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
431 AM AST WED JAN 15 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) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW CL CL CL FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 40 15 5 5 0 10 20 60 55
TEMPERATURE 28 29 30 29 25 22 21 20 19 22 28 28 25 23 22 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 19 28 20
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N W W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 20 24 18 19 6 11 3 9 5 4 3 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 44 48 43 40 28 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 70 100 100 70 50 40 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.32 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.9 1.7 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW CL CL CL FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 85 40 15 5 5 0 10 20 60 60
TEMPERATURE 33 33 34 33 30 28 27 27 26 28 33 32 30 27 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 26 33 25
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 9 5 4 3 2 3 3 5 5 6 10 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 33 42 48 34 21 24 20 33 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 70 90 90 60 50 40 20 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.30 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...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) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 95 90 85 70 15 15 5 0 5 5 20 25
TEMPERATURE 18 19 21 19 15 11 10 9 8 11 17 16 13 10 8 7
MAX/MIN TEMP 21 8 17 6
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 30 50 50 40 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.06 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
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 95 90 85 60 15 15 5 0 5 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 26 27 28 26 22 18 18 17 16 19 28 27 24 20 19 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 16 28 17
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 8 10 12 11 10 8 8 8 8 12 14 14 16 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 34 35 28 27 27 25 27 32 34 35 39 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 40 40 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 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
...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) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 95 95 80 40 15 10 5 0 5 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 21 22 24 23 20 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 14 11 10 9
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 16 19 8
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 4 8 12 16 17 13 14 8 5 4 4 3 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 35 40 42 37 35 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 40 40 40 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 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
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/15/25 THURSDAY 01/16/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 95 95 80 40 15 10 5 0 5 5 15 20
TEMPERATURE 25 26 28 27 23 19 19 18 17 20 25 24 21 17 16 15
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 17 25 14
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 8 8 9 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 31 37 34 31 28 27 24 25 25 27 29 32 36 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 40 40 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 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
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN