Avalanche Weather Guidance Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
233 PM ADT SAT APR 20 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 SUNDAY 04/21/24 MONDAY 04/22/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 15 40 55 60 60 60 70 85 90 90 90 80 80
TEMPERATURE 51 48 43 38 36 37 43 47 46 44 41 37 35 35 36 40 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 47 34 43
WIND DIR N N NE N NE E S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 5 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 30 30 50 50 60 30 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 30 31 30 29 27 25 27 29 32 30 28 25 23 20 20 21 23
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SUNDAY 04/21/24 MONDAY 04/22/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 15 35 55 60 60 60 70 85 90 90 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 61 58 46 41 38 39 46 52 54 51 44 41 40 39 42 46 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 54 39 49
WIND DIR NW W NW W W E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 30 50 50 60 30 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 30 30 30 29 27 25 27 29 32 30 28 24 23 20 19 21 22
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SUNDAY 04/21/24 MONDAY 04/22/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 10 30 35 55 75 80 85 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 51 47 39 33 31 32 39 46 47 43 39 36 35 35 37 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 47 34 43
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 9 9 11 14 16 16 16 16 13 11 11 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 40 40 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 32 28 25 22 21 25 28 29 27 23 19 17 16 18 21 23
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 04/21/24 MONDAY 04/22/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 25 35 60 80 80 85 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 58 55 43 36 34 36 44 52 55 53 45 41 41 40 45 51 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 55 40 54
WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 12 12 11 10 8 8 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 50 40 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 33 32 28 24 20 20 24 26 28 26 22 18 16 16 18 21 22
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SUNDAY 04/21/24 MONDAY 04/22/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 45 65 75 80 85 75 75
TEMPERATURE 50 47 41 36 33 35 41 47 47 44 40 36 34 34 38 42 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 47 34 43
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 4 4 6 9 10 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 50 40 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 28 28 24 21 17 16 22 25 27 25 21 17 15 15 16 20 21
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SUNDAY 04/21/24 MONDAY 04/22/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 50 70 75 85 85 80 80
TEMPERATURE 58 55 45 38 36 37 45 53 54 52 45 41 39 39 44 49 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 55 39 50
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27 27 27 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 50 50 20 20 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 29 29 25 21 17 16 21 25 27 25 21 17 15 15 17 20 21
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN