Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 081101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PST WED JAN 8 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 15 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 15 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 32 35 40 42 41 37 36 35 35 34 38 42 42 36 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 44 32
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 12 12 19 16 13 18 21 21 19 17 12 8 8 13
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) 5.0 5.5 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.2 6.0 6.6 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.2
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 15 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 15 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 25 26 37 42 39 34 33 31 31 29 39 43 39 32 31 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 28 44 29
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E NE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 9 9 14 12 10 13 16 16 14 12 9 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) 4.8 5.2 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.8 6.2 6.0 6.5 7.3 7.8 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 15 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 15 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 32 34 38 42 41 37 36 35 34 33 36 42 41 36 37 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 44 32
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 12 12 19 16 13 18 21 21 19 17 12 9 8 13
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) 4.9 5.3 6.8 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.8 6.2 5.9 6.5 7.3 7.6 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.1
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 15 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 15 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 25 27 33 36 34 28 28 27 26 26 32 36 34 28 28 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 24 37 25
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N NW W
WIND (MPH) 20 25 21 23 28 35 28 25 32 39 39 34 28 23 17 16 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 41 50 79 71 61 54 65 86 86 69 57 48 40 41 48
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) 5.2 5.6 7.0 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.3 6.1 6.7 7.4 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.2
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 45 20 15 10 10 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 15 25 45 45
TEMPERATURE 27 29 34 39 38 34 33 32 30 29 34 39 38 33 32 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 29 41 29
WIND DIR E NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 13 12 16 16 16 16 18 17 16 13 9 6 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) 4.2 4.4 5.9 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.3 5.1 5.5 6.9 7.3 6.7 7.1 7.3 7.2
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 15 20 10 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 15 20 40 40
TEMPERATURE 34 36 41 47 46 43 42 40 39 38 42 48 47 41 40 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 37 50 38
WIND DIR NW N NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 12 11 14 13 12 12 10 6 5 5 5 3 5 3
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 4.4 6.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.2 5.7 6.1 7.2 7.8 7.9 8.3 8.5 8.4
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 15 25 15 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 5 20 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 32 36 40 43 42 39 37 36 34 37 40 45 44 39 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 33 46 34
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE E NE E E E E SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 13 14 13 16 17 14 14 14 14 14 12 9 5 4 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) 4.6 4.9 6.1 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.0 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.3 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.5
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 35 45 40 20 30 15 5 5 0 20 15 25 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 30 33 37 40 39 33 32 30 29 29 34 40 39 34 33 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 28 41 30
WIND DIR SE NW E NW W N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 11 12 9 11 12 14 14 13 12 8 6 5 9 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
PRECIP TYPE 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) 4.8 5.3 7.2 7.4 7.2 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.3 5.9 7.1 7.8 8.1 8.3 7.8 6.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK BK SC BK SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 35 50 40 25 30 20 5 5 0 15 15 25 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 27 31 36 40 38 33 31 28 28 27 32 38 37 31 31 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 27 39 28
WIND DIR S NW SE NW W N N NE E E E E E E SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 12 11 12 10 11 12 14 14 13 12 9 6 5 9 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
PRECIP TYPE 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) 4.7 5.4 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.6 6.8 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.3 5.8
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 35 40 30 15 10 10 5 5 0 5 10 20 35 50 55
TEMPERATURE 27 29 34 41 41 35 32 31 30 29 35 42 40 35 33 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 42 31
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 5 5 9 10 12 14 16 14 12 11 12 11 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE 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) 4.3 5.1 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.7 6.9 7.5 7.7 8.1 7.5 6.5
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 50 40 20 25 15 5 5 5 15 15 30 45 55 60
TEMPERATURE 31 34 37 41 40 35 33 32 31 31 36 42 40 35 35 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 30 42 32
WIND DIR SE NE SE NW NW N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 10 11 10 11 12 14 16 14 12 9 8 5 9 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
PRECIP TYPE 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) 4.7 5.4 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.5 5.6 6.1 7.2 8.0 8.2 8.7 8.2 6.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK BK SC BK SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 50 40 25 30 15 5 5 5 20 20 30 45 60 65
TEMPERATURE 31 34 38 41 40 34 33 31 30 31 36 42 40 34 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 30 43 32
WIND DIR S NW SE NW W N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 8 9 12 10 12 9 11 12 14 14 13 11 8 8 5 10 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 50
PRECIP TYPE 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) 4.8 5.4 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.8 8.4 6.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 01/08/25 THURSDAY 01/09/25
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 BK SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 20 30 25 15 10 10 0 0 0 5 15 25 35 50 55
TEMPERATURE 35 37 42 44 42 37 37 36 35 37 40 43 41 37 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 44 33
WIND DIR E NE NE NE N N N NE E E E SE SE SE SE S W
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 9 10 13 9 10 13 14 14 13 10 10 6 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 4.8 5.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.2 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.2 8.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN