Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
759 PM ADT THU AUG 28 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                                        FRIDAY 08/29/25                         SATURDAY 08/30/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)              15   20   20   20   10    5   20   35   45   50   60   70   65   55   40
TEMPERATURE                  54   51   48   48   53   57   58   56   53   52   50   49   52   55   58
MIN/MAX TEMP                           47                  60                  49                  59
WIND DIR                     NW    N    N   NW    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)                    4    3    4    4    5    5    6    5    4    5    4    4    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5   20   20    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             96   95   92   93   92   91   92   91   91   90   90   78   76   75   77


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 08/29/25                         SATURDAY 08/30/25
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   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)              15   20   20   15   10    5   20   35   45   50   60   70   65   55   40
TEMPERATURE                  58   54   52   52   57   62   63   60   57   56   54   54   56   60   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  65                  53                  64
WIND DIR                      N    N    N    N    W    W    W    W    N    N    N    N    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    3    3    3    3    4    4    4    4    3    3    3    4    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5   20   20    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                                                                     R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             96   95   92   93   92   91   92   91   91   90   90   78   76   75   77


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 08/29/25                         SATURDAY 08/30/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)              30   25   25   20   15   10   25   40   50   50   55   50   55   45   40
TEMPERATURE                  54   53   51   51   56   61   62   57   54   53   52   51   55   61   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           49                  63                  50                  63
WIND DIR                     SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    9    9    9    8    9   10   11   11    9    8    9   11   11    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             97   96   94   94   93   93   93   92   92   91   88   69   68   69   72


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 08/29/25                         SATURDAY 08/30/25
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)              30   30   30   25   20   15   25   40   45   50   60   45   55   40   40
TEMPERATURE                  60   57   54   53   59   64   65   62   58   56   55   54   60   65   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  67                  53                  68
WIND DIR                     SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    3    3    3    6    9    9    9    9   10    8    4    5    9    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    0   10    5    5    5   10   10   10   10    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             97   96   94   93   93   92   93   92   91   90   88   69   68   69   72


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 08/29/25                         SATURDAY 08/30/25
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)              25   25   25   25   20   15   25   40   40   50   60   50   55   35   35
TEMPERATURE                  51   48   46   46   52   58   59   55   50   48   46   46   52   59   61
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  60                  45                  62
WIND DIR                      S    S    S   NW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   NW    N    N   SW
WIND (MPH)                    2    2    2    3    3    4    5    4    3    3    3    3    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             97   96   93   92   93   92   92   91   91   91   87   66   66   68   71


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 08/29/25                         SATURDAY 08/30/25
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   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)              30   30   30   25   20   15   25   40   40   50   65   50   55   35   35
TEMPERATURE                  57   54   52   52   58   64   66   62   56   54   52   52   59   66   68
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  67                  51                  69
WIND DIR                      S   SE   SE   SW   SW   SW   SE   SE   SE   SE    W    W   SW   SW    S
WIND (MPH)                    2    2    2    4    4    5    6    5    5    4    3    4    4    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                 25   27   24
PRECIP PROB (%)          0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5   10   10    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             96   95   93   93   93   92   93   91   91   91   88   68   67   69   71

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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