Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
735 PM AST FRI NOV 14 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 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)             100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95   95   85   75   55   50   55   55
TEMPERATURE                  33   33   32   32   32   33   33   33   34   34   30   28   27   29   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  34                  27                  30
WIND DIR                     NE   NE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE   NE   NE    E
WIND (MPH)                    9    9    9    9   10   11   10    6    5    5    5    6    8    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)             100  100  100  100  100   80   70   60   40   30   30   30   30   30   40
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.33                0.47                0.16                0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                          2.1                 2.8                 0.7                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             15   14   16   13   13   14   15   14   13   11   10    8    7    8    8


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)             100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95   95   85   70   55   50   55   55
TEMPERATURE                  40   39   38   38   38   39   39   39   39   39   35   33   33   36   34
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  39                  32                  37
WIND DIR                      E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE   NE   NE    E
WIND (MPH)                    6    6    6    8    6    8    6    6    4    4    4    3    3    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)             100  100  100  100   90   80   60   60   40   30   30   30   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    R    S    R    R    R    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.29                0.42                0.16                0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.4                 1.0                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)             16   15   16   13   14   15   15   14   13   11   10    8    7    8    8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              95  100  100  100  100   95   90   90   90   80   80   65   65   65   60
TEMPERATURE                  25   26   26   27   27   31   30   30   30   30   29   28   28   31   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  31                  27                  31
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE    E   NE    S    S    S    S   SW    S   SE   SE    S
WIND (MPH)                   10   11   12   10    6    8    9    6    5    4    4    4    4    6    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              40   50   60   80   70   60   50   50   30   30   20   30   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.18                0.06                0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 1.5                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              8    7    7    6    6    8    9    9    8    7    6    6    6    8    8


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
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   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              95  100  100  100  100   95   95   95   90   85   85   75   75   65   60
TEMPERATURE                  34   34   33   33   33   36   36   36   36   36   35   34   33   35   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  37                  33                  36
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    S    S    S   SW   SW    S   NE   NE    S
WIND (MPH)                    8   10   10    8    3    6    8    2    2    1    2    0    1    4    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              40   50   60   80   60   60   40   40   30   20   20   30   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.19                0.06                0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 1.2                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              8    7    7    6    6    8    9    9    9    7    6    6    6    8    8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
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   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)             100  100  100  100  100   95   95   90   90   90   80   75   65   60   60
TEMPERATURE                  24   24   24   24   24   27   27   26   25   25   25   24   24   28   26
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  27                  24                  28
WIND DIR                      N    N    N    E   SE   SE   SE    S   SW    W    W   NE   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)                    3    4    4    4    4    5    5    2    2    2    2    3    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              50   60   70   70   60   50   40   40   30   20   20   30   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.16                0.03                0.01
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 1.1                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              7    7    7    6    6    8    9    8    8    7    6    7    6    8    8


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

DATE                                        SATURDAY 11/15/25                       SUNDAY 11/16/25
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   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)              95  100  100  100  100   95   90   95   90   85   80   75   65   60   60
TEMPERATURE                  31   30   30   29   30   33   33   32   31   31   31   31   31   34   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  34                  30                  35
WIND DIR                      N    N    N   NW   NW    W   SW    S    S   SE   NW   NW    N   NE   SE
WIND (MPH)                    5    6    5    5    4    5    5    3    2    2    2    1    2    4    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              50   60   80   80   60   60   50   40   30   30   20   30   30   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                   Z    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.05                0.19                0.04                0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 1.2                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              7    7    7    6    6    8    9    9    8    7    6    7    6    8    8

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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