Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
426 PM AST WED DEC 4 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 12/05/24 FRIDAY 12/06/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 38 38 39 39 38 37 37 38 38 38 37 36 34 36 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 38 34 38
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 21 25 27 24 19 17 17 17 18 21 23 20 14 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 58 57 54 43 39 36 37 39 46 47 42 34 32 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.74 0.55 0.97 0.33
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 64 65 64 53 46 42 40 40 40 38 36 35 36 34 29 27
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 12/05/24 FRIDAY 12/06/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 95
TEMPERATURE 43 44 44 44 43 41 42 42 42 42 42 41 39 41 43 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 43 38 44
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 10 12 13 12 13 12 13 13 12 12 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 39 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.60 0.44 0.88 0.29
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 65 65 64 54 46 42 40 41 40 39 36 35 36 34 29 27
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 12/05/24 FRIDAY 12/06/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 90 90 90 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 35 36 36 38 37 36 36 35 35 35 34 34 32 34 35 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 37 31 36
WIND DIR NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW E SE S SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 11 19 17 17 18 18 16 13 11 11 12 14 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 35 37 33 28 28 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.42 0.31 0.46 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 50 52 52 46 41 36 34 33 32 32 30 29 25 23 21 18
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 12/05/24 FRIDAY 12/06/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 95 90 95 95 100 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 44 44 44 45 44 43 43 43 42 42 42 41 41 43 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 44 38 46
WIND DIR NE NE NE SW S S S SW SW SW S S SE SE S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 14 12 12 12 12 11 9 8 8 9 12 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 33 29 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.59 0.35 0.55 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 51 53 53 46 41 36 34 33 33 32 30 29 26 26 23 20
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 12/05/24 FRIDAY 12/06/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 90 95 95 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 34 34 34 37 36 35 36 35 35 34 35 34 32 34 36 36
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 36 32 36
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 16 21 25 20 18 18 14 12 13 16 17 17 11 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 58 61 42 41 44 39 33 36 41 46 42 32 28 28 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S R R S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.58 0.15 0.46 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 51 53 54 45 40 34 33 32 32 31 29 28 25 25 23 20
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 12/05/24 FRIDAY 12/06/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 41 41 41 43 42 41 41 41 41 40 40 40 38 41 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 42 38 43
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 9 11 13 12 12 12 11 10 11 10 11 11 8 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 37 41 40 37 33 32 27 32 33 34 33 28 29 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.57 0.18 0.49 0.14
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 53 56 56 46 41 35 34 33 33 32 30 29 27 26 24 21
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN