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
411 AM ADT WED AUG 20 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 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 (%) 90 90 80 75 75 75 70 80 80 85 80 75 70 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 47 47 49 51 51 49 47 46 46 49 53 55 54 50 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 45 56 47
WIND DIR S S SW S S E E E NE NE N W N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 50 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 72 72 71 71 71 71 69 68 66 66 67 69 70 71 73 77
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 (%) 90 85 80 75 75 75 70 80 80 85 80 75 70 70 75 75
TEMPERATURE 50 52 55 58 56 54 52 51 51 54 59 60 58 54 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 49 62 51
WIND DIR SE SW W W SE SE E E E N N N N E E E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 50 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 72 72 71 71 71 71 69 68 66 66 67 69 70 71 73 77
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 80 80 85 85 85 85 90 80 75 55 45 50 55
TEMPERATURE 50 52 54 55 52 50 49 49 49 51 57 58 55 50 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 47 59 47
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW S NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 12 12 12 9 9 9 6 6 10 11 9 5 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 73 74 74 74 74 74 71 70 67 67 68 71 72 72 71 72
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 80 85 85 85 85 85 90 80 75 55 50 50 60
TEMPERATURE 54 57 59 60 58 55 54 52 51 56 61 63 61 55 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 51 64 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S SW SW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 10 14 13 13 11 8 6 4 5 9 10 6 6 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 73 74 74 74 74 74 71 69 67 66 67 70 71 71 71 72
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 75 70 75 80 80 90 90 80 75 55 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 45 48 52 53 51 48 46 45 45 48 54 56 53 47 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 44 57 43
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE NE N
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 74 74 74 74 74 73 71 69 67 66 67 70 70 71 71 72
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/20/25 THURSDAY 08/21/25
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 BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 75 75 70 75 80 85 90 90 80 75 55 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 52 55 60 61 58 55 53 51 51 56 62 63 60 54 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 50 65 49
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 8 6 6 6 3 2 4 5 3 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 74 74 74 74 73 73 71 68 67 66 67 69 70 71 71 72
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN