Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
550 PM AST SUN NOV 16 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                                        MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER             SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         50   70   70   85   95   95   95   95   95   90   85   85   90   90   85   90
TEMPERATURE             25   25   24   26   27   27   29   30   30   31   31   31   32   32   34   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           22                  31                  29                  35
WIND DIR                NE    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E
WIND (MPH)               3    3    4    8    9   11   13   18   18   11   10    8    9    8    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)          5   20   30   40   60   70   80   80  100  100   90   80   80   70   60   60
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.27                0.35                0.13
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 1.5                 1.4                 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         3    3    3    3    4    7    9   12   14   18   19   19   19   18   18   18


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER             BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         55   70   70   80   95   95   95   95   95   90   85   85   90   85   85   90
TEMPERATURE             31   31   30   32   33   34   36   36   36   37   36   36   36   37   40   39
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  38                  33                  40
WIND DIR                 E    E    E   SE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E
WIND (MPH)               4    3    4    6    6    8    9   10   10   10    8    5    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  25   27   29   29
PRECIP PROB (%)         10   20   30   40   60   70   80   80  100  100   90   80   80   70   60   60
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    S    S    S    R    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.22                0.28                0.12
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.3                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         3    3    3    3    5    7   10   12   14   18   19   19   19   18   18   18


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER             BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         60   80   80   90   95   95   95   95   95   90   80   75   85   80   90   85
TEMPERATURE             26   27   26   28   30   30   33   31   30   30   29   30   31   31   34   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  33                  27                  35
WIND DIR                SW    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)               8    8    8    9   13   12   13   12   11   12   14   12   12    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      33   32   32
PRECIP PROB (%)         20   30   30   50   70   80   80   80   80   80   80   80   70   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.01                0.19                0.16                0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 1.3                 1.2                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         2    3    4    6    8   11   13   15   16   17   17   14   15   13   10   11


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER             BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         60   80   85   95   95   95   95   95   95   90   85   85   90   85   90   90
TEMPERATURE             32   32   32   33   34   34   37   37   36   35   35   35   36   37   42   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  39                  33                  43
WIND DIR                SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)               3    3    4    6    6    8   10   11   12    9    8    6    8    5    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                      32   29   26
PRECIP PROB (%)         20   30   40   60   70   80   80   80   80   80   80   80   80   60   60   50
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.01                0.16                0.18                0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.6                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         2    2    3    6    8   11   13   14   15   16   17   15   15   14   12   13


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER             BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         60   80   85   90   95   95   95   95   90   80   75   80   85   85   90   90
TEMPERATURE             22   23   22   23   24   26   29   28   28   28   27   27   28   29   32   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  29                  26                  32
WIND DIR                SW    W    W   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               2    2    3    3    4    8   11   14   10    6    5    4    3    3    4    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       28        34   31   26   25
PRECIP PROB (%)         20   30   40   50   70   80   80  100  100   80   80   80   80   60   50   60
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.02                0.06                0.14                0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.3                 0.8                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         2    3    3    5    7    9   12   13   14   16   15   15   14   12   14   15


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/17/25                         TUESDAY 11/18/25
TIME (LT)          15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15
                   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P

CLOUD COVER             BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         55   80   80   90   95   95   95   95   90   80   75   80   90   85   90   90
TEMPERATURE             29   29   28   29   30   32   36   36   35   35   35   35   35   36   40   39
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  37                  33                  40
WIND DIR                 W    W    W   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)               5    5    5    8    9   10   12   12   12   10    9    8    5    4    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)         25   29   33                       33   41   42   32   31
PRECIP PROB (%)         20   30   40   50   70   80   90  100  100  100   80   80   80   60   60   60
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.02                0.06                0.13                0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 0.1                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)         2    3    4    5    7    9   12   13   14   16   16   15   14   12   15   16

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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