Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
438 AM ADT TUE OCT 7 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                    TUESDAY 10/07/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/08/25
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   SC   FW   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)         90   85   85   75   85   45   10   40   55   50   70   65   55   40   30   35
TEMPERATURE             38   39   41   42   41   38   36   34   34   37   41   43   42   40   38   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           42                  34                  45                  36
WIND DIR                 S    S    S   SW    W    W    N    N    N   SE    S   SW    N    S   NE    E
WIND (MPH)               9    9    6    5    5    5    4    4    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100   70   40   30   10    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE              S    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.18                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        31   32   34   35   35   35   33   33   34   41   50   61   67   68   67   72


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/07/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/08/25
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   SC   FW   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)         90   85   85   75   80   40   10   40   55   50   70   65   55   35   30   35
TEMPERATURE             43   44   46   46   45   41   37   34   34   38   45   48   45   44   42   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           47                  34                  49                  41
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NW   NW   NW    N   SE   SE   SE    E    S   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)               6    5    5    5    4    3    3    3    3    3    4    4    4    3    4    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90   60   40   30   10    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.15                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        31   32   34   35   35   36   33   34   34   41   50   61   67   68   67   72


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

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/07/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/08/25
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   SC   FW   FW   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)        100  100   90   80   50   10   10   75   70   75   80   65   45   30   30   30
TEMPERATURE             41   42   44   44   42   38   34   32   33   38   46   49   44   42   41   40
MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  32                  49                  38
WIND DIR                SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)              12    9   10   10    8    6    6    6    8    9    9    9    8    8   13   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   60   50   30   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.06                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        32   33   34   35   34   33   31   31   37   44   51   64   67   65   64   60


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/07/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/08/25
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   BK   SC   FW   FW   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)         95   95   75   70   40   10   10   75   70   75   80   60   45   35   30   35
TEMPERATURE             44   47   51   53   49   43   38   35   35   40   49   51   48   45   43   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           54                  34                  53                  42
WIND DIR                SW   SW   SW    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)               6    5    8    9    5    4    3    2    4    5    6    5    4    3    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   70   50   30   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.06                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        31   32   33   35   34   33   29   30   35   43   51   63   65   63   63   59


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

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/07/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/08/25
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             BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   CL   SC   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)         65   55   40   35   10    5   30   80   65   70   75   55   45   35   35   40
TEMPERATURE             34   36   41   41   37   33   32   31   31   35   42   44   39   36   35   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           42                  30                  46                  33
WIND DIR                SE    S    S   SE    W   NW   NW   NW   SW   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)               5    3    4    3    3    3    3    3    3    4    4    5    4    4    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   30   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        31   32   34   35   34   33   30   32   38   46   52   64   62   60   61   61


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

DATE                    TUESDAY 10/07/25                        WEDNESDAY 10/08/25
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             BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   CL   FW   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)         70   60   40   35   10    0   20   75   65   70   75   60   45   35   35   40
TEMPERATURE             40   43   48   49   44   40   36   34   34   39   47   50   45   42   40   39
MAX/MIN TEMP                           49                  33                  52                  38
WIND DIR                SE   SE    S   SW   SE   NW   NW   NW   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               8    4    5    5    5    4    4    3    2    2    2    2    3    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                               25   23
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   40   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.05                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        31   32   33   35   34   33   30   31   36   44   51   64   63   61   61   61

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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