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
406 AM ADT THU MAY 30 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 05/30/24 FRIDAY 05/31/24
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 50 35 40 55 50 70 75 75 75 80 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 39 42 44 45 42 41 39 37 40 45 48 49 49 46 43 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 37 49 40
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 10 6 6 8 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 25 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 20 20 30 20 10 5 20 30 30 30 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 27 30 33 36 38 39 39 38 48 50 52 52 50 46 43 42
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 05/30/24 FRIDAY 05/31/24
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 55 35 35 55 50 70 75 75 75 80 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 49 52 53 50 47 44 41 46 51 54 56 55 52 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 41 56 46
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 10 9 8 9 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 20 20 30 20 10 5 20 30 30 30 30 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 27 30 33 36 38 39 39 38 48 50 52 52 50 46 43 42
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 05/30/24 FRIDAY 05/31/24
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 OV OV SC BK SC SC SC SC OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 50 50 30 30 35 40 75 65 65 65 60 60 65 75
TEMPERATURE 42 46 49 50 46 43 40 37 40 46 51 53 51 48 43 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 37 53 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE N NE NE S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 14 17 17 17 12 5 6 9 9 11 14 16 14 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 10 20 20 30 40
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) 33 37 39 40 40 37 32 29 43 46 49 50 48 45 42 41
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 05/30/24 FRIDAY 05/31/24
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 OV OV BK BK SC SC SC SC OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 50 50 35 35 45 50 75 65 65 65 65 65 70 80
TEMPERATURE 50 54 57 58 55 52 48 45 48 54 58 60 59 55 51 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 45 60 47
WIND DIR S SW S SW SW SW NE N N NE N S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 14 13 9 3 6 5 5 10 10 11 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 33 35 37 38 39 36 33 31 43 46 48 49 48 44 41 40
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 05/30/24 FRIDAY 05/31/24
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK OV BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 55 45 35 45 60 55 75 70 65 70 70 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 40 45 48 49 46 43 40 37 39 45 50 52 51 47 42 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 37 52 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E N NW W SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 10 9 6 5 8 8 6 8 10 10 9 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 5 10 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 31 35 37 39 40 38 36 33 42 44 46 47 46 43 40 39
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 05/30/24 FRIDAY 05/31/24
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 55 40 35 45 55 55 75 70 65 70 70 70 75 85
TEMPERATURE 47 53 57 58 55 51 47 43 45 52 58 60 59 54 48 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 43 60 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE N NW N NW NW SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 10 10 9 5 4 8 8 5 6 9 9 8 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 5 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 31 34 36 38 39 38 36 34 43 45 47 48 47 44 40 39
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN