Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
238 PM AST WED NOV 6 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 11/07/24                       FRIDAY 11/08/24
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   35   30   70   95   95   95   90   95   95   95   85   90   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        34   31   29   29   28   28   29   36   36   34   33   33   33   32   34   37   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           27                  36                  32                  37
WIND DIR            S    S    E   NE   NE    E    E   SE   SE   SE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          8    5    8   16   17   20   19   17   20   20   19   20   20   19   19   19   17
WIND GUST (MPH)              26   33   37   40   46   37   46   44   44   44   41   42   42   41   37
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5    0    0   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70
PRECIP TYPE         S                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.33                0.33                0.20
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.4                 0.3                 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   17   16   13    9    8   11   15   19   19   17   17   18   17   17   17   18   17


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 11/07/24                       FRIDAY 11/08/24
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        SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   35   30   65   90   95   95   90   90   90   95   85   90   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        40   37   34   35   36   40   40   43   43   40   39   38   38   37   39   42   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  44                  37                  42
WIND DIR           SE    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    8   12   16   19   13    9   11   10   11   12   11    9    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                   34   39   42   34             28        32   28   26   26
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5    0    0   70  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70
PRECIP TYPE         R                   S    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.32                0.32                0.20
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   18   16   13    9    8   11   15   19   19   17   17   18   17   18   17   18   17


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 11/07/24                       FRIDAY 11/08/24
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        SC   SC   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   80   60   75   90   95   95   95   90   85   90   85   85   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        34   30   25   26   27   31   32   33   33   32   31   31   31   31   32   33   32
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  34                  31                  33
WIND DIR           SW   SW   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          9    8    4    9   11   13   14   10    8   21   18   18   18   12   12   14   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                            26
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10    0    0   20   20   50  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70   60
PRECIP TYPE         S                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.24                0.31                0.15
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 1.3                 1.8                 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   14   13   10    6    4    5    8   13   14   14   13   15   16   15   15   16   15


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        THURSDAY 11/07/24                       FRIDAY 11/08/24
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        SC   SC   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   80   60   75   90   95   95   95   90   90   90   90   90   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        43   39   35   34   37   40   41   39   40   39   38   38   38   37   39   42   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  41                  37                  42
WIND DIR            S    S   NE   NE   NE    N   NE    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          8    3    2    5    6    9    9    8    8   13   12   12   13    9   10   12   13
WIND GUST (MPH)                                            27   35   32   29   35
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10    0    0   20   20   50  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70   60
PRECIP TYPE         R                   R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.23                0.30                0.15
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   15   13   11    6    4    5    8   12   13   14   14   15   15   15   15   16   15


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 11/07/24                       FRIDAY 11/08/24
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        SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   40   80   75   80   95   95   95   90   80   85   85   85   90   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        32   28   25   24   24   23   23   32   32   30   29   29   28   28   30   33   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  32                  28                  33
WIND DIR            S    S    E    N    N   NE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          4    4    4    3    5   10    9    9   11   14   14   14   14   14   14   14   13
WIND GUST (MPH)              23                  32   28   33   43   44   43   40   41   41   39   34
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5    0    0   40   40  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70
PRECIP TYPE         S                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.27                0.35                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 1.2                 1.6                 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   13   10    8    6    4    4    7   10   12   13   13   14   15   15   15   16   16


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

DATE                                        THURSDAY 11/07/24                       FRIDAY 11/08/24
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        SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   80   70   75   95   95   95   90   80   85   85   80   90   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        40   36   31   30   33   35   36   37   37   36   35   34   34   34   35   36   37
MIN/MAX TEMP                           30                  38                  34                  37
WIND DIR           SE   SE   NW   NW   NW   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)          6    5    4    5    6    6    6    8    9   11   11   12   12    9    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)                        28   29   28   25   28   39   37   40   39   29   29   28   27
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5    0    0   40   50  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   80   70
PRECIP TYPE         R                   S    S    S    R    S    S    S    S    S    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.27                0.35                0.18
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.5                 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   14   11    9    7    4    5    8   10   12   13   13   15   15   15   15   16   16

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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