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
847 AM ADT THU SEP 19 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 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 50 55 60 60 60 85 90 95 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 46 48 49 46 43 41 40 40 45 47 48 45 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 40 48 38
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S SE SE SE E E E NE E
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 4 4 4 6 9 11 10 9 9 9 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 40 20 10 5 5 40 80 80 70 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.01 0.10 0.47
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 45 45 45 45 44 43 44 42 42 42 44 46 48 50
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 70 50 50 55 55 60 85 90 95 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 51 54 55 52 48 46 45 45 51 54 55 52 48 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 45 55 44
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 2 2 2 4 6 9 11 11 6 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 33 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 60 40 20 10 5 5 40 80 80 70 80 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.10 0.01 0.09 0.44
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 45 45 45 45 44 43 44 42 42 42 44 46 48 50
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 65 60 55 50 60 65 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 44 47 48 45 43 42 41 41 45 47 48 44 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 41 48 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 17 14 12 4 3 3 5 9 9 10 11 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 10 10 5 0 0 20 60 60 60 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.03 0.22
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 43 45 47 45 43 41 40 40 40 42 44 43 42 41 40
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 60 50 45 45 55 65 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 52 55 56 53 49 47 45 45 52 55 56 52 47 45 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 45 56 42
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 14 11 3 2 1 3 6 6 6 5 9 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 20 50 60 60 60 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.22
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 42 45 47 46 44 42 40 40 40 42 43 43 42 41 41
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 25 20 25 35 50 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 44 47 48 45 42 40 39 39 43 45 45 43 41 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 45 38
WIND DIR SW W SW SW W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 30 60 70 60 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 41 44 46 45 43 40 38 39 39 41 42 42 41 41 40
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 25 20 25 40 50 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 51 54 55 52 48 46 44 44 50 53 54 50 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 44 54 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 5 2 1 1 3 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 20 50 60 60 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.25
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 41 44 46 45 43 41 39 39 40 42 43 42 42 41 41
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN