Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
328 PM 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                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         80   85   85   80   75   75   80   70   75   80   90   90   90   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE             31   31   30   28   27   26   27   27   26   26   26   26   27   26   27   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           26                  28                  25                  29
WIND DIR                 S    S   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E   NE    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)               5    4    5    5    6    8    8    8    8    8    8    9    6    8    8    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   70   60   40   40   20   20   20   20   20   40   60   80   60   70   70   60
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.06      0.07      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.11      0.14      0.14
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.5       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       1.1       1.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.7                 0.0                 0.3                 2.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.7  0.7  0.7  0.6  0.3  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.4  0.4


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
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   85   75   75   75   80   70   75   80   90   90   90   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE             36   35   34   32   32   32   33   33   32   32   31   31   31   32   33   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  34                  30                  34
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)               4    3    4    4    4    5    6    6    5    5    5    5    5    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    80   70   60   40   40   20   20   20   20   20   40   60   80   60   70   70   60
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.04      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.09      0.13      0.11
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.5       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.2                 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.7  0.7  0.7  0.6  0.3  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.4


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         90   85   85   90   80   70   65   60   55   50   70   70   75   75   80   85
TEMPERATURE             29   29   28   26   26   25   25   23   22   22   22   23   23   22   24   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  26                  21                  25
WIND DIR                SW   SW    S    S    S    S   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   NE   NE   SE
WIND (MPH)              12    9    5    3    2    2    2    3    3    3    3    4    4    4    4    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   40   40   10    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   30   30   30   40   40
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S                                       S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.07      0.05      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.6       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.6                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.3  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.2


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         85   85   90   90   80   75   70   70   60   50   70   75   80   80   85   85
TEMPERATURE             38   36   35   33   32   32   31   30   29   29   29   30   30   29   31   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  32                  28                  33
WIND DIR                 S    S    S    N    N    E    N    N    N    N   NE   NE    N   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)               8    3    0    0    0    0    0    2    2    2    2    2    2    3    2    2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    70   60   50   50   20    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   30   30   40   40   40
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S                                  S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.04      0.03      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.05
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)       0.4  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.0  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.2


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
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             BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         60   50   50   60   75   70   75   70   70   65   80   80   85   80   85   85
TEMPERATURE             25   24   24   22   22   22   24   23   21   20   20   20   20   20   23   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  25                  20                  24
WIND DIR                 S    S   SE    S    S   NW    N    N   NE   NE   NW    N    N    N    N   NE
WIND (MPH)               3    2    1    1    1    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    1    1    1    1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   20   20   20   10    0    5    5    0   20   30   40   40   40   40   40
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S                             S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)       0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.2


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/23/25                         MONDAY 11/24/25
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             BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         60   55   60   70   75   70   75   75   70   55   75   80   85   80   85   85
TEMPERATURE             33   32   31   29   28   28   29   28   27   27   27   27   27   27   30   30
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  30                  26                  31
WIND DIR                SE   SE   SE   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N   NW    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)               6    4    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    3    3    2    3    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   50   30   30   30   10    5    5    5    0   20   30   50   40   50   40   40
PRECIP TYPE              S    S    S    S    S                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.02      0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03      0.03
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)       0.3  0.2  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.2

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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