Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT FRI JUL 12 2024


...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   15   10   10   20   45   40   30   30   40   50   50   50   45
TEMPERATURE        78   73   68   68   67   71   76   78   78   72   68   67   65   66   68   71   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           65                  80                  64                  73
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W   SE    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW    S    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         13   10   14   17   16   14   13   11   11   11   11   10   10    9   12   12    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20    5    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 T    T                                  T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.2


...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   10   10   10   25   45   40   30   30   40   50   45   50   50
TEMPERATURE        82   72   61   58   57   66   80   82   81   67   61   58   56   63   73   74   73
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  84                  56                  76
WIND DIR            S   SW    N   NE    E   SE    S    S   SW    W    W   SW    S   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          8    5    9   11   11   10    9   10    9    6    6    6    6    6    9    9    9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20    5    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 T    T                                  T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 13.2 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.9 13.1 13.1 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.2


...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   15   10   10   20   40   40   30   30   40   50   50   50   45
TEMPERATURE        77   72   69   68   67   71   75   77   77   72   68   67   64   66   67   70   69
MIN/MAX TEMP                           65                  79                  63                  72
WIND DIR           SW   SW    W   NW    S    S   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW    S    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         14   10   14   17   16   14   13   11   11   10   10   10   10    9   12   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20    5    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 T    T                                  T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 13.2 13.0 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.2


...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   10   10   10   25   45   40   30   30   45   50   50   55   50
TEMPERATURE        64   60   54   54   54   58   63   65   64   59   55   55   53   55   57   57   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           53                  66                  53                  58
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         25   20   26   28   27   25   23   16   13   13   17   16   13   12   16   13    9
WIND GUST (MPH)    63   58   61   58   56   54   50
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   20    5    5    5    5   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.2


...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   10   10   20   25   50   35   20   35   50   55   45   55   45
TEMPERATURE        80   73   66   66   65   72   77   80   79   72   66   64   63   66   69   72   71
MIN/MAX TEMP                           64                  82                  62                  74
WIND DIR            S   SW   NW   NE   SE   SE    S    S   SW    W    W   SW    S    S    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         12    8   11   13   12   11   10    9    9    9    9    9    8    8   10   11   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20    5    5   10   10   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 T    T                        T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 13.2 13.0 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2


...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5   10    5   10   20   35   40   30   30   50   55   50   50   55
TEMPERATURE        90   85   74   74   72   78   86   90   90   83   75   71   69   73   77   81   81
MIN/MAX TEMP                           72                  92                  68                  83
WIND DIR            S    W   NW    W    W   SE    S   SW   SW    W   SW   SW    S   SE   SE    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          8    8    5    4    3    2    6    8    6    6    5    4    3    4    8    9    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   10   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 13.1 12.9 13.0 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.4 13.3 13.1 12.9 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.2


...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5   10   25   40   45   35   30   65   50   50   50   55
TEMPERATURE        83   75   68   68   66   76   81   84   82   72   69   66   65   72   74   75   73
MIN/MAX TEMP                           66                  84                  64                  75
WIND DIR            S    W    N   NE    E   SE    S   SW   SW   NW    W    S   SE   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         10    8   10   13   12   11   10    8    9    8    8    8    8    6    9    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   10    5    5    5    5   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                                 T                             T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 13.1 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.5 13.4 13.1 12.9 13.3 13.1 13.0 13.1 13.2


...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    5   20   30   25   30   25   15   25   30
TEMPERATURE        81   74   63   60   58   62   78   81   81   73   63   59   58   61   75   77   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  83                  57                  79
WIND DIR            W   NW    N    E    E   SE   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   13   18   19   19   18   16   14   18   20   20   19   19   17   13   13   16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 12.0 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.7


...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    0    0   10   25   30   30   35   30   20   30   30
TEMPERATURE        82   75   62   59   58   61   78   81   81   73   64   59   57   60   74   77   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  83                  56                  79
WIND DIR            W   NW   NW   NE   NE   SE   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   13   18   19   19   17   16   14   17   20   20   19   19   17   13   13   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.7 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.8


...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    5    0    5   15   30   35   25   40   40   30   35   40
TEMPERATURE        83   77   65   61   58   64   81   85   84   77   67   62   59   64   77   79   78
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  86                  59                  81
WIND DIR            W    W    W    E    E    S   SW    W    W    W    W    S    W   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    4    2    3    4    5    9   11   10    5    3    2    3    3    9   11   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    0    5    5    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.1 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.9 13.0


...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    5    5   20   25   20   30   25   15   25   25
TEMPERATURE        75   70   63   62   60   65   74   77   76   70   64   61   59   64   71   73   72
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  78                  59                  74
WIND DIR           NW   NW    N    E    E    E    W    W    W   NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   12   16   17   17   16   14   14   17   18   18   17   18   16   13   12   16
WIND GUST (MPH)              34
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.5 12.6


...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    5   15   25   15   25   15   10   20   20
TEMPERATURE        75   70   62   61   59   65   74   77   76   69   62   60   58   64   71   73   72
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  77                  58                  74
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NE    E   SE   SE    W    W    W    W   NW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10   11   14   16   17   16   14   14   16   18   18   18   18   16   13   12   14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.4 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.1 12.4 12.4


...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...

DATE                                        SATURDAY 07/13/24                       SUNDAY 07/14/24
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   15   20   30   30   40   40   25   35   35
TEMPERATURE        78   70   65   67   66   72   78   82   80   72   68   67   65   69   73   76   74
MIN/MAX TEMP                           63                  82                  64                  77
WIND DIR            N    N    N   NE    E    E    E   NW   NW   NW    N   NW    N   NE    N   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11   16   16   16   16   14   13   14   13   12   10   10   11   10   10   11   13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.0                 0.0                 0.0                 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.9 13.0

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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