Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
617 AM AST SUN NOV 16 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)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              10    5   20   40   60   70   85   80   90   95  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  26   28   26   25   25   24   26   27   27   29   30   30   31   31   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           29                  22                  31                  29
WIND DIR                      N    N    N   NE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    6    5    5    4    5    6    9   10   11   11   11   10   10   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    5   20   30   40   60   70   80   80  100  100   90   80
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.12                0.22
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.7                 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              3    4    3    3    3    3    4    6    7    8   10   12   15   15   15


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

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

CLOUD COVER                  FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              10    5   20   40   60   70   85   80   90   95  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  31   35   33   31   31   30   32   33   34   36   36   36   37   36   36
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  28                  38                  33
WIND DIR                      E    E    E    E   SE    E   SE    E    E   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    5    3    3    4    3    4    6    6    8    9   10   10   10    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0   10   20   30   40   60   70   80   80  100  100   90   80
PRECIP TYPE                                       S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.12                0.20
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.4                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              3    4    3    3    2    3    4    6    7    9   10   12   15   15   15


...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)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              60   65   65   75   75   80   95   85   90   95  100  100  100  100   95
TEMPERATURE                  27   30   27   26   27   26   28   30   30   33   31   30   30   29   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           31                  26                  33                  27
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   SW   SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)                    4    4    4    8    8    8    9   13   12   13   12   11   12   14   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0   20   30   30   50   70   70   70   80   80   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.14                0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 1.1                 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              2    3    2    1    2    3    4    6    7    8    9   10   11    7    7


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

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

CLOUD COVER                  BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              55   55   60   75   75   90   95   90   95   95  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  33   35   33   32   32   32   33   34   34   37   37   36   35   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  31                  39                  33
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)                    2    2    2    4    4    4    4    5    6    8   10    9    9   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0   20   30   40   60   70   70   80   80   80   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.10                0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.4                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              2    2    2    2    2    3    4    6    6    8    9   11   13   10   10


...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)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              45   40   50   65   75   85   90   90  100  100  100  100  100  100   95
TEMPERATURE                  23   26   24   22   23   22   23   24   26   29   28   28   28   27   27
MAX/MIN TEMP                           27                  21                  29                  26
WIND DIR                      W   SW    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    3    3    4    4    4    4    5    5    5    6    5    4    4    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0   10   20   30   40   50   70   80   80  100  100   80   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.10                0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.7                 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              1    2    2    2    2    2    4    5    6    8   10   11   12   10   11


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

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

CLOUD COVER                  SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              40   35   45   60   70   85   90   90  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  30   33   31   29   29   28   29   30   32   36   36   35   35   35   35
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  27                  37                  33
WIND DIR                     NW   NW   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    3    3    3    4    4    4    4    6    8    9    9    9    9    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0   10   20   30   40   50   70   80   90  100  100  100   80   80
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.02                0.10                0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.5                 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              2    2    2    2    2    3    4    5    6    8   10   11   12   12   13

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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