Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
835 AM AST SAT NOV 22 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                    SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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 (%)             100  100  100  100   95   95   85   70   70   70   70   75   75   80   85
TEMPERATURE                  33   33   32   31   31   30   27   28   28   29   28   27   27   26   26
MAX/MIN TEMP                           34                  25                  30                  23
WIND DIR                      S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    E   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)                   10   10    9    6    5    4    4    5    6    6    6    6    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       21
PRECIP PROB (%)             100  100  100  100   90   80   60   60   50   50   40   40   40   40   40
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.12      0.05      0.04      0.05      0.02      0.03      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.3       0.4       0.2       0.2       0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.7                 0.4                 0.3                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            1.3  1.2  0.9  0.6  0.5  0.4  0.3  0.4  0.4  0.4  0.4  0.5  0.3  0.3  0.3


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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 (%)             100  100  100  100   95   95   85   70   70   70   70   75   75   80   85
TEMPERATURE                  37   38   37   36   35   34   32   32   33   35   34   32   32   31   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           39                  30                  35                  28
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)                    6    8    6    5    4    4    3    5    6    6    6    5    5    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  21
PRECIP PROB (%)             100  100  100  100   80   80   60   60   50   50   40   40   40   40   40
PRECIP TYPE                   S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.07      0.03      0.03      0.04      0.02      0.03      0.04
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            1.3  1.2  0.9  0.6  0.5  0.4  0.3  0.4  0.4  0.4  0.4  0.5  0.3  0.3  0.3


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   85   90   85   85   85   85   75   75   75   65   65   60   60   65
TEMPERATURE                  30   32   29   29   29   28   26   27   26   28   26   24   24   23   23
MAX/MIN TEMP                           32                  25                  28                  22
WIND DIR                     SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW    S    S    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E
WIND (MPH)                   12   11   12    6    5    5    3    5    4    5    5    5    4    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              80   80   70   80   60   60   50   40   30   30   30   30   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.05      0.04      0.02      0.02      0.02      0.01      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.4       0.3       0.2       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.7                 0.3                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            0.5  0.6  0.2  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.1


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   90   90   85   85   90   90   80   75   75   65   60   60   60   65
TEMPERATURE                  38   41   39   38   36   35   32   35   35   37   35   32   31   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  31                  38                  28
WIND DIR                     SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N
WIND (MPH)                   10   11   10    2    1    1    0    2    2    3    3    3    2    3    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              80   80   80   80   70   70   50   50   40   30   30   30   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.03      0.05      0.03      0.02      0.02      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.0       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.2                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            0.6  0.6  0.3  0.2  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.1


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   90   90   85   85   90   90   75   75   75   65   65   60   65   65
TEMPERATURE                  25   28   26   25   24   24   22   23   23   25   24   22   21   21   20
MAX/MIN TEMP                           29                  21                  25                  19
WIND DIR                      S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SE    E    E    N    N    N    N   NW
WIND (MPH)                    5    5    4    2    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              80   70   70   80   70   70   60   50   40   40   40   30   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.03      0.04      0.03      0.03      0.02      0.02      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.2       0.1       0.2       0.2       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.4                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            0.3  0.5  0.3  0.1  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.1


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

DATE                    SATURDAY 11/22/25                       SUNDAY 11/23/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   90   90   85   85   90   90   75   75   70   65   60   60   65   65
TEMPERATURE                  33   36   34   33   32   31   29   30   30   33   31   29   28   27   26
MAX/MIN TEMP                           37                  28                  33                  25
WIND DIR                     SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   NW    E    E    E    E    E   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)                    5    5    5    4    3    3    2    3    4    4    3    3    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)              23                  23
PRECIP PROB (%)              80   80   80   80   70   70   60   50   50   40   40   30   20   20   30
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.03      0.05      0.03      0.03      0.02      0.02      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.0       0.1       0.1       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.2                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)            0.5  0.6  0.4  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.0  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.1

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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