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
511 AM AST WED JAN 8 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 WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 33 35 37 37 36 34 34 35 36 36 38 38 38 36 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 34 38 34
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 14 14 13 13 16 17 19 25 25 26 20 21 20 18 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 36 33 35 43 48 52 63 58 57 52 50 52 44 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 50 40 40 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.50 1.03 0.58
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 25 26 26 25 26 27 26 27 31 35 36 30 28 26 23 23
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 37 39 41 41 40 38 38 39 40 41 42 42 41 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 38 42 38
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE NE N NE E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 16 14 16 16 14 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 33 32 33 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 40 30 40 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.50 0.90 0.56
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 25 27 26 25 26 28 26 28 32 36 37 30 28 26 23 23
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 29 30 32 32 31 29 29 30 31 33 34 34 34 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 29 34 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW NE NE NE NE S S S SE SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 13 12 10 6 5 10 12 10 14 17 17 16 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 60 50 50 60 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.15 1.01 0.56
12 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.5 3.6 2.5
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 21 24 24 22 21 22 24 25 27 29 31 30 25 24 22 22
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 36 38 41 42 39 34 35 36 37 40 41 41 40 38 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 34 41 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S NE NE NE NE SE S S SE SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 10 9 3 5 6 6 5 13 16 16 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 60 50 50 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.16 0.21 1.09 0.58
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 20 23 23 22 21 21 22 25 25 26 29 29 25 24 22 22
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 28 30 32 32 31 30 30 31 32 32 34 34 34 33 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 30 34 32
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 17 17 16 14 16 16 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 31 32 34 33 32 39 47 47 42 39 39 37 37 36 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 40 40 30 40 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.36 1.12 0.51
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 1.2 3.6 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 18 21 22 20 19 20 21 21 22 25 29 27 25 23 21 21
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
TIME (LT) 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03
3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 90 90 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 33 35 38 38 37 33 35 36 37 38 38 38 38 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 33 39 35
WIND DIR SE S S SE SE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 8 9 10 12 11 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 25 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 40 40 30 40 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.35 1.10 0.51
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 19 22 22 21 20 21 21 22 22 26 30 27 25 24 21 21
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN