Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
237 PM AST THU FEB 13 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 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   60   75   85   85   85   80   75   85   65   75   80   70   70   65   70
TEMPERATURE        21   18   15   13   12   13   14   16   17   16   15   16   16   18   19   22   24
MIN/MAX TEMP                           12                  17                  15                  25
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         25   27   27   29   24   23   19   17   14   16   14   14   14   13   13   13   12
WIND GUST (MPH)    50   54   55   58   46   43   39             36        33   33
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   10   10   10   10   10   10   10    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
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)    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   70   60   75   85   85   90   80   75   85   65   75   80   75   70   65   70
TEMPERATURE        26   23   22   20   20   19   20   20   20   19   19   20   21   22   24   28   29
MIN/MAX TEMP                           19                  22                  19                  30
WIND DIR           NE   NE    N    N    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)         11   11   11   11   11   11   11   12   12   11   10   10   10   11   11   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)    41   41   40   40   40   40   34   29                  28   28   28
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    5    5   10   10   10   10   10   10   10    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S                                  S
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)    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   65   60   75   80   90   85   85   80   80   65   60   70   50   70   70   65
TEMPERATURE        12    8    4    2    1    1    2    5    7    6    5    5    6    6    7   12   14
MIN/MAX TEMP                            0                   7                   5                  16
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         20   20   20   19   19   17   16   17   17   17   16   14   14   16   17   19   19
WIND GUST (MPH)    39   39   39   39
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    5   10   10   10   10   10   10   10   10    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S
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)    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        FRIDAY 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   60   60   75   80   85   85   85   80   85   65   65   75   55   70   70   65
TEMPERATURE        23   19   14   11    9    9   11   14   18   17   17   17   18   18   20   25   27
MIN/MAX TEMP                            9                  18                  16                  28
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         14   14   13   14   14   12   12   13   13   13   11   11   10   11   12   13   13
WIND GUST (MPH)    35   35   35   35   35   32   31   31   32   32   31   28   28   31   32   34   34
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    5   10   10   10   10   10   10   10   10    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S
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)    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                                        FRIDAY 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   70   65   80   85   85   85   85   80   80   65   65   75   60   75   70   65
TEMPERATURE        19   15   10    7    6    5    7   11   13   10    8    8    8    9   11   18   20
MIN/MAX TEMP                            5                  13                   8                  23
WIND DIR           NE   NE    N   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N   NE
WIND (MPH)         13   13   13   13    9    8    9    9    8    6    8    6    6   10   10   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)    32   31   36   32             26   26        24        26
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   10   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20    5    5   10   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)    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                                        FRIDAY 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
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   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   65   65   80   85   85   85   80   80   80   65   65   75   55   70   65   60
TEMPERATURE        23   19   14   10    9    8   10   15   19   16   14   14   14   14   16   23   26
MIN/MAX TEMP                            8                  19                  13                  28
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11   11   11   11   11   11    9   10   10    9    9    9    9    8    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)    34   36   37   39   40   40   33   34   35   34   33   33   33   33   33   33   33
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   10   10   20   10   20   20   20   20   10    5    5    5    5    5   10
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
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)    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