Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 070208
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
507 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 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 12/07/25 MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 95 100 95 85 85 80 70 75
TEMPERATURE 32 31 30 29 26 23 19 17 15 14 12 9 9 8 5 5
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 27 5 9
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 13 16 14 19 24 24 19 20 28 19 18 18 21 25 26 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 66 70 59 61 72 43 39 41 44 48 48 52
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 80 70 70 60 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.17 0.24 0.14 0.09 0.06 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 1.6 2.7 2.1 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 18 18 18 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SUNDAY 12/07/25 MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 100 95 85 85 75 70 75
TEMPERATURE 36 35 34 34 31 28 24 22 20 19 18 15 15 14 12 11
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 31 12 16
WIND DIR E NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 14 16 17 16 17 19 19 17 16 16 16 18 20 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 42 37 36 49 43 50 49 51
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 90 100 80 70 70 60 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.16 0.23 0.13 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 1.4 2.5 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 9 10 11 13 14 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 19
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 12/07/25 MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 80 70 75 70 70
TEMPERATURE 9 9 9 8 6 5 4 1 -1 -3 -4 -8 -4 -3 -5 -7
MIN/MAX TEMP 4 7 -12 -3
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 24 25 27 27 23 24 24 27 28 28 25 23 25 26 26 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 42 46 43 48 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 50 60 50 50 40 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.08 0.10 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 2.0 1.4 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 12/07/25 MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 80 85 80 65 70 65 65
TEMPERATURE 19 19 19 19 17 16 13 11 10 9 9 6 6 5 4 4
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 18 2 7
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 17 14 18 19 20 21 24 25 25 23 19 18 19 21 26 29
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 37 42 46 48 51 56 58 58 43 41 40 49 54 59 61
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.07 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 12/07/25 MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 80 85 85 70 70 60 60
TEMPERATURE 15 15 15 14 12 10 6 4 1 -2 -3 -6 -5 -3 -6 -7
MIN/MAX TEMP 10 12 -9 -3
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 16 16 14 12 12 13 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 32 35 44 47 48 46 47 41 36 36 44 44 48 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 2.0 2.0 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 12/07/25 MONDAY 12/08/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 80 85 85 70 70 60 60
TEMPERATURE 18 18 19 19 17 16 12 11 9 7 6 4 3 2 2 1
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 17 1 5
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 14 17 18 20 14 14 13 12 11 10 11 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 34 35 41 44 49 55 40 42 40 37 36 41 44 47 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 60 50 50 50 40 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.12 0.13 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 18 19 19 18 18 18
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN