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
507 AM ADT TUE JUN 17 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 TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 50 60 70 75 75 65 65 65 70 85 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 43 48 53 55 53 48 46 46 48 51 53 52 50 48 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 45 54 44
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE E NE NE NE W SW S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 9 8 4 6 8 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 0 20 30 30 50 50 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 47 51 59 68 73 74 75 75 75 73 71 72 73 72 70 69
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 45 60 70 75 75 60 65 65 70 85 85 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 47 53 57 58 57 52 50 50 52 57 59 58 55 53 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 50 59 49
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NE E E E E W W S SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 9 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 0 20 30 30 50 50 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 47 51 59 67 73 74 75 75 75 73 71 72 73 72 70 69
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 0 20 35 35 45 45 40 50 60 55 75 75 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 41 48 55 58 56 51 48 47 50 57 61 62 58 53 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 47 64 47
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 10 9 8 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 30 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 48 56 63 70 74 77 77 77 77 79 81 84 85 84 82 79
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 FW CL SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 0 25 35 35 50 50 50 45 55 50 70 75 70 65 75
TEMPERATURE 49 56 62 64 63 58 54 53 56 66 69 70 67 61 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 53 71 55
WIND DIR N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE SE S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 8 9 8 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 47 54 62 69 73 77 78 78 77 79 81 83 84 83 81 78
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 35 30 35 45 50 35 45 45 45 65 70 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 41 47 54 57 56 50 46 45 48 55 60 61 56 50 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 44 63 43
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE E SE SE S N N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 44 50 59 66 71 76 77 77 77 78 79 81 83 82 81 78
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 06/17/25 WEDNESDAY 06/18/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC BK OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 35 25 40 50 55 40 45 45 50 65 70 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 47 54 60 63 62 56 52 50 54 63 68 69 64 57 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 50 70 50
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N NW N E SE SE SE SE E SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 21 21 21 25 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 10 10 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 51 59 66 72 76 78 77 78 78 79 81 82 82 80 77
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN