Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
650 PM AST TUE NOV 12 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                                        WEDNESDAY 11/13/24                      THURSDAY 11/14/24
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   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   80   70   50   60   70   80   85   85   85   75   75   85   85   90
TEMPERATURE                  30   28   26   25   26   29   28   27   26   25   23   25   25   27   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  29                  23                  28
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    N   NE   NE   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)                   10   11   13   13   13   12   11   10    8    8    8    6    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         10   10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10   20   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S                        S    S    S    S
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)              8    5    4    3    1    1    1    1    0    0    0    1    1    1    2


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/13/24                      THURSDAY 11/14/24
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   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   80   70   50   60   70   80   80   85   85   75   75   85   85   90
TEMPERATURE                  35   33   31   30   30   32   32   30   29   27   26   27   28   31   31
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  33                  26                  31
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NE    N   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)                    5    6    8    8    8    6    6    5    4    4    4    6    6    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                   28   35   40
PRECIP PROB (%)         10    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   10   20   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S                             S    S    S
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)              8    6    4    3    1    1    1    1    1    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 11/13/24                      THURSDAY 11/14/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              75   85   85   70   70   70   80   85   90   90   85   75   80   75   80
TEMPERATURE                  27   24   22   22   22   26   25   24   23   21   19   21   19   22   21
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  26                  19                  23
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N
WIND (MPH)                   19   20   20   21   23   24   24   20   14   11   10   11   12   16   17
WIND GUST (MPH)              36
PRECIP PROB (%)         10    5    5    5   10    5    5    5    5   10   20   20   20    5    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S         S    S    S    S
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)              5    3    3    2    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/13/24                      THURSDAY 11/14/24
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   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              75   80   80   65   65   65   80   85   85   90   85   70   80   80   80
TEMPERATURE                  37   33   31   30   29   33   31   30   29   27   25   26   26   29   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  34                  25                  31
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)                   16   16   14   17   18   20   20   18   13   10    9   11   12   14   16
WIND GUST (MPH)              34   35   35   37   37   37   37   35   32   28   27   28
PRECIP PROB (%)          5    5    5    0    5    0    5    0    0    5   10   10   10    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE                                  S    S    S    S
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)              5    3    4    2    1    1    1    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 11/13/24                      THURSDAY 11/14/24
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   85   80   70   65   65   85   90   90   90   85   70   70   65   75
TEMPERATURE                  27   24   22   22   22   28   26   23   22   21   20   20   20   24   22
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  28                  19                  24
WIND DIR                      N    N    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N   SE
WIND (MPH)                    4    4    5    5    6    6    6    5    5    5    4    5    5    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)         40   30   10    5   20   10   10   10   10   10   20   20    5    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE                   S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.01                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              5    4    4    3    2    2    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


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

DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 11/13/24                      THURSDAY 11/14/24
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   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   80   75   65   60   65   85   90   90   85   85   75   75   70   75
TEMPERATURE                  34   31   29   28   28   33   32   29   27   26   25   26   26   29   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  33                  25                  30
WIND DIR                      N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N
WIND (MPH)                    5    5    6    6    8    9    9    9    6    6    5    8    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                             24   25   26   29   28   26   25   24
PRECIP PROB (%)         40   30    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5   20   10    5    0    0   10
PRECIP TYPE                   S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                   S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.01                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              4    3    4    3    2    2    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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