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
422 AM ADT SAT JUL 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 SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
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 OV BK SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 50 40 20 15 25 30 55 50 60 80 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 55 58 60 61 60 56 53 52 53 56 59 60 57 54 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 52 60 50
WIND DIR E E SE SE E NE N N NE SW SW SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 90 90 90 90 90 89 89 89 89 89 93 98 96 92 86 83
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
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 OV BK SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 65 50 40 20 10 25 30 55 55 65 80 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 58 63 66 67 65 59 55 53 55 60 65 67 63 59 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 53 67 54
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE NE N N NE SE SE S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 10 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 90 89 90 90 90 89 89 89 89 89 93 98 96 92 86 82
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
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 BK BK SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 55 35 20 30 25 30 35 45 35 35 65 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 53 59 62 64 63 56 52 50 54 63 69 71 64 56 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 50 71 52
WIND DIR NW SW SW SW SW W NE NE NE NE SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 6 6 6 2 4 8 6 8 9 11 11 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 30 20 10 5 5 5 5 0 20 20 30 30 40 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.35
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 91 91 93 93 93 92 92 93 93 94 98 104 109 109 102 95
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
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 OV BK SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 60 35 20 25 20 25 35 45 35 35 70 85 90 95
TEMPERATURE 55 64 68 70 68 62 58 56 59 66 72 73 69 63 61 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 56 74 58
WIND DIR NW SW SW SW SW SE NE NE NE NW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 5 6 5 1 2 4 4 5 9 10 9 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 30 20 20 5 5 5 5 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 91 91 93 93 93 92 92 93 93 93 98 103 107 107 100 93
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
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 OV OV BK SC SC SC FW SC SC BK SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 65 45 45 30 25 35 50 55 35 40 60 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 56 61 64 66 64 58 53 51 54 61 67 68 63 57 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 51 69 52
WIND DIR NE SE SE SE SE NE NW NW N SE SE S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 90 89 91 91 91 90 90 90 90 91 94 98 101 102 95 89
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
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 OV OV BK SC SC FW FW SC SC BK SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 60 45 40 25 20 30 45 50 35 40 65 80 90 95
TEMPERATURE 58 64 68 70 68 61 56 54 58 67 74 77 71 63 60 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 54 77 56
WIND DIR NE S S SE SE NW NW NW NW N NW SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 40 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 90 89 91 91 91 90 90 90 91 92 94 98 102 102 95 89
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN