Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
251 PM AST FRI NOV 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 SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 BK SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 70 55 45 20 15 15 35 55 85 85 90 90 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 31 31 30 28 26 26 26 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 30 26 35
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE E SE
WIND (MPH) 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 3 4 4 5 6 8 10 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 23 23 25 26 29 34 40 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 70 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.29
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 BK BK SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 70 55 40 20 15 15 35 55 85 90 90 90 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 34 34 33 32 31 31 31 35 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 35 32 39
WIND DIR SE E E E E NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 2 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 23 23 23 25 25 28 29 37 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 70 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.29
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 65 45 35 10 10 15 35 60 80 90 85 90 90 95 100
TEMPERATURE 29 29 28 26 24 24 24 27 26 27 28 28 29 29 29 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 28 26 33
WIND DIR NE S SE SE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 40 60 50 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 65 40 35 10 15 15 45 70 85 90 85 90 90 100 100
TEMPERATURE 34 34 33 32 30 31 30 34 35 35 32 32 34 33 34 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 35 33 38
WIND DIR NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 30 20 40 60 50 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 60 40 30 15 15 20 55 70 85 90 90 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 26 26 25 23 22 21 21 25 24 23 24 24 24 24 25 27 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 25 23 30
WIND DIR SW S S SW W NW NW NW NW W SW S W NW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 28 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 30 40 50 50 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
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 0.1 0.3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 11/29/25 SUNDAY 11/30/25
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 60 40 30 15 15 20 55 70 85 90 90 95 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 32 32 31 29 27 27 27 31 31 30 30 30 31 30 31 34 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 33 29 37
WIND DIR W N N NW NW NE N NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 20 21 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 50 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.1 0.1 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 0.1 0.4
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN