Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
732 AM AKST SUN DEC 3 2023

*** 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 12/03/23                         MONDAY 12/04/23
TIME (LT)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              95   95   90   90   90   95   95   90   90   90   90   90   90   90   95
TEMPERATURE                  27   29   29   29   31   32   32   33   33   33   33   32   32   32   34
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  29                  34                  31
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)                   24   16   14   12   11    9   11   12   14   17   17   17   14   16   17
WIND GUST (MPH)              49   37   33        29   27   31   29   33   34   35   35   34   35   37
PRECIP PROB (%)              70   60   60   70   60   70   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.13                0.33                0.23                0.46
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.3                 3.4                 1.6                 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              0    0    0    0    1    3    2    8   10   14   18   18   17   23   25


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    SUNDAY 12/03/23                         MONDAY 12/04/23
TIME (LT)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              95   95   90   90   90   95   95   90   90   90   90   90   90   90   95
TEMPERATURE                  32   34   35   35   36   37   37   38   39   39   39   37   37   37   38
MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  34                  39                  37
WIND DIR                      E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)                   20   14   12   10   10    9   10   11   13   17   16   16   13   14   16
WIND GUST (MPH)              40        33                                 34   33   33
PRECIP PROB (%)              60   60   50   70   60   70   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.13                0.27                0.19                0.46
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.0                 1.2                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              0    0    0    0    1    3    2    8   11   15   19   21   19   24   27


...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...

DATE                    SUNDAY 12/03/23                         MONDAY 12/04/23
TIME (LT)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              85   90   80   70   80   85   90   90   90   90   90   90   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  20   21   21   20   21   23   25   27   28   28   27   25   25   24   24
MAX/MIN TEMP                           22                  20                  28                  24
WIND DIR                     NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)                   14   13   12   11   10    8    4   12   13   16   17   16   16   16   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                   32
PRECIP PROB (%)              30   40   30   30   40   50   80   70   70   80   80  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.07                0.11                0.35
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 1.5                 4.8
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    SUNDAY 12/03/23                         MONDAY 12/04/23
TIME (LT)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   90   80   70   80   90   90   90   90   90   90   95   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  26   28   29   28   29   30   30   31   32   32   33   33   33   33   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           29                  28                  34                  32
WIND DIR                     NE    N    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NE    N    N    N   NE
WIND (MPH)                   12   11   13    9    9    5    4   13   16   14   18   16   16   14   17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)              30   40   30   30   50   50   80   70   70   80   80  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.03                0.08                0.13                0.37
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 1.5                 4.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              0    0    0    0    0    0    0    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                    SUNDAY 12/03/23                         MONDAY 12/04/23
TIME (LT)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   90   80   75   80   85   90   90   90   90   95   90   90   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  23   25   26   24   24   25   25   26   27   28   29   28   28   28   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           27                  24                  29                  28
WIND DIR                      N    N    N    N    N    E   SE    E    E   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E
WIND (MPH)                    6    5    5    4    4    3    3    8    9   11   11   11   11   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                 25   26
PRECIP PROB (%)              50   50   40   40   50   50   80   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.06                0.14                0.42
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.2                 1.7                 4.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0


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

DATE                    SUNDAY 12/03/23                         MONDAY 12/04/23
TIME (LT)          03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03
                   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A

CLOUD COVER                  OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)              90   95   85   75   80   85   90   90   90   90   95   95   95   90   90
TEMPERATURE                  22   26   28   27   26   27   27   28   29   30   31   31   31   32   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  26                  32                  31
WIND DIR                     NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    E   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)                    8    8    9    6    5    4    4   10   11   12   13   13   12   12   13
WIND GUST (MPH)              28   29        24                                                     32
PRECIP PROB (%)              40   50   40   40   50   60   80   80   80   80  100  100  100  100  100
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.04                0.08                0.14                0.43
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.4                 1.4                 3.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)              0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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


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