Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
311 PM AST SUN NOV 23 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 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
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             OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         95   95   95   95  100  100  100  100  100   90   85   80   80   90   80   85
TEMPERATURE             27   27   26   27   28   28   30   30   30   30   29   28   27   26   27   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  31                  25                  28
WIND DIR                 E    E   NE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)              10   12   11   11    9    9    9    9    8    6    6    6    8   10   10   11
WIND GUST (MPH)         28   33   29   32
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   80   80   90  100  100  100  100  100  100   70   50   30   30   30   30   20
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.13      0.17      0.36      0.22      0.06      0.00      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.5       1.0       1.2       2.6       1.6       0.3       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.5                 3.8                 1.9                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.1  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.7  0.8  0.9  0.9  0.9  0.7  0.6  0.5  0.4  0.4  0.4


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
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             OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         95   95   95   95  100  100  100  100  100   85   85   80   80   90   80   85
TEMPERATURE             33   33   32   33   33   33   34   35   34   35   34   33   31   31   33   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  35                  29                  34
WIND DIR                 E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)               9   11   10   10    6    8    8    6    5    5    4    5    5    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                   28   29
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   80   80   90  100  100  100  100  100  100   70   50   30   30   30   30   20
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.08      0.12      0.27      0.15      0.04      0.00      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.3                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.1  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.7  0.8  0.9  0.8  0.9  0.7  0.6  0.5  0.4  0.4  0.4


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
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             OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         75   85   90   95   85  100   90   90   95   80   75   70   75   75   75   80
TEMPERATURE             22   22   22   23   23   22   25   24   24   25   25   24   22   21   23   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  26                  20                  24
WIND DIR                NE   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)               4    6    8    8    5    4    4    3    3    4    4    2    5    6    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10   30   50   70   60  100   80   80   90   40   30   10   10   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.07      0.06      0.02      0.04      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.4       0.6       0.5       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.4                 1.1                 0.2                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
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             OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         80   85   95   95   90  100  100  100  100   85   80   80   80   75   75   80
TEMPERATURE             29   29   29   30   30   29   30   30   31   32   32   31   27   28   31   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  31                  26                  33
WIND DIR                 N    N   NE   NE    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)               3    4    4    4    4    3    2    2    2    2    2    0    2    3    4    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10   40   60   80   80  100  100  100  100   50   30   10   10   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.04      0.08      0.09      0.02      0.05      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.3       0.6       0.7       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 1.3                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
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             OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         85   90   95  100   95  100   95   95   95   85   80   80   80   80   80   80
TEMPERATURE             21   21   21   21   22   22   25   24   24   23   22   22   19   19   23   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           20                  26                  18                  23
WIND DIR                NE   NE    N    N   NE    E    E   SE   SE   SE    N   NW    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)               2    3    3    3    2    2    1    1    1    1    1    1    3    3    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   50   70  100   90  100   80   90   80   40   30   20   20   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.06      0.14      0.09      0.06      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.5       1.2       0.7       0.5       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.6                 1.9                 0.5                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 11/24/25                         TUESDAY 11/25/25
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             OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         85   90   95  100  100  100   95   95   95   80   80   80   80   80   80   80
TEMPERATURE             28   28   28   28   28   28   29   29   29   29   29   29   27   27   31   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  31                  26                  31
WIND DIR                 N   NW    N    N   NW   NW   NE    N   NE   NE   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)               2    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    2    4    4    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   50   80  100  100  100  100  100  100   60   40   20   20   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.05      0.14      0.08      0.07      0.03      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.3       0.9       0.6       0.4       0.1       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 1.5                 0.5                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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