Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
850 PM ADT FRI OCT 3 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                                        SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   85   40   35   45   75   80   95   90   95   95   95  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  42   41   40   38   41   43   44   43   42   42   41   41   41   43   43
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  46                  40                  45
WIND DIR                      S    S   SE   NE    S    S    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    6    4    3    4    5    5    6    6    6    6    5    8    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0   40   80   80   90   90  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                                      R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.05                0.28
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             42   42   41   41   42   44   47   50   50   65   73   79   88   83   81


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   85   40   35   45   75   80   95   90   95   95   95  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  47   45   44   43   46   48   49   48   47   46   46   45   46   47   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  51                  44                  49
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    4    4    4    3    4    5    5    4    4    3    3    5    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0   40   80   80   90   90  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                                      R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.05                0.26
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             42   42   41   41   42   44   47   49   49   65   73   80   88   83   81


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              70   65   60   55   45   65   90   95   90   90   95   90   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  41   40   39   39   42   46   45   43   43   43   44   43   44   46   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  46                  40                  46
WIND DIR                     SW   NE    N   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)                    8    8    9    6    9   10   12   10    9    9   12   11   12   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0   30   70   80   80   80   70   70   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                      R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.03                0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             37   35   34   35   38   42   43   44   48   61   66   77   77   66   66


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              70   65   50   55   45   70   90   95   95   95   95   95   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  46   43   42   42   46   50   51   47   46   45   44   43   44   48   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  53                  42                  50
WIND DIR                     SW   NE    N   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)                    4    3    4    2    3    8    9    6    4    4    6    6    6    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0   40   70   80   80   80   70   70   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                      R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.04                0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             37   36   35   35   37   41   43   45   47   60   66   74   77   67   67


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              65   50   40   55   40   70   85   95   90   90   95   95   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  35   33   32   31   35   41   42   39   38   37   37   37   38   42   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  43                  35                  43
WIND DIR                     SW    W    W   NW   SW    S    S    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)                    4    3    2    3    3    5    5    4    4    4    5    5    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    5   40   60   80   90   90   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                      S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.03                0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             36   35   34   35   37   42   44   47   50   66   72   78   80   71   70


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 10/04/25                       SUNDAY 10/05/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              70   55   40   55   40   70   85   95   90   90   95   95   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  42   41   39   38   42   49   49   47   44   44   43   42   44   49   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  51                  41                  51
WIND DIR                      S    W    W   NW   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    4    4    4    3    3    5    5    4    4    4    5    5    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)               0    0    0    0    0    0    0   40   70   80   90   90   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                                                      R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.04                0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             37   36   35   35   37   42   45   47   50   65   71   77   81   71   71

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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