Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 031108
AVGAJK
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
208 AM AKST WED DEC 3 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 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 35 36 36 36 36 37 37 37 36 35 36 36 35 34 33 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 34 38 26
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 12 12 11 11 9 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.17 0.09 0.06 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
TEMPERATURE 40 40 40 41 41 41 41 42 41 40 42 42 41 40 38 37 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 40 44 31
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 12 11 8 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 80 70 60 60 60 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.14 0.08 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 100 100 100 90 90 90 90 100 100 85 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 33 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 34 35 35 31 28 25 23 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 33 37 13
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 21 17 13 13 13 14 16 16 13 10 9 9 9 9 12 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 100 100 100 70 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 50 40 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 14
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 100 95 95 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 39 40 40 42 42 42 42 42 42 41 39 38 36 34 32 30 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 39 41 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SE E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 4 3 5 5 4 6 6 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 80 100 100 90 70 60 50 60 50 60 60 60 60 50 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.07 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 12
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 95 85 80 70 80 100 95 90 90 85 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 31 31 31 32 32 31 31 31 30 30 30 31 28 26 24 22 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 29 34 15
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W W S E NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 60 80 80 60 40 40 30 30 30 40 40 50 50 40 40 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 10 11 12 12 11 12 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 95 85 80 70 75 100 100 90 95 85 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 37 37 37 39 38 38 38 38 37 34 32 33 31 30 29 28 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 32 35 22
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW W W NE SE E E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 90 90 60 50 40 40 30 40 50 50 60 50 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S S S S R S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 10
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN