Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 181101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 30 50 20 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 30 32 41 46 46 39 36 36 35 39 45 49 49 41 37 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 34 52 31
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 16 14 13 10 9 9 8 8 6 8 11 10 10 9 9 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) 4.2 4.4 5.4 6.4 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.5 7.2 7.8 8.0 7.7 7.1 7.0 6.7
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 30 50 20 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 31 32 41 47 48 41 37 36 35 39 47 50 50 42 37 34 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 35 52 31
WIND DIR N NW NW NW N NE N NW N NW W NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 10 10 9 5 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 10 10 6 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) 4.1 4.3 5.4 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 7.1 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.1 7.0 6.7
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 30 50 20 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 30 33 41 46 46 39 36 36 35 39 45 49 49 41 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 34 52 31
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW N N NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 16 17 16 13 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 11 10 10 9 9 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) 4.2 4.3 5.4 6.4 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.4 7.2 7.8 8.0 7.7 7.2 7.0 6.7
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 30 50 25 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 23 25 31 35 36 31 28 27 26 30 35 38 37 32 27 25 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 26 40 22
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 19 20 20 19 16 12 12 11 10 11 12 18 20 20 20 20 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 44 51 51 55
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) 4.2 4.4 5.4 6.4 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 7.3 7.8 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.6
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 30 35 50 30 5 5 5 0 10
TEMPERATURE 27 29 36 42 44 39 36 34 33 37 45 48 48 42 36 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 33 50 30
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW W W NW NW W NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 16 17 16 14 13 10 9 8 6 8 9 13 11 11 8 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) 3.6 3.8 5.1 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.1 7.1 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.2 6.8 6.6
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 25 40 15 5 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 37 40 48 56 56 48 45 43 42 45 54 59 59 50 43 41 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 61 38
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW NW W NW N NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 6 5 5 4 4 5
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) 3.9 3.9 5.1 6.0 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 7.0 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.1 6.8
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 20 25 45 15 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 33 37 43 48 49 43 40 39 38 43 49 52 53 44 39 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 54 32
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 11 9 8 8 6 6 5 6 8 9 10 10 6 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) 3.9 4.0 5.1 5.9 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.2 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.6
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL FW CL FW OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 20 75 65 35 15 10 15 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 28 30 38 45 48 41 36 35 34 35 41 44 44 37 30 28 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 33 46 25
WIND DIR E E E N NW N NW W W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 6 6 5 3 4 5 5 8 11 12 12 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 3.8 4.1 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.6 4.9
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL FW CL FW OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 10 5 15 75 65 35 15 10 10 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 27 30 38 45 47 40 35 34 34 35 41 45 45 37 31 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 33 47 26
WIND DIR NE E E N NW N NW W W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 6 8 6 6 5 6 6 8 11 12 12 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 3.8 4.0 5.2 6.2 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4 7.0 7.3 7.4 6.8 6.0 5.6 5.0
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK BK SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 15 60 60 50 15 10 5 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 32 34 44 53 54 46 40 37 36 39 47 52 51 43 36 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 36 53 31
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NW NW N N N W NW W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 4 6 10 11 11 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 3.6 3.9 5.1 6.3 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.3 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.4
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL FW FW FW OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 0 5 10 15 20 70 65 35 20 10 15 15 15 25
TEMPERATURE 30 33 42 48 49 42 38 37 36 38 43 46 45 39 33 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 47 28
WIND DIR E E NE N NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 10 13 12 12 4 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 3.8 4.0 5.3 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.9 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.1 5.5 4.9
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL FW FW FW OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 25 80 70 35 20 10 15 20 15 25
TEMPERATURE 29 32 41 47 48 42 37 36 35 37 42 45 44 38 32 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 35 46 28
WIND DIR E E E N N NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 8 8 6 4 5 5 5 9 12 11 11 4 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 3.8 4.1 5.4 6.3 6.7 7.1 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 5.9 5.2 4.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 10 5 5 5 5 15 50 50 40 10 10 5 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 33 35 43 48 49 43 41 40 39 40 46 48 47 40 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 38 49 31
WIND DIR E E E N NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 11 13 11 9 8 8 10 14 20 18 18 5 5 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) 3.9 4.0 5.4 6.5 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.4
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN