Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 201101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT SAT JUL 20 2024
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 15 15 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 62 64 70 72 72 68 63 64 64 65 68 71 72 66 62 62 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 62 73 61
WIND DIR E E E S SW SW SW E W SE S S SW W W E E
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 9 10 8 9 13 17 18 18 12 10 11 13 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 13.3 13.4 13.9 14.2 14.5 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.4 12.2
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 20 20 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 53 59 74 77 76 67 59 58 59 64 76 77 75 64 57 55 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 58 77 55
WIND DIR N NE NE S W NW NW N N SE S S SW NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 8 9 4 8 9 11 12 12 11 9 8 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 13.3 13.4 13.9 14.2 14.5 14.7 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.3 12.2
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 15 15 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 63 65 69 72 72 67 63 64 64 64 67 70 70 65 63 61 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 62 72 61
WIND DIR E E E SE S SW SW E SW SE S S SW SW W E E
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 9 11 8 9 13 16 18 18 12 10 12 13 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 13.3 13.4 13.8 14.2 14.5 14.7 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.4 12.2
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 35 20 20 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 49 53 58 58 57 55 51 51 51 54 56 57 57 52 49 49 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 51 57 49
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 17 16 12 12 14 18 24 26 28 28 21 19 19 19 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 43 36 29 37 44 57 54 54 55 54 48 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 13.3 13.4 13.9 14.3 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.3 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.1 12.8 12.4 12.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 59 64 72 76 75 69 63 63 63 67 72 75 74 67 62 61 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 63 75 61
WIND DIR N NE NE S SW W W W W SE S S SW NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 8 11 9 8 9 11 12 12 13 13 10 10 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 13.4 13.4 13.8 14.0 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.3
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 20 20 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 66 71 81 85 85 79 69 69 69 72 79 82 83 77 68 67 68
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 68 84 67
WIND DIR NW N NE E S N NW NW W N SE S S N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 5 8 8 8 4 4 3 5 10 8 13 11 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 13.3 13.4 13.9 14.2 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.2 12.1
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 25 25 5 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0
TEMPERATURE 61 69 74 77 77 70 64 64 65 71 74 77 77 66 62 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 63 77 59
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N N E S S NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 5 8 9 9 11 13 16 13 11 9 12 11 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 20 20 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
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) 13.2 13.3 13.9 14.2 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.0 12.5 12.2 12.1
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 40 35 30 20 25 15 25 25 25 25 10 15 10
TEMPERATURE 56 59 74 78 78 73 65 64 62 63 73 74 74 67 62 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 61 76 61
WIND DIR E E E E NW N NE NE NE NE W W NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 5 10 8 16 12 10 9 11 9 11 9 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T 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 13.0 13.1 13.8 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.2 12.7
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 40 35 35 15 20 15 25 25 30 30 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 55 57 72 78 78 74 65 63 62 63 74 76 75 69 61 60 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 61 78 60
WIND DIR NE E E SE N N NE NE N NE SW W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 4 9 10 16 11 10 9 11 9 11 9 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T 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) 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.9 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.6 13.3 12.8
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 15 40 40 20 15 15 10 5 0 5 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 56 59 77 83 82 76 65 61 57 60 74 77 76 69 61 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 83 57 78 54
WIND DIR NE NE E W NW NW NW N W SW W W NW NW NW NW NE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 5 5 11 10 6 5 4 3 5 10 13 11 5 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 20 20 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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 13.0 13.3 14.0 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.1 13.8 13.8 13.4 13.3 12.9 12.4
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 35 35 30 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 58 62 72 75 75 70 64 63 61 62 68 70 68 63 60 59 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 61 71 59
WIND DIR E E E NW NW NW N NE N E W W NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 6 10 9 12 11 10 9 11 11 10 8 6 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T 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 12.9 13.1 13.8 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.1 12.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 58 62 73 76 76 70 64 64 62 63 69 71 70 63 60 60 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 61 72 60
WIND DIR E E E NW NW N NE NE NE SE W W NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 8 10 8 14 12 10 8 10 10 9 8 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T 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) 12.8 12.8 13.0 13.6 14.4 14.6 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.1 12.7
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE SATURDAY 07/20/24 SUNDAY 07/21/24
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 45 50 25 20 15 10 0 0 5 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 61 65 72 75 74 67 63 64 63 64 67 70 69 62 61 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 63 72 61
WIND DIR NE NE NE N NW NW N N NW NE N NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 13 14 5 8 12 14 13 12 16 16 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 12.8 13.0 13.5 14.2 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.3 13.8 13.8 13.5 13.5 13.1 12.7 12.5 12.2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN