Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK

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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
308 PM AST SAT NOV 9 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 11/10/24                         MONDAY 11/11/24
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
CLOUD COVER (%)         95  100   95  100  100  100  100   95  100   95  100  100   80   75   75   75
TEMPERATURE             34   33   32   32   29   25   28   28   26   28   27   27   25   26   28   28
MIN/MAX TEMP                           25                  31                  25                  28
WIND DIR                SE    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)              19   19   18   20   18   20   23   21   20   20   23   19   17   14   12   11
WIND GUST (MPH)         47   47   43   43   41   40   44   42   40   40   42
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20    5   10   20   30   40   80  100   80   70   40   20    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.02                0.14                0.20                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.3                 0.9                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        15   13   10    6    5    6    9   11   12   12   11   11   10    9   11   11


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/10/24                         MONDAY 11/11/24
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
CLOUD COVER (%)         95   95   95  100  100  100  100   90  100   95  100  100   85   75   75   75
TEMPERATURE             39   38   37   37   34   31   34   33   30   32   32   31   30   32   35   36
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  36                  30                  36
WIND DIR                SE    E    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N
WIND (MPH)               6    6   11   10   10   10   12   12   11    9    8    6   13   11    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)                        34        42   42   41   33   33   33   33   31   28
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20    5   10   20   30   40   80  100   80   70   40   20    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.01                0.14                0.15                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.1                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        15   13   10    7    5    7   10   11   12   13   11   12   10    9   11   11


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/10/24                         MONDAY 11/11/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         90   80   75   85  100  100   90   55   95  100  100  100   95   90   85   80
TEMPERATURE             32   29   28   28   26   23   25   25   22   23   21   21   19   22   25   26
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  28                  19                  26
WIND DIR                 S    S    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)               9    6    6    8   16   24   24   24   25   27   26   24   20   19   20   20
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                 46   48                       37   40
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   20    5    5   20   20   30   40   40   40   40   30   20    0    0    5   10
PRECIP TYPE              S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.02                0.01                0.04                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        12    9    7    5    4    3    4    4    5    5    5    5    5    4    6    6


...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/10/24                         MONDAY 11/11/24
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   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)         95   90   90   90   90   95   95   45   90  100  100  100   90   85   80   75
TEMPERATURE             41   38   37   36   33   31   34   34   31   31   30   29   28   31   34   35
MIN/MAX TEMP                           31                  36                  28                  35
WIND DIR                 S    S    E   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE
WIND (MPH)              10    4    4    5   11   17   20   21   21   21   20   19   20   19   18   14
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  40   43   40   40   41   50   50   50   47   40   32
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   20    5    5   20   20   20   30   40   40   30   20   20    0    0    5    5
PRECIP TYPE              R              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.03                0.01                0.03                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        12   10    8    6    4    4    6    5    5    6    6    6    5    5    6    6


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/10/24                         MONDAY 11/11/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)         90   95   95   95   95  100  100   60   85  100  100  100   85   80   70   70
TEMPERATURE             30   29   29   28   26   21   26   25   21   21   20   20   17   19   22   23
MIN/MAX TEMP                           21                  28                  17                  23
WIND DIR                SE   SE    E   NE    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW    N    N
WIND (MPH)              12   11   10   10    9   11   12   13   14   16   14   14   12   12   13   11
WIND GUST (MPH)         40   37   34   29                                 32
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   20   20   10   30   20   30   30   40   50   40   30   20    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              S    S         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.02                0.05                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.1                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        13   11   10    8    7    6    7    7    6    7    6    6    6    5    7    7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 11/10/24                         MONDAY 11/11/24
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   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)         80   95   90   95   95  100  100   65   90  100  100  100   85   80   75   70
TEMPERATURE             38   36   36   35   32   28   32   31   28   28   27   26   26   28   32   33
MIN/MAX TEMP                           28                  35                  26                  33
WIND DIR                SE   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)               5    5    5    5    8    8   10   11   10    9    6    6    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)         24   24   23        26   25   28   32   28   27   26   26   25   25   24
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   20   10   10   20   20   20   30   40   40   40   30   20    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE              R              S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF                          0.00                0.01                0.04                0.00
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT)        13   11    9    8    7    6    7    7    7    7    7    6    6    5    7    7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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