Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 011256
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
355 AM AKST MON DEC 1 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 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 36 36 37 37 37 37 36 35 36 36 36 37 37 36 35 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 34 37 34
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 90 90 90 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.02 0.10 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 41 41 42 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 39 42 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 90 90 90 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.02 0.10 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 90 85 85 85 85 85 85 95 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 33 33 34 33 33 33 32 32 32 33 36 38 38 38 37 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 31 38 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 12 13 10 10 10 9 6 10 10 12 14 18 21 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 70 70 50 50 60 50 40 60 80 90 90 100 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 85 85 85 85 90 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 90 95
TEMPERATURE 39 40 42 42 42 41 41 40 40 41 44 44 44 43 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 39 46 42
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 6 4 3 2 2 4 5 6 9 10 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 70 70 50 50 60 50 50 60 90 100 90 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.08 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 85 80 70 70 85 70 85 90 95 95 95 95 90 95
TEMPERATURE 29 30 32 31 30 30 29 28 28 29 32 34 34 34 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 27 34 33
WIND DIR S S S S S SW W SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 21
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 60 50 30 30 50 30 30 40 70 100 90 100 100 90 70
PRECIP TYPE S R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 12/01/25 TUESDAY 12/02/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 85 80 75 70 85 70 85 90 95 95 95 95 90 95
TEMPERATURE 35 36 38 38 38 38 38 37 37 37 40 41 41 40 39 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 36 41 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE W W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 28 29 33 28 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 70 60 40 40 50 30 40 50 80 100 90 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S S S S R R S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN