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
253 PM AST THU JAN 9 2025
*** 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 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 80 70 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 38 39 40 39 38 37 37 37 37 37 35 35 35 34 35 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 38 34 35
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SW S S SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 20 21 19 16 16 13 12 14 13 12 11 12 12 14 17 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 47 39 36 29 33 34 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 90 90 80 70 80 80 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.67 0.53 0.17 0.55
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.4 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 32 32 29 26 25 25 22 21 18 15 16 16 15 15 17 19
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 80 70 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 43 43 43 43 42 42 41 42 41 41 39 40 40 39 39 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 42 39 40
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 20 20 14 12 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 90 90 80 70 80 80 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.65 0.48 0.15 0.54
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 36 32 32 29 26 26 26 22 21 18 15 16 16 15 15 16 19
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 95 95 90 95 95 65 60 70 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 35 33 34 34 36 35 35 37 36 35 36 35 33 33 34 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 37 33 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 23 24 18 16 17 19 20 19 18 16 14 17 17 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 90 90 90 80 70 70 60 60 50 60 80 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.53 0.19 0.16 0.30
12 HOUR SNOW 2.3 1.1 1.0 1.9
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 28 27 24 23 20 20 20 21 18 16 12 10 10 7 7 13 14
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 65 65 75 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 34 35 37 38 39 41 40 43 40 40 41 41 37 36 37 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 43 36 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 17 17 16 18 18 18 20 19 17 12 11 13 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 100 100 100 90 80 80 70 60 60 60 60 80 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S R R R R R R S S S S R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.58 0.22 0.20 0.36
12 HOUR SNOW 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 31 29 26 25 23 22 22 22 20 17 13 10 10 7 9 14 16
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 95 90 95 95 95 60 60 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 34 33 34 35 35 35 34 35 35 35 35 34 33 32 33 33 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 35 32 33
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 16 17 14 12 11 9 5 6 5 6 6 8 6 12 12 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 41 36 33 32 34 31 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 90 70 60 60 40 40 40 50 80 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.50 0.14 0.11 0.31
12 HOUR SNOW 1.4 0.6 0.6 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 30 29 27 25 24 23 23 23 20 16 12 10 11 10 11 15 17
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE FRIDAY 01/10/25 SATURDAY 01/11/25
TIME (LT) 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15
3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 95 65 65 95 95 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 38 37 38 40 40 40 38 40 39 40 40 38 35 34 36 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 41 34 37
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 16 16 13 13 12 11 12 13 13 13 11 9 13 13 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 40 39 39 28 29 32 31 32 28 29 29 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 70 60 60 50 50 50 60 80 100 100 100 80
PRECIP TYPE S S R S S R S S S S R R S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.56 0.18 0.13 0.34
12 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 32 30 28 26 24 24 23 23 21 17 14 11 13 12 12 15 18
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN