Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
322 PM ADT TUE JUN 11 2024

*** 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 06/12/24                      THURSDAY 06/13/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   65   75   85   85   80   70   65   70   65   70   75   75   70   75   80   85
TEMPERATURE        53   51   46   42   39   39   44   49   50   49   46   42   40   40   44   47   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           39                  50                  40                  48
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SE   SE    E    E    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   10    8    8    6    6    8    9    9    8    6    5    5    4    5    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   20   30   30   30   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
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)   53   52   48   39   32   30   32   36   39   40   40   39   38   38   39   42   45


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 06/12/24                      THURSDAY 06/13/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   65   75   85   85   80   70   65   70   65   65   70   75   70   75   80   85
TEMPERATURE        59   57   52   48   44   45   49   54   55   54   51   48   46   46   51   54   55
MIN/MAX TEMP                           44                  55                  46                  55
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   SW   SE   SE    S   SE    E    E    E    E    E    W   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          8    5    4    3    3    4    6    6    8    5    3    3    3    3    4    3    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   10   20   30   20   30   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    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)   53   52   47   38   32   30   31   36   39   40   40   39   38   38   39   42   45


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 06/12/24                      THURSDAY 06/13/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   40   60   75   80   85   80   80   80   65   60   70   75   75   65   60   70
TEMPERATURE        57   54   49   44   40   40   44   48   50   49   46   43   41   41   47   51   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  50                  40                  53
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         12   11    9    9    9   11   12   13   13   12    9    8    6    8    8    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   10   20   20   10   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    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)   59   56   52   47   41   37   37   38   39   40   38   34   29   39   41   46   50


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 06/12/24                      THURSDAY 06/13/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   60   75   85   85   80   75   80   65   60   70   75   70   65   65   70
TEMPERATURE        60   58   54   49   46   46   51   56   58   57   54   50   48   49   55   61   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  58                  48                  62
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         12   10    5    5    5    8   11   12   12   10    6    4    4    4    6    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)    31   27
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   10   20   20   20   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    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)   58   55   51   46   40   35   35   36   38   39   37   34   29   38   40   45   49


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 06/12/24                      THURSDAY 06/13/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   30   40   60   75   75   80   75   70   55   50   70   70   60   60   65   70
TEMPERATURE        56   53   48   42   38   38   43   48   49   48   44   40   38   39   45   49   51
MIN/MAX TEMP                           38                  49                  38                  51
WIND DIR            S    S    S   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          6    6    5    5    5    6    8    9    9    8    5    4    4    3    4    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   10   20   20   30   20   20   10    5   10   10   20   20   20   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    R                        S    S    S    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)   56   54   51   46   40   36   36   37   39   39   37   34   29   37   39   43   47


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 06/12/24                      THURSDAY 06/13/24
TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   30   45   60   75   75   80   70   70   50   50   65   65   65   60   70   70
TEMPERATURE        63   61   55   49   45   45   50   56   57   56   52   48   45   46   52   58   60
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  57                  45                  60
WIND DIR           SW   SW    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    6    5    5    5    6    8    9    9    6    4    4    4    2    4    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                             26                  24
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5   10   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   10   10   20   20   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                        R    R    R    R    R                        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)   55   54   51   46   38   35   35   36   38   39   37   35   31   37   39   43   47

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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