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
935 AM ADT TUE SEP 24 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 TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 45 46 46 44 41 40 39 39 42 43 43 42 40 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 39 43 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 14 12 9 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32 27 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.19 0.15 0.27
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 46 45 44 42 41 41 39 37 38 38 36 34 32 30
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 90 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 51 52 52 50 47 46 45 45 46 48 48 47 45 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 45 48 42
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 6 8 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.21 0.19 0.15 0.27
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 46 45 44 42 41 41 39 37 38 38 36 34 32 30
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 90 95 90 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 44 45 45 43 40 39 38 38 42 43 43 42 39 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 38 43 36
WIND DIR NE SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 17 16 14 10 5 8 9 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 80 70 70 70 70 60 60 60 70 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.06 0.05 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 46 46 44 42 40 38 37 37 39 38 36 33 31 28
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 90
TEMPERATURE 50 53 53 50 46 44 43 43 51 53 54 52 48 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 43 54 44
WIND DIR S SE SW SW S SW SW S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 17 13 12 5 8 6 11 11 11 11 11 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 80 70 70 70 70 70 70 60 70 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.08 0.04 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 46 45 44 42 40 38 37 36 38 37 35 33 31 28
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 44 44 45 43 41 40 40 39 42 44 45 43 39 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 39 45 35
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 20 19 16 9 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 37 34 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 80 70 70 80 80 70 70 80 80 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S R R R R S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.09 0.06 0.08
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 46 45 44 42 40 39 36 36 37 37 35 33 31 28
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95 95
TEMPERATURE 51 52 52 49 46 45 44 44 50 54 55 52 47 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 44 55 42
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 9 6 5 5 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 34 29 27 27 28 28 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 80 70 70 80 80 80 70 80 80 60 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.10 0.06 0.09
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 46 45 44 42 41 39 37 36 37 37 35 33 31 28
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN