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   50   40   30   20   20   10   20   30   30   40   40   60   70   70   70   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.00                0.03                0.14
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 0.0                 0.3                 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   90   90   90   85   75   65   50   65   70   80   80   80   90   95   95  100
TEMPERATURE        36   35   35   35   34   33   33   35   34   33   32   32   33   34   34   37   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           33                  36                  31                  39
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    N   NE   NE   NE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          4    6    4    5    3    3    2    2    2    4    4    4    4    8    9   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   50   50   40   30   20   20   20   30   40   40   40   60   70   70   80   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.00                0.03                0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.0                 0.2                 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    3


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90   85   75   70   65   60   55   50   60   70   70   75   85   90  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        26   25   24   24   23   23   23   27   25   23   23   23   24   24   26   29   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  27                  22                  30
WIND DIR           SE    S   SW    W    W   NE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    3    4    4    3    2    2    4    4    4    4    5    5    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)    25   28   21
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   50   40   40   30   30   20   30   30   30   40   40   60   70   80   80  100
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.00                0.03                0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 0.1                 0.4                 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    4    6


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/16/25                         MONDAY 11/17/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER        OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   80   75   75   70   60   50   45   60   70   70   75   80   90  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE        33   32   32   32   31   30   31   34   32   30   29   29   30   31   32   36   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  34                  27                  37
WIND DIR           SW    S    S   SE    N   NW    W   NW   SE   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    6    5    3    4    4    3    3    3    4    4    4    4    6    8    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)    27   27   25                                      23
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   50   50   40   30   20   20   20   30   40   40   40   70   70   80   90  100
PRECIP TYPE         S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.00                0.03                0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.0                 0.2                 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    5    7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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