Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 281517
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
617 AM 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 FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV SC OV BK FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 75 75 45 70 55 20 15 15 35 55 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 29 31 31 30 29 27 25 25 25 30 29 28 28 29 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 25 31 26
WIND DIR E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.4
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV SC BK BK FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 75 75 50 70 60 20 15 15 35 55 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 32 37 36 36 34 32 31 31 31 35 34 34 34 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 30 37 32
WIND DIR E E E E E E E NE NE E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 85 80 40 20 20 10 10 15 35 60 80 90 85
TEMPERATURE 26 30 30 29 28 26 25 25 23 28 26 27 28 29 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 23 30 27
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.3
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 85 85 35 20 20 10 15 15 45 70 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 32 35 35 34 33 31 30 30 30 36 34 35 35 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 29 37 33
WIND DIR N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.3
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 90 90 50 25 20 15 15 20 55 70 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 22 27 26 25 24 22 21 21 19 25 23 23 22 24 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 19 27 22
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW W NE N N N W SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40
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 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 11/28/25 SATURDAY 11/29/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 90 85 45 25 20 15 15 20 55 70 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 27 32 32 31 30 29 27 28 27 33 31 31 30 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 26 34 29
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 50
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 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN