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
257 PM 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 FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 55 60 60 60 85 90 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 49 48 45 42 40 40 42 44 45 44 42 40 39 39 41 44 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 45 38 45
WIND DIR S SW NE E E E E E E NE E NE NE E W E E
WIND (MPH) 3 2 2 3 8 10 11 14 18 21 24 19 14 6 1 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 29 32 37 46 51 52 46 37 24 29 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 5 5 40 80 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.15 0.90 0.47
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 45 45 44 43 44 42 42 42 44 46 48 50 51 52 51 52
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 55 55 60 85 90 95 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 55 54 51 47 45 45 47 50 50 49 48 46 44 45 47 50 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 50 44 51
WIND DIR SE SE E SE E SE E SE E SE E E E SE NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 3 6 10 11 14 17 20 24 19 14 5 1 4 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 32 35 37 39 46 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 10 5 5 40 80 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.14 0.85 0.43
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 45 45 44 43 44 42 42 42 44 46 48 50 51 52 51 52
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 50 60 65 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 48 47 44 42 41 41 43 45 46 45 42 39 37 37 39 42 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 46 37 43
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW E N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 4 4 3 2 2 3 8 11 11 9 8 5 9 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 0 0 20 60 70 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 70 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R S R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.37 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 47 45 43 41 40 40 40 42 44 43 42 41 40 40 43 45 46
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 45 55 65 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 56 54 51 47 45 46 49 54 55 53 49 45 42 43 48 53 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 55 42 55
WIND DIR S S S SW SW N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 10 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 20 50 70 80 80 90 90 90 90 80 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.37 0.23
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 47 46 44 42 40 40 40 42 43 43 42 41 41 41 44 45 47
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 25 35 50 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 48 46 44 41 39 39 41 43 44 43 42 40 38 39 41 44 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 44 38 45
WIND DIR SE E E E E E E E E NE N N NW NW W E E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 2 2 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 5 30 60 70 90 90 90 90 80 80 70 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S R R S S S S S S S S R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.07 0.47 0.18
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 45 43 40 38 39 39 41 42 42 41 41 40 40 43 44 46
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 09/20/24 SATURDAY 09/21/24
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 FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 25 40 50 75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 55 54 50 46 44 44 48 52 54 52 49 45 43 43 47 52 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 54 43 54
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E E E E E NW NW NW NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 8 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 5 5 5 20 50 70 90 90 90 90 80 80 70 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.44 0.21
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 45 43 41 39 39 40 42 43 42 42 41 41 41 44 45 47
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN