Avalanche Weather Guidance
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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


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