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
521 AM ADT THU OCT 9 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 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 85 70 80 65 80 90 85 70 60 40 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 36 40 44 45 42 41 41 40 40 40 44 43 39 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 38 45 31
WIND DIR W W S SE SE S S S SW W NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 8 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 60 80 90 70 50 40 20 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.12 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 77 74 73 69 63 61 55 47 39 35 35 33 28 21 14 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV BK BK SC CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 85 70 80 65 80 90 85 70 60 40 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 38 43 48 49 46 45 45 44 44 45 48 48 43 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 42 49 35
WIND DIR E E SE SE E SE SE S W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 6 8 12 4 5 6 6 8 8 9 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 50 80 80 70 50 40 20 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.10 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 77 74 73 69 63 61 55 47 39 35 35 33 28 21 14 7
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 85 65 80 55 80 85 80 60 45 40 20 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 41 45 50 50 43 41 41 41 41 42 46 45 39 35 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 47 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE N NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 19 24 25 24 21 17 8 10 13 14 13 14 14 16 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 40 70 80 60 30 20 10 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 75 72 69 65 59 52 39 38 34 30 28 25 18 14 10 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 OV OV BK OV BK OV OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 85 65 80 55 85 85 75 60 45 30 15 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 42 46 52 53 48 45 45 45 44 45 51 50 43 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 42 52 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S SW SW SW N NW N N N NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 6 9 11 11 10 6 5 5 9 11 11 12 10 11 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 40 70 70 60 30 20 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 74 72 69 65 59 54 39 37 34 30 29 25 18 13 10 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 BK OV BK OV OV BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 85 65 80 60 80 70 65 55 35 20 5 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 33 37 45 45 39 36 36 35 34 37 44 43 36 32 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 33 45 27
WIND DIR NW NW S S S S S SW NW N NW N NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 6 10 11 11 12 12 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 19 28 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 40 60 60 50 20 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 75 73 70 65 60 55 40 35 32 29 28 25 18 14 10 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/09/25 FRIDAY 10/10/25
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 BK OV BK OV OV BK BK SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 85 65 80 60 80 75 65 60 40 20 5 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 37 42 50 51 46 43 42 41 40 42 50 50 43 38 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 38 51 32
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 8 6 8 8 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 24 28 29 29 28 29 28 26 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 40 60 60 50 20 10 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 75 73 70 66 61 56 40 36 33 29 29 26 19 14 10 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN