Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 101101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT THU OCT 10 2024
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK SC SC FW SC FW FW OV BK BK OV BK OV BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 35 25 30 5 25 80 60 60 75 65 75 70 75 75 55
TEMPERATURE 49 47 53 55 55 49 49 49 49 47 51 53 51 46 46 45 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 47 54 39
WIND DIR W NW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 16 17 13 10 11 14 17 16 14 16 17 16 12 14 14 23
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.8
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW OV BK BK OV BK OV BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 35 25 30 5 25 75 60 60 75 65 75 70 75 75 55
TEMPERATURE 43 43 57 58 55 43 42 42 41 42 54 56 52 43 41 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 39 57 35
WIND DIR W NE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 9 6 6 10 11 10 10 10 11 10 8 10 10 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.8
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK SC SC FW SC FW SC OV BK BK OV BK OV BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 30 25 25 5 25 80 60 60 75 65 75 70 75 75 60
TEMPERATURE 50 47 53 55 54 48 49 49 49 47 50 52 51 46 46 46 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 47 54 39
WIND DIR W NW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 18 16 17 13 10 11 14 16 16 16 16 17 17 13 16 16 24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R S
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) 9.4 9.7 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.8
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW OV BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 40 25 30 5 25 80 60 65 75 70 75 70 75 75 55
TEMPERATURE 38 38 44 45 44 38 37 37 37 38 42 42 40 35 35 34 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 36 43 29
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 33 28 27 24 21 20 26 26 25 25 25 26 24 21 25 26 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 80 64 57 57 55 51 52 51 50 50 51 54 49 48 57 61 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S
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) 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.2 8.9 8.8
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV BK SC SC SC FW SC OV BK BK OV OV BK BK OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 35 30 40 10 30 85 60 65 75 70 70 70 80 75 60
TEMPERATURE 47 47 52 56 55 49 47 47 46 47 50 53 50 45 44 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 46 54 39
WIND DIR W W S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 12 11 11 10 11 11 12 14 16 17 14 14 14 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 9.5 9.7 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.9
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW SC OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 35 40 20 5 35 80 60 60 65 60 70 60 65 65 60
TEMPERATURE 53 55 62 64 63 56 55 54 54 55 61 62 60 53 53 52 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 54 64 47
WIND DIR W SW SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 9 10 9 5 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
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) 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.8
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV SC SC SC FW FW SC OV BK BK BK BK OV BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 50 40 25 10 30 75 65 65 65 60 70 70 70 70 55
TEMPERATURE 50 52 56 60 60 52 50 49 50 51 53 56 54 48 46 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 48 56 42
WIND DIR NW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 13 12 13 10 9 10 11 13 12 12 13 14 12 12 14 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 9.4 9.9 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.0 8.9
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV BK FW SC FW FW SC OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 55 25 25 15 10 35 75 55 60 65 60 65 80 85 80 60
TEMPERATURE 44 43 53 57 57 49 49 48 47 47 54 57 56 50 49 47 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 46 58 42
WIND DIR S SE S SW W SW S SE SE SE SE SW W N E S SE
WIND (MPH) 14 11 9 9 11 17 19 18 14 12 10 6 4 8 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 8.5 8.4 8.9 9.5 9.7 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV BK SC SC SC FW SC BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 35 30 25 15 30 70 55 60 60 65 65 80 85 80 55
TEMPERATURE 42 41 51 56 56 49 47 47 46 45 52 56 55 49 47 46 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 44 57 41
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W W SW S SE SE SE S SW N E S SE
WIND (MPH) 14 11 9 8 10 17 19 18 14 12 10 6 5 8 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 8.6 8.5 9.0 9.7 9.9 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.0
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW BK OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 20 10 10 20 55 100 60 55 65 75 80 85 80 75 50
TEMPERATURE 43 42 55 61 60 51 47 45 43 42 54 60 60 52 48 46 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 41 62 39
WIND DIR E E S SW W W SW S SE SE S S SW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 6 5 3 2 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.7 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.6 9.1 8.9
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV SC FW FW FW FW SC OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 50 25 20 20 20 50 95 60 60 70 70 70 80 80 75 60
TEMPERATURE 44 43 53 56 55 49 48 47 47 47 54 57 55 49 48 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 46 57 42
WIND DIR SE SE SW W W S S SE SE SE SE SW W NE SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 8 10 14 17 14 12 11 11 6 5 8 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R R
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) 8.5 8.4 8.8 9.3 9.6 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.8 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 OV BK FW SC FW FW SC OV BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 50 25 25 20 20 50 95 60 60 65 70 65 80 80 75 65
TEMPERATURE 43 43 53 57 56 48 47 47 46 46 54 58 56 49 48 47 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 46 58 42
WIND DIR SE SE SW W W S S SE SE SE SE W NW NE E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 12 10 9 8 9 14 17 16 13 12 10 6 4 8 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 8.3 8.1 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 10/10/24 FRIDAY 10/11/24
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 BK SC FW FW FW SC SC OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 25 15 25 30 45 80 65 70 75 75 85 75 80 70 45
TEMPERATURE 48 47 54 59 58 50 50 51 51 50 55 57 55 48 47 48 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 50 58 44
WIND DIR NE SE SE SW NW NW SW S SE SE SE S N N SW S E
WIND (MPH) 12 9 8 10 10 14 13 13 12 11 12 10 6 6 10 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 8.9 9.1 9.4 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.1 8.9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN