Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
342 AM ADT THU JUL 18 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                    THURSDAY 07/18/24                       FRIDAY 07/19/24
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        SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   15   30   35   50   75   80   90   75   85   80   85   90   90   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE        46   46   51   56   58   57   54   51   49   51   53   56   56   55   54   51   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  48                  57                  51
WIND DIR            E   NE    N    N   NE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   SE    E   SE    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          4    5    4    4    4    5    6    6    6    6    5    5    8    6    8    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   20   30   50   70   80   70   30   20   30   50   80   60   50   40
PRECIP TYPE         R              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.16                0.11                0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   59   59   63   68   79   83   86   88   91   91   93   95   96   94   92   92   90


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                    THURSDAY 07/18/24                       FRIDAY 07/19/24
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        SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   15   30   35   50   75   80   90   80   85   80   90   90   90   90   90   80
TEMPERATURE        49   50   55   62   64   62   59   56   53   55   58   62   62   60   57   54   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           64                  53                  63                  52
WIND DIR           SE    N    W    W    S   NE   NE    N   NE   NE    E    E   NE    E    E   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          3    4    4    4    3    4    5    5    5    5    4    4    8    5    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   20   30   50   70   80   70   40   20   30   50   80   60   50   40
PRECIP TYPE         R              R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.16                0.13                0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   59   58   62   68   78   83   86   88   91   91   93   95   96   94   92   92   90


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 07/18/24                       FRIDAY 07/19/24
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        SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   35   30   15   50   25   40   60   95   65   70   80   85   85   85   90   85
TEMPERATURE        46   46   53   59   62   59   55   50   46   50   56   61   62   57   52   49   49
MAX/MIN TEMP                           62                  46                  62                  48
WIND DIR            S   SE    N   NE   NE   SW    S    E    N   NE   SE    S    S    N    N   NE    E
WIND (MPH)          6    6    4    6    8    8    8    5    6    8    9   11   12   16   12   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    5    0    0    5    5   20   40   30   30   40   40   40   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.09                0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   57   56   60   65   69   75   81   83   92   85   88   93   95   94   94   93   91


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                    THURSDAY 07/18/24                       FRIDAY 07/19/24
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        BK   SC   SC   FW   BK   FW   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   40   30   15   50   25   40   65   95   70   70   80   90   85   85   90   85
TEMPERATURE        48   49   56   65   68   65   61   56   52   57   62   69   70   67   62   57   56
MAX/MIN TEMP                           68                  52                  70                  55
WIND DIR            S    S    N   SW   NE    W    N   NE    N    N    E    S    S    N    N   NE    N
WIND (MPH)          4    4    5    6    8    8    5    4    3    4    6   10    9   13   10    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5    0    0    5   10   20   50   30   30   30   40   40   30   20   20
PRECIP TYPE         R                                  R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.07                0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   57   56   58   62   66   73   80   83   92   86   88   91   95   94   94   93   91


...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...

DATE                    THURSDAY 07/18/24                       FRIDAY 07/19/24
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45   40   25   40   20   35   65   90   85   75   80   90   90   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        44   45   51   59   61   59   54   49   46   48   53   59   59   57   54   51   51
MAX/MIN TEMP                           61                  45                  60                  50
WIND DIR            E   SE   NW    S    S   SE    N    W    N    N    W    S   SE   NW   NW   NW   SE
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    4    5    5    4    4    4    5    5    6    6    9    6    5    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    5    0    0    0    5   20   40   30   30   40   50   50   40   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.08                0.10
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   56   55   57   61   64   70   76   80   90   83   85   88   92   93   93   91   90


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

DATE                    THURSDAY 07/18/24                       FRIDAY 07/19/24
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        SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    50   40   35   25   35   20   40   70   90   80   75   80   90   90   90   90   85
TEMPERATURE        49   50   57   66   69   66   61   55   51   53   59   66   67   63   58   54   53
MAX/MIN TEMP                           69                  50                  67                  53
WIND DIR           SE   SE   NW    W    S   SE    N    W    N   NW   SW    S   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    5    5    5    4    3    4    6    5    6    6    9    6    4    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5    0    0    0   10   20   60   30   30   40   40   50   40   30   30
PRECIP TYPE                                            R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.09                0.09
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   57   55   57   60   64   71   78   81   90   84   86   89   93   93   93   92   90

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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