Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
730
FWAK47 PAJK 111226
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
425 AM 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 SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC FW FW CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 75 40 10 10 5 15 55 70 75 90 100 100 95 90
TEMPERATURE 39 41 44 46 46 41 39 37 39 42 40 40 38 37 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 36 45 35
WIND DIR N N N NW NW N N N N W SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 9 10 9 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 70 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.25
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 33 34 35 36 36 33 30 28 27 27 29 31 29 26 26 26
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV SC FW FW CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 75 40 15 10 5 20 55 70 75 90 100 100 95 90
TEMPERATURE 43 47 50 52 51 45 42 41 43 47 49 49 47 44 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 40 50 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N W W W S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 6 9 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 70 100 100 90 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.25
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 33 34 35 37 36 33 31 29 27 27 29 30 28 26 26 26
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 25 10 20 5 15 20 55 70 80 90 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 38 42 46 46 44 38 35 34 37 43 43 44 40 39 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 34 48 35
WIND DIR N N SW SW SW NE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 6 10 14 16 14 13 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 60 60 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S R S R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 28 33 36 38 37 33 28 26 25 28 31 33 30 27 25 24
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 45 20 10 15 5 10 20 55 75 85 90 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 43 48 53 54 51 43 38 35 39 47 51 52 49 47 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 35 54 45
WIND DIR N N SW SW SW N N N SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 5 4 1 2 3 2 8 12 13 12 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 60 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 27 32 36 38 37 33 29 25 24 27 30 32 30 26 24 23
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW FW CL FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 30 15 5 15 5 5 30 60 75 85 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 34 40 46 47 45 38 34 32 34 40 42 40 37 35 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 32 44 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 9 10 10 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 25 31 35 36 35 31 26 22 21 26 30 31 29 25 24 23
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 05/11/25 MONDAY 05/12/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK SC FW FW FW CL CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 35 15 5 15 5 5 25 60 75 85 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 41 47 53 55 52 44 40 38 40 47 50 50 46 43 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 38 51 40
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW NW NW N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 5 8 10 9 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 29 27 25 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 50 60 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 24 30 34 36 36 32 28 23 22 26 30 32 29 25 24 23
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN