Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 072301
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 15 15 25 25 20 20 15 5 10 10 10 15 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 22 16 15 13 12 14 20 22 23 18 16 15 13 16 22 25 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 24 11 26
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 11 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.2 2.0 2.7 2.6 1.5 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.1 2.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 20 15 30 25 20 20 15 5 10 10 10 15 10 5 15
TEMPERATURE 22 16 12 10 8 10 22 23 22 14 12 10 9 10 21 24 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 7 25 6 26
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW NW NW N N N N NE NE N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 8 6 9 9 9 9 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 2.2 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.1 2.0 2.6 2.6 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.1 2.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 20 15 20 20 20 25 15 5 10 5 10 15 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 23 17 15 12 12 13 20 23 23 18 15 14 15 16 21 25 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 25 11 26
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 12 13 12 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 2.3 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.0 2.7 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 20 20 35 40 35 25 15 5 10 10 10 15 10 5 15
TEMPERATURE 11 8 5 3 2 4 10 13 13 8 6 6 5 6 13 16 15
MIN/MAX TEMP 2 13 3 17
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 23 18 17 19 17 16 16 17 20 20 19 20 21 19 16 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 48 40 47 43 40 50 48 44 47 44 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 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) 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.6 2.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.6 2.1 2.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 25 20 30 25 15 35 30 15 15 15 15 25 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 22 16 12 10 8 10 19 22 23 16 13 13 11 11 17 22 21
MIN/MAX TEMP 8 24 10 24
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.0 2.7 2.8 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.0 2.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 20 15 25 20 10 15 15 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 29 23 19 17 15 17 27 30 29 23 20 18 17 18 24 30 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 30 16 31
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 9 8 5 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 2.6 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.7 2.5 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.5 1.2 2.2 2.7
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 20 15 25 25 20 15 20 10 15 15 15 25 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 25 20 16 14 13 16 23 26 24 19 17 16 14 16 22 26 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 12 26 12 26
WIND DIR NW N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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) 2.5 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.9 2.5 2.6 1.9 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.5 1.2 2.1 2.5
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 70 60 65 85 75 80 80 65 65 40 20 25 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 19 15 13 11 10 14 18 20 21 19 16 13 10 10 19 25 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 9 22 8 26
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N N E NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 11 11 10 13 12 10 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 5 0 5 50 80 20 10 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.15 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.2 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 3.1 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.8 2.4
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 BK BK OV BK BK OV BK BK SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 60 60 60 80 65 70 70 50 55 40 25 30 20 10 15
TEMPERATURE 20 15 11 10 9 13 18 22 22 18 15 12 9 9 18 25 26
MIN/MAX TEMP 8 22 7 27
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NE NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 11 11 10 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 5 40 70 20 5 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.7 2.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV BK FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 65 55 55 70 75 75 65 25 30 30 25 25 20 5 20
TEMPERATURE 23 19 16 13 12 14 20 25 25 20 16 14 11 11 19 27 27
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 26 9 28
WIND DIR W W SW S S S W W W NW NE NE NE E E N N
WIND (MPH) 9 6 3 4 4 4 6 8 6 3 4 6 5 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 10 50 20 0 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.00 0.10 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.0 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.4 2.4 1.9 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.6 2.3
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 55 60 70 85 85 80 75 65 60 45 25 30 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 20 17 14 13 12 16 20 22 22 20 17 15 12 13 21 26 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 23 10 27
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N NE E N NW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 11 11 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 5 0 10 60 90 30 10 40 40 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.14 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.1 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 3.0 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.8 2.3
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 55 60 75 95 85 85 80 80 70 50 30 30 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 20 16 14 12 12 16 20 22 22 21 17 15 12 12 21 26 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 10 23 10 27
WIND DIR W W S SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW NE E NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 11 11 14 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 5 0 20 60 90 40 10 40 40 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.14 0.07 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 0.1 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.7 3.1 0.5 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.9 1.8 2.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 02/08/25 SUNDAY 02/09/25
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 SC SC BK BK OV BK OV SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 35 50 55 70 70 65 75 30 40 35 25 30 20 10 25
TEMPERATURE 22 18 14 14 14 17 22 23 23 20 18 16 14 16 22 26 25
MIN/MAX TEMP 12 24 13 27
WIND DIR NW NW W SW W W W NW NW NW N N NE NE E NE N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 8 8 9 10 8 8 9 9 10 9 10 9 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 20 30 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 1.9 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.7 2.3
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN