Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 171101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT THU APR 17 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 32 34 42 45 46 40 35 32 30 33 41 46 47 39 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 29 49 33
WIND DIR N N NE N N N N NE N NE NE N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 21 19 16 18 19 19 16 16 17 17 14 14 10 9 9 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) 5.4 4.7 5.3 5.9 6.4 6.0 5.5 4.8 4.2 4.8 5.3 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.3
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 31 33 41 46 47 41 36 33 30 32 42 48 48 41 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 29 50 33
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N NW N N
WIND (MPH) 14 16 14 11 12 11 11 10 5 11 12 10 9 6 6 6 6
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) 5.4 4.7 5.3 5.9 6.4 6.1 5.5 4.7 4.1 4.6 5.2 6.1 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.5 5.3
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 31 34 41 45 46 40 35 32 29 33 41 46 47 39 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 29 49 33
WIND DIR N N NE NE N N N N N NE NE N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 19 21 19 17 18 20 20 17 17 17 18 16 14 10 10 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) 5.4 4.8 5.2 5.9 6.4 6.1 5.5 4.8 4.2 4.7 5.2 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.3
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 24 26 32 34 35 29 25 23 21 23 32 35 36 30 27 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 21 38 25
WIND DIR N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 34 37 35 28 28 29 31 29 27 28 28 26 24 18 13 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 71 75 74 64 58 62 71 74 64 67 62 62 50 41 33 43
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 4.6 5.1 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.8 4.2 4.8 5.3 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.5 5.3
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 28 30 36 42 44 39 34 29 26 30 37 43 44 40 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 26 45 32
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N NE NE N N NE N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 20 20 18 18 21 23 21 18 18 19 18 16 17 12 10 9 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) 5.0 4.2 4.7 5.4 6.0 5.8 4.9 4.1 3.6 4.1 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.4 5.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 37 40 48 55 56 49 43 40 37 39 48 56 56 49 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 36 58 40
WIND DIR NW N N N N NW NW NW NE N NE N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 10 11 10 9 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 5 4
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) 5.7 4.6 5.1 5.7 6.1 6.1 5.6 4.8 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.8 6.5 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.4
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 33 37 43 48 49 43 38 35 33 37 44 49 49 43 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 32 51 35
WIND DIR N NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 14 16 13 11 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 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) 5.5 4.6 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 5.6 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.8 5.7 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 10 5 10 35
TEMPERATURE 25 27 35 43 45 38 31 28 27 30 37 44 46 40 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 27 48 31
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE E E E E E NW W W NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 18 16 17 13 11 13 13 12 11 11 11 9 9 8 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 3.7 3.0 4.2 5.3 5.8 4.9 4.1 3.7 3.6 4.4 4.9 5.8 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.0
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 0 0 5 10 5 10 35
TEMPERATURE 25 27 35 43 45 37 31 28 27 30 38 45 47 40 34 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 26 48 31
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE E E E E N NW W NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 17 13 12 14 13 12 11 12 11 9 9 8 8 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 3.7 3.0 4.2 5.2 5.7 4.9 4.1 3.7 3.5 4.3 4.8 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.2 5.0
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 25
TEMPERATURE 31 33 43 51 53 45 37 33 31 34 44 52 53 45 38 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 31 55 35
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E NE NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 6 8 5 4 4 4
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 3.6 4.3 5.4 6.1 5.7 4.6 3.8 3.4 4.2 4.8 6.0 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.3 5.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 35
TEMPERATURE 28 31 39 45 46 39 32 31 30 33 42 48 48 42 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 29 50 33
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE E E E E E NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 19 17 17 14 13 14 14 13 12 12 11 9 10 9 9 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 31 34 36 33 31 29
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 3.7 3.2 4.3 5.4 5.8 5.2 4.1 3.6 3.5 4.4 5.0 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.0
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 15 40
TEMPERATURE 27 30 39 43 45 38 31 30 29 32 41 47 47 42 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 29 49 33
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NW NW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 17 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 8 10 8 9 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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) 3.5 2.9 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.5 5.0 6.0 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.0
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 32 34 42 46 47 41 36 35 32 35 44 49 49 43 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 31 51 35
WIND DIR E E E N N N NE E E SE SE N NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 17 18 14 14 19 19 12 13 14 14 16 12 14 13 10 9 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) 4.8 4.2 4.9 5.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 4.7 3.8 4.5 5.2 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.3 5.5 5.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN