Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
810 PM ADT TUE OCT 14 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                                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              80   75   80   90   90   95   95  100  100  100  100   95  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  42   41   39   39   40   41   41   41   40   40   39   40   40   41   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  43                  37                  43
WIND DIR                     SW   SW    S   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SE    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)                   14   11    8    6    6   11   14   23   29   21   16   13   13   14   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              70   60   50   40   20   20   30   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.12                0.03                1.16                0.64
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             39   38   37   36   34   34   33   36   40   44   41   41   38   38   39


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              80   75   80   90   90   95   95  100  100  100  100   95  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  46   45   43   43   44   46   47   46   44   44   43   44   45   46   46
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  48                  42                  47
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE    E    E   SE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                   10    5    4    5    6    9   10   14   18   13   10    9   10   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      35
PRECIP PROB (%)              70   50   50   40   20   20   30   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.06                0.02                1.11                0.59
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             39   38   37   36   34   34   34   36   42   45   41   41   38   38   39


...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              80   70   65   85   95   95   95   95  100  100  100   85  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  43   42   41   40   41   43   43   41   41   41   39   39   39   40   39
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  44                  37                  43
WIND DIR                      S   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)                   21   16   12   10    9   11   11   12   13   14   17   14   16   18   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              70   50   40   30   20   30   40   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.08                0.02                0.56                0.30
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.0                 1.3                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             36   35   34   33   33   34   32   30   32   36   37   37   37   38   38


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              75   65   60   85   95   95   95   95  100  100  100   85  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  47   47   46   45   46   49   50   47   45   45   44   45   46   48   48
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  51                  44                  50
WIND DIR                      S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)                   14   10    6    4    4   10    9   10   11   12   16   14   14   18   19
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     32        36   41
PRECIP PROB (%)              60   50   40   30   30   30   40   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.07                0.03                0.65                0.32
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             36   35   34   33   33   33   31   29   30   34   36   37   36   36   37


...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              60   50   50   80   90   95   95   95  100  100  100   90  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  37   35   34   33   35   39   39   36   34   34   33   34   35   39   38
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  40                  32                  40
WIND DIR                     SW    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)                   12    8    5    5    8   10   16   21   23   18   13    9    9   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)              31                                      42
PRECIP PROB (%)              40   30   20   30   30   50   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
12 HOUR QPF                          0.02                0.05                0.63                0.23
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.9                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             35   34   32   31   32   33   31   28   30   31   35   36   36   37   37


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 10/15/25                      THURSDAY 10/16/25
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER                  BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              65   55   55   75   90   95   95   95  100  100  100   85  100  100  100
TEMPERATURE                  44   42   41   40   42   47   47   44   41   41   39   40   42   46   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  48                  38                  47
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S
WIND (MPH)                   16   11    8    6    8    8   10   13   16   14   12    9    9   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)              39   31   26   25                  34   36   35   32   26   27
PRECIP PROB (%)              40   40   30   40   40   40   40   80  100  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    S    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.02                0.04                0.62                0.24
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             36   34   33   33   33   33   32   29   32   33   36   37   36   37   37

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN