Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
251 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 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                                        MONDAY 05/12/25                         TUESDAY 05/13/25
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    30    5    0    5   25   25   75   95   90   85  100   95   90   90   95   95   90
TEMPERATURE        46   46   41   39   37   39   43   44   44   41   39   38   37   38   38   39   40
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  46                  35                  41
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    N    N    N    W   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    6    5    4    4    6    9    9    8    9   10   11   11   12   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                29
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   30   70   90   90   80   80   90   90   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.26                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   36   36   33   30   28   27   27   29   31   29   26   26   26   23   22   24   25


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        MONDAY 05/12/25                         TUESDAY 05/13/25
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   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    30    5    0    0   25   25   75   95   90   85  100   95   90   90   95   95   90
TEMPERATURE        52   51   46   43   41   43   49   50   50   47   44   43   43   43   44   46   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  51                  41                  47
WIND DIR           NW    W    N    N    N    N    W    W    W    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    4    3    3    3    2    4    6    6    3    5    8    6    6    8    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   30   70   90   90   70   80   90   90   60
PRECIP TYPE                                                 R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.22                0.17
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   37   36   33   31   29   27   27   29   30   28   26   26   26   23   22   24   25


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 05/12/25                         TUESDAY 05/13/25
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        CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5   35   40   85   95   90   80   90   90   90   85   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE        47   44   39   36   35   37   42   43   42   40   38   37   37   37   38   42   43
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  44                  36                  44
WIND DIR           SW   SW   NE   SE   SE   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    5    5    5    6   12   18   20   23   24   23   18   12   14   14   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      43   41
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   30   60   70   80   70   50   50   40   40    5
PRECIP TYPE                                            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.10                0.14
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.2                 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   38   37   33   28   26   25   28   31   33   30   27   25   24   23   23   26   27


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 05/12/25                         TUESDAY 05/13/25
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5   25   40   85   95   90   80   90   90   90   90   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE        55   52   44   40   38   41   48   52   52   49   46   46   46   46   47   49   50
MIN/MAX TEMP                           38                  54                  45                  51
WIND DIR           SW   SW    N    N    N   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          8    4    1    2    3    2   11   18   19   21   21   20   18   17   14   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       36   39   40   40   40   37   35
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    5   30   50   70   80   70   60   50   40   40   10
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.10                0.14
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   38   37   33   29   25   24   27   30   32   30   26   24   23   22   23   25   27


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 05/12/25                         TUESDAY 05/13/25
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   25   45   90   95   85   75   90   90   90   85   85   85   80
TEMPERATURE        47   44   38   34   33   34   40   43   42   39   35   34   33   34   37   40   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  44                  33                  41
WIND DIR            W    W   NW   NW   NW    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    4    3    3    5    8    8   11    9    6    4    8    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                                            25             25   24
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   40   60   70   50   40   30   20   20    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.05                0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.2                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   36   35   31   26   22   21   26   30   31   29   25   24   23   21   23   25   27


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 05/12/25                         TUESDAY 05/13/25
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        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    0    0    5   20   40   85   95   90   75   90   90   90   90   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE        55   53   45   41   39   41   48   51   51   47   43   41   41   41   45   48   49
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  53                  40                  50
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW    N    N   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    3    3    3    3    2    5    9   10   12   10    9    8    8    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  23   27   36   35   32   33   32   28   28
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   30   40   60   70   60   40   40   20   20    0
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.06                0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   36   36   32   28   23   22   26   30   32   29   25   24   23   22   22   25   26

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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