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
503 AM ADT TUE OCT 1 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 TUESDAY 10/01/24 WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 75 75 65 60 60 70 70 90 90 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 38 39 41 42 42 41 41 40 39 41 42 41 41 40 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 35 42 38
WIND DIR E E NE NE NE NE N N NE NE SE SE SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 18 18 18 18 18 13 10 8 11 10 11 12 11 12 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 44 36 47 37 31 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 30 20 10 10 20 20 30 40 50 60 60 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.01 0.02 0.16
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 37 38 40 39 37 34 32 37 37 37 38 37 37 36 36
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE TUESDAY 10/01/24 WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
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 OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 75 75 75 65 60 60 70 70 90 90 90 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 44 45 47 48 48 47 46 44 43 46 47 47 45 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 40 48 41
WIND DIR SE SE SE N NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE E
WIND (MPH) 14 13 11 13 11 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 60 50 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.01 0.02 0.16
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 38 38 38 40 40 37 35 32 37 37 37 38 37 37 36 36
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE TUESDAY 10/01/24 WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 75 80 80 80 80 85 85 80 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 37 39 42 42 42 41 40 39 39 40 41 41 39 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 36 41 36
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 12 11 12 9 9 11 12 13 14 14 13 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 30 20 20 10 10 10 20 30 40 50 50 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S R R R R R S R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.04 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 36 38 36 32 29 26 24 33 34 35 35 35 34 33 33
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 10/01/24 WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 70 65 65 70 70 75 85 80 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 44 47 51 52 51 50 48 46 44 47 50 49 47 45 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 43 50 41
WIND DIR N NE N N NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 10 10 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 30 20 10 10 10 10 20 30 40 50 50 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.13
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 36 38 36 33 30 27 24 33 34 35 35 35 34 33 33
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE TUESDAY 10/01/24 WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 60 60 65 65 75 80 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 34 37 41 43 42 41 39 36 35 37 41 40 38 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 41 35
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N NE SE SE S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 9 10 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 30 20 5 5 5 5 20 30 40 50 50 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.09
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 35 38 38 34 30 28 26 33 33 34 35 35 33 32 32
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE TUESDAY 10/01/24 WEDNESDAY 10/02/24
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 75 65 60 60 65 65 75 80 85 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 41 45 49 51 50 49 46 44 42 45 49 48 46 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 41 49 41
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NW NW SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 8 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 36 34 25 24 24 24 25 27 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 30 20 5 5 5 5 20 30 40 50 50 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.10
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 35 38 38 34 30 28 26 33 34 35 35 35 34 33 32
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN