Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 281101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PST FRI FEB 28 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 55 55 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 37 37 46 49 49 41 39 38 36 36 45 47 45 38 35 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 34 49 29
WIND DIR SE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SW SW SW S S W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 2 3 3 5 6 4 5 8 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.39
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.4 6.7 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.5 7.2 7.5 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.3
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 55 55 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 34 32 47 51 50 40 37 35 33 33 46 49 46 38 34 33 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 31 51 28
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE S SW S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 8 11 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.39
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.5 6.7 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.5 7.1 7.5 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.2
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 55 55 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 37 37 45 49 50 42 39 38 36 36 45 47 46 38 35 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 34 49 29
WIND DIR SE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SW SW SW S S W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 4 5 10 14 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.37
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.5 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.5 7.2 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.1 5.3
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 55 55 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 27 27 37 41 41 34 30 28 27 27 36 38 37 30 27 26 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 26 40 22
WIND DIR SW N E SE SE SE S S SW S S SW SW SW SW S NW
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 9 12 11 12 17 23 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33 36 43 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.41
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.4 6.7 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.6 7.3 7.6 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 50 50 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 34 33 42 47 47 39 35 34 32 33 42 46 45 36 33 33 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 30 47 28
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE N N N E SE SW S SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 9 16 18 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.9 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.1 5.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 55 55 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 42 40 50 55 56 49 44 43 41 41 49 53 52 45 42 40 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 40 55 34
WIND DIR NW NW N N W W NW NW W NW SE E SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 2 3 3 3 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.28
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) 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.5 7.2 7.4 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.2
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 55 55 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 39 39 48 52 52 45 41 39 38 39 48 50 49 42 37 36 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 52 31
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW N N N SW W SW S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 11 10 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 40 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.7 7.4 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.1
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 45 45 75 75 85
TEMPERATURE 33 33 44 49 50 40 35 34 33 32 43 46 45 36 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 31 48 29
WIND DIR E E E SE SE E E E E E S W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.3 6.7 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.6 7.1 7.3 7.0 6.4 5.9 5.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 40 40 70 75 85
TEMPERATURE 31 32 44 49 49 38 34 33 31 31 42 46 46 35 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 30 48 29
WIND DIR E NE E SE SE E E NE E E S W SW W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.6 7.2 7.3 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.4
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 5 55 55 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 33 30 44 51 51 41 36 34 31 31 43 49 48 40 36 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 30 51 31
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 3 5 5 3 4 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.17
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.4 7.0 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 55 55 75 80 90
TEMPERATURE 36 35 46 51 50 42 38 36 35 35 45 48 46 38 35 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 34 49 31
WIND DIR E E E SE E E E E E E S W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 3 5 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.15
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.5 7.1 7.3 6.9 6.3 5.8 5.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 55 55 75 80 90
TEMPERATURE 36 35 47 52 51 42 38 36 35 35 46 48 47 38 35 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 34 50 31
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SW W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 4 3 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.3 6.6 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.6 7.1 7.5 7.0 6.3 5.8 5.3
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW BK BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 55 55 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 39 39 49 54 52 45 42 40 38 38 48 49 47 40 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 38 51 33
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W N N NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 7.3 7.4 6.6 6.0 5.3 4.8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN