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
319 PM ADT SUN SEP 29 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 MONDAY 09/30/24 TUESDAY 10/01/24
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 70 60 65 85 90 95 95 95 90 85 80 80 85 65 70
TEMPERATURE 42 41 39 37 35 35 38 41 41 40 40 38 36 37 38 40 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 41 36 41
WIND DIR SE SE E E E NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E NE E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 9 12 18 24 21 28 21 17 14 17 17 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 27 32 44 47 54 61 47 42 41 46 41 40 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 10 30 50 60 80 80 90 90 80 80 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.05 0.65 0.25
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 37 36 35 33 31 30 32 37 45 47 42 38 36 35 37 38
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE MONDAY 09/30/24 TUESDAY 10/01/24
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 70 60 65 80 85 95 95 95 90 85 80 80 85 60 70
TEMPERATURE 48 47 45 42 41 41 44 47 47 46 46 44 43 43 45 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 48 43 47
WIND DIR SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 6 8 9 23 27 26 23 19 14 14 13 10 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 43 48 33 32 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 20 10 10 30 50 60 80 80 90 90 80 80 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.04 0.58 0.24
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 37 36 35 33 31 30 32 37 47 48 42 38 36 35 37 38
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE MONDAY 09/30/24 TUESDAY 10/01/24
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 BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 65 75 60 55 75 85 95 95 95 90 90 75 90 80 75
TEMPERATURE 43 42 40 37 35 35 38 42 43 40 39 37 36 37 39 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 43 36 41
WIND DIR SW S S S S SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 5 8 10 11 11 12 12 11 10 11 11 11 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 5 5 10 20 40 60 70 80 80 70 60 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R S S S S R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 33 32 30 29 27 29 32 33 33 34 33 33 32 33 35 35
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE MONDAY 09/30/24 TUESDAY 10/01/24
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 SC BK OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 75 75 60 55 75 85 95 95 95 95 90 75 85 75 60
TEMPERATURE 52 50 48 44 42 42 46 52 52 49 47 45 44 44 47 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 52 43 51
WIND DIR S SE SE E E N N NE NE N NE NE N N NE N N
WIND (MPH) 9 5 3 3 3 5 8 9 9 9 8 8 6 9 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 10 20 20 10 5 10 20 40 60 70 80 80 70 60 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.35 0.12
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 33 32 31 29 26 28 32 33 36 37 33 33 32 33 35 35
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE MONDAY 09/30/24 TUESDAY 10/01/24
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 45 50 60 70 80 90 95 95 95 95 90 85 85 70 55
TEMPERATURE 43 41 38 34 32 32 35 42 42 38 36 34 32 34 36 41 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 43 32 41
WIND DIR SE E E S NE NE NE N E E NE NE NE NE N NW E
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 6 5 5 3 4 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 39 33 29 25 25 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 10 10 20 30 50 60 70 80 80 70 60 40 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.03 0.47 0.15
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 32 30 29 27 26 27 30 31 32 33 32 33 33 32 34 34
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE MONDAY 09/30/24 TUESDAY 10/01/24
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 50 55 60 65 75 90 95 95 95 95 85 80 85 70 50
TEMPERATURE 51 49 46 42 40 40 43 50 50 46 44 41 39 41 44 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 51 39 49
WIND DIR SE E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 9 9 9 11 11 10 11 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 25 23 24 25 40 31 34 41 44 42 40 34
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 20 20 20 10 20 30 50 60 70 80 80 70 60 40 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02 0.42 0.14
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 33 32 30 28 27 27 30 32 34 36 35 34 34 33 35 35
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN