Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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FWAK47 PAJK 030000
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
300 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 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 WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 36 36 36 35 35 36 36 37 37 37 37 38 37 36 36 36 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 37 34 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 9 11 13 14 14 12 12 10 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.12 0.10 0.15 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 42 42 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 43 41 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 8 10 10 10 11 9 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.10 0.08 0.13 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 85 85 100 100 85 100
TEMPERATURE 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 35 35 35 36 36 35 34 35 35 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 36 33 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 19 20 21 20 19 13 10 11 11 12 13 13 11 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 80 80 60 70 80 100 90 70 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 42 41 41 41 40 39 39 38 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 43 38 41
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 11 10 6 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 80 80 60 80 100 100 80 70 60 60 50 50 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.07 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 90 90 100 100 100 95 85 85 75 70 100 95 90 90
TEMPERATURE 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 31 31 31 31 30 30 31 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 33 30 34
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W W W S
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 9 8 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 50 60 50 60 70 70 60 50 40 30 30 30 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25
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 OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 75 75 100 100 90 95
TEMPERATURE 38 36 34 33 32 32 32 34 34 33 33 33 33 32 32 33 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 35 32 35
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W W W NE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 28 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 60 70 60 70 80 80 60 50 50 40 40 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S R S S S S S S S S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 9 9
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN