Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
253 PM AST MON NOV 24 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                                        TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   90   90   85   80   80   80   75   65   65   65   60   75   75   70   60
TEMPERATURE        29   29   30   29   28   27   26   26   25   24   23   22   22   22   23   26   25
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  27                  21                  26
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         12   11   10   10   10   11   12   11   14   17   19   19   16   14   14   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)    36   33   29   33   32   29   32        32   37   42   42   33   32   33
PRECIP PROB (%)   100   90   80   80   60   40   10   20    5    5    5    5   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S         S                        S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.18      0.11      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 1.1       0.7       0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.8                 0.3                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.9  0.9  0.9  0.7  0.6  0.2  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   90   90   85   80   80   80   75   65   65   65   60   75   75   70   60
TEMPERATURE        34   35   35   34   33   33   32   34   33   31   29   27   28   28   29   32   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           32                  36                  27                  32
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         13   11   10   10   10   11   10    6   10   11   13   13   11    9   11   11   10
WIND GUST (MPH)    34   33   28   29   28   29        25   29   34   36   36   29   26   28
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90   80   70   60   40   10   20    5    5    5    5   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S         S                        S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.14      0.09      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  0.9  0.8  0.9  0.7  0.6  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   90   90   90   85   85   70   65   65   70   55   55   60   70   70   55
TEMPERATURE        25   25   26   25   25   24   24   24   22   21   20   19   19   18   18   23   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  25                  18                  23
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE    E    N    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          3    5    3    3    2    4    4    4    9   12   14   14   14   13   13   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   60   50   50   40   40   30   20   10    5   10    5   10   10   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.09      0.06      0.05      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.8       0.5       0.4       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.3                 0.5                 0.0                 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  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   95   95   90   90   90   85   70   65   65   65   45   50   55   70   70   50
TEMPERATURE        30   31   32   32   32   31   31   31   30   29   28   26   27   26   26   31   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  33                  25                  32
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    8   10   12   12   11   10   11   12   16
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                     31   32
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   70   60   60   40   40   30   30   10    5   10   10   10   10   10   10    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.05      0.04      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.8       0.3       0.3       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.1                 0.4                 0.0                 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  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   90   90   85   90   90   80   75   65   65   50   50   55   70   70   45
TEMPERATURE        25   25   25   24   24   23   23   24   23   19   17   15   15   15   15   21   19
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  25                  14                  22
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE    W    W    W    E    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          6    5    3    3    3    3    3    3    4    5    5    6    6    6    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)    25   24   28   24        24                       24   24   24
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   70   60   60   50   50   40   30   10   10    5    5   10   10   10    5    5
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                             S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.04      0.07      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.9       0.4       0.6       0.3       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.3                 0.9                 0.0                 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  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0


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

DATE                                        TUESDAY 11/25/25                        WEDNESDAY 11/26/25
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   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   OV   OV   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    95   90   90   85   85   90   90   75   70   65   60   50   50   55   70   70   45
TEMPERATURE        31   31   31   30   30   29   30   33   31   28   25   23   23   22   23   29   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                           29                  34                  22                  29
WIND DIR            E   NE   NE    W   SW    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    5    4    4    3    2    3    3    4    5    8    8    8    9    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)              25   21                                 26   26   31   34   34
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   70   60   60   50   50   40   30   10   10    5    5   10   10   20   10   10
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.11      0.04      0.08      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.6       0.2       0.4       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.8                 0.6                 0.0                 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  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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