Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
307 AM ADT SUN OCT 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                    SUNDAY 10/12/25                         MONDAY 10/13/25
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        CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0   10   20   40   60   70   80   85   90   90   90   90   90   95   95   90   95
TEMPERATURE        30   30   34   38   39   36   35   35   36   35   35   37   38   39   40   39   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           41                  33                  40                  36
WIND DIR           NE   NE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         16   12    4    3    3    3    5    8   11   12   11   12   10    9    8   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)    37                            25   26   34   37   37   37   36   32   29
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   10   10   10   50   80   80   80   90  100  100  100  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.04                0.25                0.24
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    9    8   10   13   15   15   21   35   49   69   68   62   62   71   72   68   66


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    SUNDAY 10/12/25                         MONDAY 10/13/25
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        CL   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0   10   20   40   60   70   80   85   90   90   90   90   90   95   95   90   95
TEMPERATURE        33   33   37   43   44   40   39   39   39   39   40   42   43   43   43   42   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  37                  45                  40
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    5    4    4    5    6    8    9    9    8    6    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)    26   25                                      25
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   10   10   10   50   80   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.04                0.17                0.23
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    9    8   11   13   15   15   21   35   51   71   69   62   62   72   73   68   66


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 10/12/25                         MONDAY 10/13/25
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        CL   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0   20   35   50   65   60   75   85   85   90   90   90   90   90   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE        30   31   35   41   41   38   36   36   38   38   38   42   42   41   42   43   42
MAX/MIN TEMP                           42                  34                  43                  40
WIND DIR           NE   SE   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SW    S
WIND (MPH)          9    6    8   11   13   11   12   13   14   13   13   13   12   11   11   12   16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5    5   10   40   50   50   70   80   80   90  100  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.03                0.12                0.21
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    9    6   10   13   17   26   27   32   41   38   40   39   49   51   52   49   50


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    SUNDAY 10/12/25                         MONDAY 10/13/25
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        CL   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   20   35   50   65   60   75   85   90   90   95   90   95   90   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        32   32   37   44   45   42   40   40   41   40   41   44   45   45   45   45   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  39                  47                  44
WIND DIR           NE   NE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    4    5   10   11   12   14   16   14   14   13   14   14   12   14   14   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5   10   10   50   50   50   80   80   80  100  100  100  100   80
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.03                0.10                0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    8    6    9   13   16   21   25   28   36   38   38   41   49   53   53   51   52


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 10/12/25                         MONDAY 10/13/25
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        CL   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   20   40   55   70   70   80   90   90   95   95   90   95   95   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        25   25   29   36   36   32   30   30   31   30   32   37   37   36   35   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           38                  29                  39                  33
WIND DIR            N   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    S    S
WIND (MPH)          2    2    3    5    5    5    5    6    6    8    8    8    6    6    5    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                   24   24   25   28   29   25   31   29   29   27        23
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5   10   10   50   50   50   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.03                0.08                0.11
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    9    7    9   13   19   24   32   37   47   48   48   47   61   59   58   54   53


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 10/12/25                         MONDAY 10/13/25
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        CL   FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   20   35   55   70   65   75   90   90   95   95   90   95   95   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        31   31   35   43   44   40   37   37   37   37   39   44   44   43   42   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           46                  35                  46                  38
WIND DIR            N    N   SE    S    S   SE    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    9   10   10   11   12   12   12   13   12   12   11   11   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)              29   32   33   34   41   39   36   35   34   35   34   32   32   28   31
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5    5   10   10   50   50   50   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.03                0.06                0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    9    7    9   12   17   23   31   38   47   51   52   48   60   60   60   57   55

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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