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
630 AM AST THU NOV 20 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 THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 33 34 34 34 33 33 32 32 33 34 34 34 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 32 35 30
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 23 23 12 17 18 18 14 14 13 13 13 11 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.74 0.32 0.36 0.16
12 HOUR SNOW 2.6 1.0 1.3 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 22 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 17 19 19 18 17 15 14
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 39 41 41 40 39 39 38 38 38 40 39 40 39 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 38 41 36
WIND DIR SE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 27 28 26 25 21 20 17 17 10 10 10 9 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.67 0.26 0.31 0.15
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 22 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 17 19 19 18 17 15 14
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 31 35 35 34 32 32 32 33 32 34 33 33 32 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 31 35 29
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 12 28 29 26 24 27 28 18 19 17 16 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.50 0.25 0.14 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 3.7 1.6 0.9 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 19 22 23 19 14 13 14 14 15 17 15 13 12 10 9
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 35 39 39 39 37 37 37 37 38 41 40 39 38 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 37 42 34
WIND DIR S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 14 18 21 21 21 21 19 18 16 17 13 10 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 46 39 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.57 0.19 0.13 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 19 21 22 19 15 14 15 15 16 16 15 14 12 11 10
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 30 33 32 31 30 30 29 30 30 32 31 30 29 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 29 33 27
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 18 17 13 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32 31 31 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 90 90 80 80 70 70 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.40 0.14 0.12 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 2.2 0.7 0.7 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 18 20 21 18 14 14 15 15 15 16 14 13 12 10 9
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 11/20/25 FRIDAY 11/21/25
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
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 37 40 40 38 37 37 36 36 36 39 38 37 36 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 35 40 33
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 13 13 11 13 12 12 12 12 10 9 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 35 39 37 36 37 37 33 33 31 28 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S R R R R R R S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.17 0.13 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 18 20 21 18 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 14 12 11 10
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN