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
225 PM ADT WED SEP 18 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) 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 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 85 85 90 90 95 90
TEMPERATURE 48 46 43 42 41 41 46 48 49 46 43 41 40 40 45 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 49 40 48
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 16 14 16 14 14 14 12 11 10 8 6 4 6 9 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 40 40 32 33 32 29 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 70 60 60 60 60 70 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.47 0.32 0.07 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 47 47 46 45 45 44 45 46 46 46 46 45 44 44 42 42 42
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 70 80 85 90 90 95 90
TEMPERATURE 54 51 48 46 45 45 51 54 55 52 48 46 45 45 51 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 55 45 55
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
WIND (MPH) 17 16 16 10 6 8 6 6 5 3 2 2 5 6 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 34 34 27 26 33 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 70 60 60 50 60 70 80 80 70
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.38 0.25 0.06 0.11
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 47 47 46 45 45 44 44 46 46 46 46 45 44 44 42 42 42
...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) 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 BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 90 95 90 90 75 70 60 50 75 80 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 47 44 41 40 39 38 44 47 48 45 43 42 41 41 45 47 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 48 41 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 19 12 12 11 9 11 10 10 10 4 3 3 8 9 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 43 36 34 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 70 60 50 20 20 20 30 30 50 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.13 0.00 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 47 45 44 43 42 43 45 46 45 44 43 41 40 40 42 44
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 BK BK BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 90 95 95 90 90 70 55 50 50 75 80 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 56 52 48 46 45 45 52 55 56 53 49 47 45 45 52 55 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 56 45 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 9 8 6 5 9 9 10 10 3 2 1 6 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 39 28 27 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 70 60 50 20 20 20 30 30 50 50 60 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 0.08 0.00 0.05
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 47 45 44 44 43 42 45 46 46 44 43 41 40 40 42 43
...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) 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 BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 90 90 75 55 40 30 35 65 75 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 46 44 41 40 39 38 44 47 48 45 42 40 39 39 43 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 48 39 45
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S SW SW W SW SW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 8 9 6 11 6 5 6 6 5 3 2 4 6 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 28 28 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 70 50 40 20 10 20 20 30 50 60 70 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R S R R R R R R S S S S R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.05 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 46 46 44 44 43 41 42 45 47 46 44 42 40 39 39 41 42
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 BK SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 55 40 30 35 65 75 80 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 55 51 48 46 45 44 51 54 55 52 48 46 44 44 50 53 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 55 44 54
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 10 10 6 5 6 5 6 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 39 32 27 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 70 60 50 20 20 20 20 30 40 50 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.05 0.00 0.06
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 45 46 44 44 43 42 42 45 47 46 44 43 40 39 40 42 43
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN