Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 191101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2024
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 20 15 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 43 43 51 55 56 50 50 50 50 49 55 58 59 50 50 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 48 60 45
WIND DIR NE NE NE E N N NE NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 5 5 6 4 4 8 8 11 13 10 10 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.6 9.5 9.7 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.6 9.9 9.3 9.2 10.1 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.5
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 20 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 37 40 55 58 57 46 44 43 42 45 58 60 59 46 43 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 41 61 39
WIND DIR NE NE NE E NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 3 4 5 8 9 6 6 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.6 9.4 9.7 10.7 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.5 9.9 9.2 9.1 10.0 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 15 10 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 44 45 51 56 57 50 50 50 50 49 55 59 59 51 50 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 48 60 46
WIND DIR NE NE NE E N N NE NW NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 5 5 8 5 4 8 8 11 12 10 9 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.6 9.4 9.7 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.6 9.9 9.3 9.2 10.1 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 33 35 41 44 45 39 40 40 40 42 48 50 49 40 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 39 50 35
WIND DIR E NE E E N NE S W W N N NE NE N N N N
WIND (MPH) 12 13 13 10 8 10 8 10 14 18 21 23 20 19 18 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 34 33 29 37 47 48 48 50 44 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.6 9.5 9.8 10.8 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.6 9.9 9.3 9.2 10.1 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.5
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 15 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 44 51 58 59 52 50 49 48 49 55 59 59 50 47 47 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 47 61 43
WIND DIR NE NE NE E N N NW N N N N N N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 4 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 10 11 12 14 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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 9.2 9.5 10.5 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.5 9.8 9.2 8.9 10.0 10.8 11.1 10.7 10.5 10.3
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 50 54 62 67 67 57 56 54 52 55 63 66 66 56 54 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 51 68 51
WIND DIR NW N N NE N N NW NW NW N N N N NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 4 10 13 11 9 8 10 12 12 14 17 14 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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 9.4 9.5 10.4 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.5 9.9 9.3 8.9 9.8 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.4
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 47 49 55 61 61 53 50 50 50 51 56 61 62 52 50 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 48 62 47
WIND DIR N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 5 10 12 9 8 8 10 11 11 13 14 12 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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 9.3 9.5 10.5 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.3 9.7 9.0 8.6 9.6 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 35 5 5 15 0 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 5 10
TEMPERATURE 43 43 54 58 57 50 46 46 43 45 55 59 58 49 46 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 43 60 41
WIND DIR E E NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 10 10 9 5 6 9 11 13 11 11 12 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.7 9.7 10.0 11.0 10.8 10.0 9.6 8.7 8.1 7.4 9.3 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 35 5 0 10 0 10 0 0 5 10 20 25 5 5
TEMPERATURE 41 41 53 57 56 50 46 45 43 43 54 59 58 49 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 42 60 39
WIND DIR NE NE N W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 8 11 10 6 8 9 11 13 11 10 11 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.7 9.7 10.0 11.1 11.1 10.3 10.0 9.0 8.3 7.6 9.4 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 35 10 0 5 5 10 5 5 15 15 15 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 42 42 57 63 62 53 47 43 41 41 55 61 60 51 45 42 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 40 62 38
WIND DIR NE NE NE W NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 8 10 9 4 4 5 5 4 8 10 9 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.6 9.5 9.5 10.5 10.8 10.3 9.9 9.6 8.6 8.1 8.6 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 25 5 5 20 0 5 0 5 20 10 15 15 5 10
TEMPERATURE 44 45 55 57 55 48 45 45 44 44 53 57 55 46 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 43 57 41
WIND DIR E E NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 10 10 9 4 5 8 11 13 12 12 11 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.7 9.6 9.8 10.5 10.3 9.6 9.3 8.9 7.9 7.4 9.1 11.0 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 20 10 5 25 0 5 0 5 20 10 20 20 5 10
TEMPERATURE 44 45 55 57 55 48 45 44 43 44 53 57 55 46 43 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 43 57 41
WIND DIR E SE NW NW NW NW N NE N NE N NW NW N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 11 9 8 3 5 9 11 13 11 12 11 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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) 9.8 9.7 9.8 10.4 10.0 9.3 9.1 8.6 7.6 7.1 9.3 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.0
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 09/19/24 FRIDAY 09/20/24
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 CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 30 5 0 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 45 55 59 57 49 48 49 47 48 53 58 57 47 46 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 46 59 43
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 13 14 8 8 9 9 12 13 14 16 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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 0.00 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 9.5 9.6 10.1 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.5 8.7 8.0 8.7 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.3
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN