Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
358 AM ADT FRI AUG 29 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 FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW SC SC OV BK BK BK SC SC BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 15 30 50 75 65 65 60 40 35 60 45 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 48 48 53 57 57 56 53 52 51 49 52 55 58 56 51 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 49 59 45
WIND DIR N NW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 8 9 9 8 8 6 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 92 93 92 85 90 91 93 89 73 71 71 71 72 72 73 80 81
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW SC FW FW SC BK OV BK BK BK SC SC BK SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 20 15 30 50 70 65 65 60 40 35 55 45 20 25 30
TEMPERATURE 52 52 57 61 63 60 58 56 55 54 56 60 62 60 55 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 53 64 50
WIND DIR N N W W W W N N N N W W W W N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 92 93 92 85 91 91 93 89 72 70 70 71 71 72 73 80 81
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW OV FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 25 20 30 70 55 60 45 30 35 25 70 15 15 20 25
TEMPERATURE 51 51 57 62 62 57 54 53 52 50 55 61 62 58 52 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 49 63 47
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 10 11 14 14 11 10 9 5 10 11 9 6 9 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 5 5 20 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 94 94 93 88 92 93 88 73 64 62 64 67 70 69 69 74 77
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC FW OV FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 35 25 40 60 55 60 45 25 40 20 70 15 15 20 30
TEMPERATURE 54 53 59 64 65 62 58 56 54 53 59 65 66 63 57 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 53 68 50
WIND DIR NE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 12 12 9 6 4 3 4 9 8 9 6 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 94 93 93 88 92 93 88 73 64 62 63 66 69 68 68 75 77
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC FW SC SC BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 30 25 40 60 40 45 40 25 35 30 60 15 15 15 30
TEMPERATURE 46 46 52 58 59 55 50 48 46 45 52 59 61 57 49 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 44 61 43
WIND DIR S NW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N N SW SW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 2 3 3 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 93 92 93 89 92 92 86 69 61 60 61 63 65 68 68 74 76
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 08/29/25 SATURDAY 08/30/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 35 30 40 60 45 45 45 30 35 25 65 15 15 15 30
TEMPERATURE 52 52 58 64 66 62 56 54 52 51 58 66 68 64 55 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 51 69 49
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SE SE SE SE W W SW SW S S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 6 6 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 5 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 93 93 93 88 91 92 88 73 62 60 61 63 65 67 68 75 77
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN