Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
300 PM ADT SAT SEP 28 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                                        SUNDAY 09/29/24                         MONDAY 09/30/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   80   80   70   65   60   60   50   45   50   55   55   65   60   80   85
TEMPERATURE        41   40   39   38   37   37   39   41   42   40   38   36   35   35   38   41   41
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  42                  35                  41
WIND DIR           SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E    E
WIND (MPH)          6    5    5    6    5    5    6    8    8    6    8    8    8    9   10   12   14
WIND GUST (MPH)              23   25                                                26   29   33   35
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   10   10   10   10   10   20   20   10   20   10   10   10   30   50   60
PRECIP TYPE         R    R                             R    R    R    R    R              R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.05
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   37   36   35   34   33   32   32   33   34   35   35   34   33   30   30   34   37


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 09/29/24                         MONDAY 09/30/24
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   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   75   80   80   65   65   60   60   50   45   50   55   55   65   65   80   85
TEMPERATURE        47   46   44   42   41   41   44   47   48   45   43   42   41   41   44   47   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           41                  48                  41                  48
WIND DIR           SE    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SW   SE    E    E    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    5    6    4    3    4    5    4    4    4    5    6    6    9   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   10   10   10   10   10   20   20   10   20   10   10   10   30   50   60
PRECIP TYPE         R    R                             R    R    R    R    R              R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.04
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   37   36   35   34   33   32   32   33   34   35   35   34   33   31   31   34   37


...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 09/29/24                         MONDAY 09/30/24
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   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   70   75   75   75   70   65   60   50   50   55   70   70   75   60   65   80
TEMPERATURE        42   40   39   37   36   36   39   42   43   39   37   36   35   35   38   42   43
MIN/MAX TEMP                           36                  43                  35                  43
WIND DIR           SW    S    S    S   SE    S    S   SW   SW    S    S    S    S   SE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         11   11   10   11    5    5    6    8    9    8    6    6    5    8   10   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10    5    5    5    5   10    5   10   10   10   10    5   10   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   35   34   32   30   29   27   28   31   33   31   30   30   29   26   28   32   35


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 09/29/24                         MONDAY 09/30/24
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   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   65   75   75   70   70   65   60   50   50   55   70   70   75   60   70   80
TEMPERATURE        51   49   46   44   42   42   46   50   52   49   45   44   43   42   46   52   52
MIN/MAX TEMP                           41                  52                  42                  52
WIND DIR            S    S    E   NE   NE   NE    S    S    S   SE   SE    E    E    E   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)         10    9    9    9    3    2    4    8    9    5    3    3    3    5    8    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   10   10   20   20   10    5   10   20   40
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R                   R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   35   34   32   30   29   26   28   31   32   31   30   30   28   26   27   31   35


...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 09/29/24                         MONDAY 09/30/24
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   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   65   75   80   70   70   60   60   45   40   50   55   60   70   70   80   80
TEMPERATURE        42   40   37   36   34   34   37   42   42   38   34   33   32   32   35   42   42
MIN/MAX TEMP                           34                  43                  32                  43
WIND DIR            S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E   SE    E
WIND (MPH)          5    4    3    3    3    3    4    5    5    4    4    4    4    3    5    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                               29   33
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    5   10    5    5    5   10   10   10   20   20   20   10   20   30   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    S    R    R    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.03
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   34   33   31   29   27   25   26   30   32   31   30   28   27   25   26   30   33


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 09/29/24                         MONDAY 09/30/24
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   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   60   75   75   70   65   55   60   45   45   50   55   65   70   65   75   80
TEMPERATURE        50   48   45   43   41   41   45   50   51   46   43   41   40   40   43   50   50
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  51                  39                  51
WIND DIR           SE    E    N   NW   NW   NW   SW   SE   SE    E    E    E   NE    E   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    6    4    3    3    4    5    4    4    4    5    5    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)    25   25                                      25   25   23        26        24   25
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   10    5    5   10   10   10   10   20   20   10   10   20   30   50
PRECIP TYPE                                                           R    R    R         R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.00                0.00                0.02
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   34   34   32   30   28   25   26   30   32   31   30   29   28   25   27   30   34

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN