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
249 PM ADT TUE MAY 28 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 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 35 50 75 80 70 65 75 80 75 85 85 70 65 60 55
TEMPERATURE 45 46 42 40 39 40 42 44 44 44 41 39 38 39 42 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 46 37 46
WIND DIR E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 30 40 40 50 50 40 40 50 50 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 35 34 34 34 33 34 36 37 37 35 32 30 38 39 41 43
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 35 50 75 80 70 65 75 80 75 85 85 70 65 60 55
TEMPERATURE 53 53 48 45 43 45 48 51 51 50 46 44 43 44 48 51 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 52 42 52
WIND DIR E E E E NE E SW SW SW SW W W SE SE S S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 20 30 40 40 50 40 40 40 50 50 50 40 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.11 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 35 34 34 34 33 34 36 37 37 35 32 30 38 39 41 43
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 35 35 40 45 50 55 55 60 65 70 80 85 80 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 46 42 38 37 37 39 42 47 47 43 40 40 40 40 44 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 48 38 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 5 6 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 13 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 20 30 40 50 30 20 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 38 36 33 31 29 31 35 37 39 39 36 33 30 39 40 42 43
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 35 45 50 55 60 60 65 70 75 85 90 80 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 55 54 48 44 43 44 48 53 54 53 50 47 47 48 53 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 55 46 58
WIND DIR SW SW SW N NE NE SW SW S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 4 2 2 2 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 6 9 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 30 30 40 60 30 20 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 36 35 33 30 29 30 34 36 38 38 36 32 30 38 40 42 43
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 30 35 40 45 55 55 60 65 70 85 85 75 75 70 65
TEMPERATURE 46 46 41 37 36 37 43 47 47 45 41 38 37 38 44 48 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 49 36 49
WIND DIR SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 6 6 6 4 3 3 6 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 10 20 30 30 30 30 20 30 50 30 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 36 36 32 29 28 29 34 36 37 37 34 31 29 38 39 41 42
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/29/24 THURSDAY 05/30/24
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 30 35 40 45 55 60 60 65 70 85 85 70 70 65 60
TEMPERATURE 54 52 47 42 40 43 51 56 58 54 49 45 43 45 52 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 59 42 59
WIND DIR SE SE SE W NW NW S S S S S S SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 10 20 30 40 40 30 30 40 50 30 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 35 33 31 29 29 34 36 38 37 34 31 29 38 39 41 42
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN