Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
351 AM ADT THU JUN 20 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                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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        BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   75   70   60   55   60   70   80   90   90   95   95   95   95   95   95   85
TEMPERATURE        46   48   51   55   56   56   52   49   46   48   54   59   61   59   52   47   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           57                  45                  61                  44
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)          5    6    8    9    8    6    6    6    6    8    8    5    4    6    6    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   10   10   10    5   10   20   40   30   30   40   60   60   60   60   60
PRECIP TYPE         R    R                             R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.08                0.19
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   69   67   66   64   64   69   70   70   69   66   67   70   73   75   76   77   76


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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        BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   70   60   55   60   70   80   90   90   95   95   95   95   95   95   85
TEMPERATURE        51   52   57   61   63   62   58   55   51   53   59   63   66   64   57   53   50
MAX/MIN TEMP                           63                  51                  66                  50
WIND DIR            E   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    N
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    6    6    5    6    8    5    5    6    4    3    4    3    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   10   10   10    5   10   20   40   30   30   40   60   60   60   60   60
PRECIP TYPE         R    R                             R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.08                0.19
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   69   67   66   64   65   69   70   70   69   66   67   70   73   75   76   76   76


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   55   60   65   50   45   55   75   75   75   80   85   80   90   90   95   90
TEMPERATURE        46   48   53   57   60   57   53   50   47   50   56   61   64   61   54   49   46
MAX/MIN TEMP                           60                  47                  64                  46
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   NE    S    S    S    N    N    N    N   NE
WIND (MPH)         13    8   11   17   17   14   12    8    5    4    4    6    3    6    4    3    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   20   20   10   20   20   30   40   20   20   30   40   50   50   50   50
PRECIP TYPE                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.02                0.06
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   66   67   67   68   68   68   66   67   67   66   68   71   73   74   74   75   76


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   60   65   65   50   45   60   80   80   75   80   85   85   90   90   95   90
TEMPERATURE        52   55   60   65   68   67   63   59   54   57   63   68   70   68   61   57   54
MAX/MIN TEMP                           68                  54                  70                  54
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S   SW   SW   SW   SW   NE    S    S    S    N    N   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         11    5    8   14   14   12    9    4    3    3    4    6    4    5    3    2    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   20   30   20   20   20   20   30   40   20   20   30   40   40   50   50   50
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.02                0.07
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   66   66   67   67   67   67   66   67   67   66   68   70   73   74   74   75   75


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   65   70   70   55   55   70   85   80   80   85   85   90   90   90   95   95
TEMPERATURE        44   47   51   56   58   57   53   49   45   47   54   60   62   60   52   47   44
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  45                  62                  44
WIND DIR            S   SE   SE   SE    S   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)          3    4    5    8    9    8    6    5    4    5    5    6    6    5    3    2    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   20   30   20   20   30   30   40   50   20   20   30   40   40   50   50   40
PRECIP TYPE              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.02                0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   65   66   67   67   67   67   66   67   66   65   67   69   71   73   73   74   74


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 06/20/24                       FRIDAY 06/21/24
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   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   65   70   70   55   55   70   80   80   80   85   85   90   90   90   95   95
TEMPERATURE        50   53   58   63   66   64   60   55   51   54   61   66   69   66   59   54   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           66                  51                  69                  51
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          5    4    6    8    9    8    6    5    4    3    3    4    3    4    2    2    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   20   30   30   20   30   30   40   50   20   20   30   40   40   50   50   40
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.02                0.08
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   65   66   67   67   67   67   67   67   66   65   67   69   72   73   73   74   75

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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