Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
328 PM ADT WED SEP 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                                        THURSDAY 09/04/25                       FRIDAY 09/05/25
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   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   60   65   65   40   15    0    0    5    5   15   15   25   35   45   40   45
TEMPERATURE        67   64   59   55   52   51   57   62   64   61   56   52   50   50   55   59   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           50                  65                  49                  62
WIND DIR            W    W    E    E    E    E   SE    S   SW    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    5    5    5    4    5    4    5    5    5    4    4    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)    27
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                           MM                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)  123  123  123  122  115  107  100   97   92   90   87   86   83   82   82   84   84


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 09/04/25                       FRIDAY 09/05/25
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   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   65   65   40   15    0    0    5    5   15   15   25   35   50   40   45
TEMPERATURE        75   70   63   58   54   53   60   66   68   65   59   56   54   53   59   64   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  70                  53                  67
WIND DIR            W    W    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          9    6    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    3    3    3    2    2    3    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                           MM                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)  123  123  123  122  115  107  100   97   92   90   87   86   83   82   82   84   84


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 09/04/25                       FRIDAY 09/05/25
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        FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   45   55   50   60   40   10    0    5   20   15   25   35   40   40   50   45
TEMPERATURE        70   64   58   56   54   53   60   66   68   62   56   54   53   53   59   65   65
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  68                  51                  66
WIND DIR            S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         10    9    6    6    6    8   10   11   14    9    6    5    5    8    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                           MM                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)  111  112  113  114  117  116  113  107  102  100   94   91   89   87   85   85   85


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 09/04/25                       FRIDAY 09/05/25
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        FW   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   50   50   55   55   35   10    0    5   20   15   25   30   40   40   50   50
TEMPERATURE        73   68   62   59   56   55   62   69   71   67   61   57   55   54   60   65   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           54                  73                  53                  68
WIND DIR            S    S   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         10    6    3    2    2    4    6   10   13   10    5    2    2    4    6    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                                            31   29
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                           MM                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)  112  112  114  115  117  116  112  106  102  100   94   91   89   87   85   84   86


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 09/04/25                       FRIDAY 09/05/25
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        SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   55   50   65   55   30    5    5   10   25   15   25   35   45   50   50   55
TEMPERATURE        68   63   56   53   50   49   56   63   64   59   52   49   47   46   53   60   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  65                  46                  62
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SE   NW    S    S    S   SW   NW   NW   NW   NW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    4    4    3    3    4    4    5    6    5    4    3    2    2    2    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                           MM                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)  113  113  114  114  117  116  112  106  102  100   95   92   90   88   85   85   86


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 09/04/25                       FRIDAY 09/05/25
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        SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   55   50   65   55   30    5    5    5   20   15   30   30   40   45   50   55
TEMPERATURE        73   69   61   58   55   54   62   69   70   65   58   54   52   51   59   67   68
MIN/MAX TEMP                           54                  71                  50                  69
WIND DIR           SE    S   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE    S    S   SW   NW   NW   NW    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    4    3    3    3    3    4    5    6    4    3    3    3    3    3    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                           MM                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)  114  114  114  115  118  116  111  106  102   99   94   91   89   87   84   85   86

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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