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
257 PM AST TUE JAN 14 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 WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 75 65 40 25 25
TEMPERATURE 38 35 32 30 28 28 29 30 31 30 29 27 24 25 26 28 28
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 31 24 28
WIND DIR SW S S E NE NE NE NE NE N W W N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 16 11 6 4 9 12 20 23 18 19 6 11 3 9 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 32 44 48 43 40 28 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 20 10 10 10 60 80 90 80 60 50 30 20 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.15 0.31 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.9 1.8 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 12 9 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 75 65 40 25 25
TEMPERATURE 44 40 37 35 33 33 33 34 34 34 33 31 29 30 31 33 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 34 29 33
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 10 13 12 9 5 3 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 33 42 48 34 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 30 20 10 10 10 60 80 90 80 60 50 30 20 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.14 0.28 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 12 9 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
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 OV OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 65 65 75 75 85 90 100 100 100 100 85 80 70 50 35 20
TEMPERATURE 33 28 24 21 19 18 19 21 21 21 18 15 12 14 15 17 16
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 21 12 17
WIND DIR SW SW S S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 14 11 9 8 5 10 10 11 12 11 9 6 5 5 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 20 0 0 0 10 50 50 50 50 30 20 0 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.07 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
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 OV OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 70 80 75 80 90 100 100 100 100 85 80 65 45 30 15
TEMPERATURE 43 38 33 29 26 26 27 28 28 28 26 23 20 23 26 28 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 28 20 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 13 10 8 4 3 8 9 13 17 17 13 12 11 11 11 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 34 35 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 20 10 0 0 10 50 50 50 40 30 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 10 4 1 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 WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 45 60 75 85 90 100 100 100 100 85 75 60 35 15 15
TEMPERATURE 33 29 26 23 21 21 22 24 24 24 22 19 16 16 16 18 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 24 16 19
WIND DIR SW S SE E N N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 4 4 4 8 12 16 17 13 14 8 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 25 23 25 35 40 42 37 35 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 10 0 0 10 40 50 40 30 20 0 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 6 2 1 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 WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 50 65 80 85 90 100 100 100 100 85 75 60 35 15 15
TEMPERATURE 40 35 31 28 26 25 26 28 29 28 26 23 20 21 22 25 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 29 20 25
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 3 3 6 8 10 11 10 9 8 8 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 23 26 31 37 34 31 28 27 24 25 25 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 20 10 0 0 10 40 50 40 40 20 10 0 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 7 3 1 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