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
301 PM ADT WED OCT 9 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 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV 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 95 90 90 90 85 85 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 39 39 38 38 37 37 36 37 37 37 37 36 36 36 37 39 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 38 34 40
WIND DIR E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 33 33 33 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 50 40 50 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S S S S S S S S R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.39 0.23 0.07
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 33 32 32 31 29 28 27 26 27 27 26 27 27 28 30 35 37
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 85 85 90 85 85
TEMPERATURE 47 46 46 45 44 44 44 46 45 45 44 43 42 43 44 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 47 41 48
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE E E E NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 14 13 10 11 11 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 50 40 50 40 40 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.39 0.22 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 33 32 32 31 29 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 28 30 35 38
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 85 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 80 85 90 85
TEMPERATURE 40 39 39 38 37 37 39 40 39 37 37 36 35 35 37 39 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 41 34 41
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 70 50 50 40 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.18 0.09 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 32 31 30 30 28 26 26 26 26 24 23 22 21 18 20 26 32
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 90 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 80 85 90 90
TEMPERATURE 47 46 44 42 40 40 43 47 47 44 41 39 39 39 41 46 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 49 37 49
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW NE N N NE N
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 80 80 70 50 60 40 30 30 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.20 0.10 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 31 30 31 30 28 26 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 18 20 25 31
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 38 36 35 35 34 34 35 38 38 35 34 33 33 33 34 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 39 31 40
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 29 29 25 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 50 60 50 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.18 0.10 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 31 30 30 29 27 26 25 25 25 24 23 22 21 17 18 23 28
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 100 100 100 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 85 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 47 44 43 42 41 40 42 45 45 43 41 40 40 39 41 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 46 39 47
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 24 24 24 23 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 80 70 70 50 60 40 40 40 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.21 0.11 0.04
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 31 31 31 29 27 26 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 17 19 25 30
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN