Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 061743
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
843 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 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 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 31 31 30 30 29 27 26 25 23 22 21 19 17 15 13
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 23 25 13
WIND DIR SE SE E E E E NE E E SE SE E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 18 17 18 16 18 13 18 31 33 29 28 34 19 18 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 40 41 40 46 46 46 66 70 59 61 72
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.35 0.22 0.16 0.18 0.23 0.14 0.09 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 2.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 7 9 9 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 18 17
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 35 34 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 24 23 21 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 28 30 19
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 9 10 13 14 16 16 14 16 14 12 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.32 0.19 0.13 0.16 0.22 0.13 0.07 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.1 1.6 1.1 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 16
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 90 100
TEMPERATURE 13 13 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 1
MAX/MIN TEMP 15 8 9 0
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 14 16 18 18 19 20 21 23 24 24 26 27 21 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 37 39 42 40 43 46 43 48 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.14 0.13 0.08 0.10 0.06 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 3.2 2.7 2.4 1.4 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.3
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 19 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 20 19 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 90 100
TEMPERATURE 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 13 11 9
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 16 17 9
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 13 17 18 14 17 18 20 21 25 27 26 23 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 40 43 37 42 46 48 51 56 58 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.12 0.12 0.07 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 3.1 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.3
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 18 15 15 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 19 19
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 80 90 100
TEMPERATURE 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 6 4 2 0
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 10 12 0
WIND DIR N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 13 13 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 16 13 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 34 33 39 37 33 35 44 47 48 46 47 34 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.18 0.10 0.14 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 2.7 1.8 2.4 2.0 2.7 1.1 0.4 0.2
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 18 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 12/06/25 SUNDAY 12/07/25
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 (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 90 100
TEMPERATURE 22 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 13 11 10 8
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 16 17 7
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NE NE N N N NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 13 13 12 13 14 16 18 20 20 18 16 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 33 34 34 34 34 41 44 49 55 59 54 40 39 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.11 0.14 0.12 0.13 0.07 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.4 0.5 0.3
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 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 16 14 14 16 16 16 18 18 19 20 20 20 19
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN