Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 050412
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
712 PM AKST THU DEC 4 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 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 100 95 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 35 35 34 34 33 33 32 32 32 31 31 32 31 31 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 35 29 33
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 10 13 11 12 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 40 40 30 40 50 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.16 0.20 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.8 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 13 13 12 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 90 100 95 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 40 38 38 38 38 38 37 37 36 36 37 36 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 40 35 39
WIND DIR E E E E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 40 40 30 40 50 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.15 0.17 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 11 11 11
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 33 33 31 31 29 30 29 28 27 26 26 25 24 22 21
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 31 23 27
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 13 17 14 14 13 14 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 70 50 70 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.08 0.11 0.13
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.7 2.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 17 17 17 17
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 39 38 37 36 36 35 34 34 32 32 31 31 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 38 30 34
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 6 9 10 11 11 13 12 12 10 12 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 80 60 50 70 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.08 0.10 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 12 12 12 11 13 13 13 13
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 95 95 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 30 29 28 28 28 29 28 27 26 25 25 24 23 24 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 30 23 27
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 6 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 40 40 60 70 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.08 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.1 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 14 14 14 14
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 12/05/25 SATURDAY 12/06/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 100 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 36 36 35 34 34 36 34 33 33 32 31 30 29 30 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 37 29 33
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 6 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 25 25 27 29 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 40 40 50 60 70 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.09 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 13 13 13 13
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN