Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
307 PM ADT SAT OCT 5 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 10/06/24                         MONDAY 10/07/24
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 (%)   100  100  100  100  100   85   95  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95  100
TEMPERATURE        41   40   39   38   38   38   39   40   40   40   39   38   37   36   39   40   40
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  40                  36                  40
WIND DIR            S   SE   SE   SE    E    E   NE   NE    E   SE    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         17   14   14   13   13   12   20   23   13   11   10   12   16   12   12   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)    36   33   34   33   34   33   42   49   36             31   37   29   32   29   28
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100   80   50   30   70  100  100   90   80   70   90   90   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.38                0.49                0.38                0.39
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   36   36   37   36   35   34   32   42   42   41   37   36   35   35   35   35   36


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 10/06/24                         MONDAY 10/07/24
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 (%)   100  100  100  100  100   85   95  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        48   48   47   46   45   45   48   50   51   50   49   47   44   43   45   46   45
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  51                  43                  46
WIND DIR           SE   SE    E    E    E    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         12   11    8   11   12   13   20   23   14   12    9   11   13    9   10    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)              25                  40        35
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100   80   50   30   70  100  100  100   80   80   80   90   90   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.29                0.47                0.39                0.38
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   36   36   36   36   35   34   32   43   42   41   37   36   35   35   35   35   36


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 10/06/24                         MONDAY 10/07/24
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 (%)   100  100  100  100   95  100   90  100  100  100  100   95  100   95   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        40   40   39   38   37   37   40   42   43   43   41   39   37   36   39   40   40
MIN/MAX TEMP                           37                  43                  36                  40
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    E   NE   SE    S    S    S   SW    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         18   17   13   12   10   11    5   14   11    8   14   12   11   10   10   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100  100  100   40   60  100  100   90   70   70   80   80   70   80   80
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.25                0.37                0.47                0.24
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.1                 0.0                 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   34   34   34   34   33   33   32   32   35   36   35   33   33   33   33   34   35


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 10/06/24                         MONDAY 10/07/24
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 (%)   100  100  100  100   95  100   95  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        49   48   46   44   42   42   47   52   53   52   49   45   40   39   44   47   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  53                  39                  48
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    S    S    N   NE    N   SW    S    S    S   SW    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         16   14   10   12    9    9    5   10    6    3   16   12   11   10    9    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)    34   34
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100  100  100   40   60  100  100  100   70   70   80   80   80   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.23                0.39                0.49                0.27
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   34   34   34   34   34   33   32   32   35   36   35   33   33   32   33   34   34


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 10/06/24                         MONDAY 10/07/24
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 (%)   100   95  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95   95
TEMPERATURE        40   39   37   36   35   35   37   40   40   40   38   37   34   33   37   39   39
MIN/MAX TEMP                           35                  40                  33                  40
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    E    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         13   12   10   10    9    8    8   10    8    9    9   12   12    8    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)         31   34   32   28   27   27   34   27   27   28   36   36   29   27   27   28
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100  100  100   60   70  100  100   90   70   80  100   80   80   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    R    S    S    S    S    R    S    S    S    R    R    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.13                0.47                0.42                0.32
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.5                 0.5                 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   34   34   34   34   33   33   31   30   32   35   34   33   32   32   32   33   34


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 10/06/24                         MONDAY 10/07/24
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 (%)   100   95  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100  100   95   95  100   95
TEMPERATURE        48   47   46   44   42   43   46   50   51   50   48   45   41   40   45   47   47
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  51                  40                  48
WIND DIR           SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   NE    E    E    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE
WIND (MPH)         13   13    9    8    8    9    8    9    6    9   11   12   12    8    8    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)    39   37   28   28   25   28        32   24        34   34   33        25
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100  100  100   50   70  100  100   90   70   80   90   80   80   90   90
PRECIP TYPE         R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R    R
12 HOUR QPF                          0.13                0.42                0.43                0.31
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)   34   34   34   34   34   34   31   31   33   36   35   33   33   32   33   33   34

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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