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
346 PM ADT THU AUG 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 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 20 20 20 10 5 20 35 45 50 60 70 65 55 40
TEMPERATURE 61 59 54 51 48 48 53 57 58 56 53 52 50 49 52 55 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 60 49 59
WIND DIR W W NW N N NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 20 0 0 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) 92 94 96 95 92 93 92 91 92 91 91 90 90 78 76 75 77
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 20 20 15 10 5 20 35 45 50 60 70 65 55 40
TEMPERATURE 66 63 58 54 52 52 57 62 63 60 57 56 54 54 56 60 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 65 53 64
WIND DIR W W N N N N W W W W N N N N W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20 20 0 0 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) 92 94 96 95 92 93 92 91 92 91 91 90 90 78 76 75 77
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 30 25 25 20 15 10 25 40 50 50 55 50 55 45 40
TEMPERATURE 62 58 54 53 51 51 56 61 62 57 54 53 52 51 55 61 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 63 50 63
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 9 9 8 9 10 11 11 9 8 9 11 11 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 96 97 97 96 94 94 93 93 93 92 92 91 88 69 68 69 72
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 30 30 30 25 20 15 25 40 45 50 60 45 55 40 40
TEMPERATURE 68 65 60 57 54 53 59 64 65 62 58 56 55 54 60 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 67 53 68
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 3 3 3 6 9 9 9 9 10 8 4 5 9 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 95 97 97 96 94 93 93 92 93 92 91 90 88 69 68 69 72
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC BK SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 25 25 25 25 20 15 25 40 40 50 60 50 55 35 35
TEMPERATURE 59 56 51 48 46 46 52 58 59 55 50 48 46 46 52 59 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 45 62
WIND DIR S S S S S NW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N SW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 94 97 97 96 93 92 93 92 92 91 91 91 87 66 66 68 71
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 30 30 30 25 20 15 25 40 40 50 65 50 55 35 35
TEMPERATURE 67 63 57 54 52 52 58 64 66 62 56 54 52 52 59 66 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 67 51 69
WIND DIR SE SE S SE SE SW SW SW SE SE SE SE W W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 2 2 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 27 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 93 96 96 95 93 93 93 92 93 91 91 91 88 68 67 69 71
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN