Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS46 KMFR 012301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2025


...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   OV   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5   25   50   75   70   50   50   25   20   30   30   50
TEMPERATURE        65   58   58   58   59   61   67   69   67   61   59   59   59   60   65   67   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  71                  57                  69
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)         18   13   17   20   19   17   16   13    9    8   10   11   11   10    9   13   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   20   30   30   30   30    5    5   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T    R    R              T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      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) 10.6 11.1 11.7 12.0 11.8 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.5 12.0 12.0


...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   OV   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   FW   FW   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    0    5    5   15   40   75   70   50   50   25   20   20   25   55
TEMPERATURE        68   56   54   54   53   59   72   73   69   58   56   54   54   58   69   71   68
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  75                  52                  72
WIND DIR            S    S    E    E    E    E   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SE    E   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)         12   10   13   16   14   13   14   12    9    6   13   17   14    8    8   12   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   20   30   30   30   30    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T    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) 10.6 11.1 11.6 12.0 11.7 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.5 12.1 12.1 11.5 11.4 11.9 12.0


...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5   25   50   75   70   50   50   25   20   25   25   50
TEMPERATURE        65   58   58   58   59   61   66   68   66   61   59   59   60   60   64   66   66
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  70                  57                  68
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)         18   13   17   20   19   17   13   12    9    6    6    9    9   10    9   13   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   20   30   30   30   30    5    5   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T    R    R              T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      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) 10.6 11.1 11.7 12.0 11.8 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.1 12.2 11.6 11.5 12.0 12.0


...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   FW   FW   SC   SC   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    0    5    5   30   55   75   70   50   50   25   20   35   35   55
TEMPERATURE        53   46   45   46   46   50   55   56   55   48   47   47   46   49   53   54   53
MIN/MAX TEMP                           45                  57                  46                  54
WIND DIR            S   SW    S    S    S    S    S   SE    S    S    S   SE    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         26   21   28   34   34   32   27   20   11   10   20   24   24   19   19   19   16
WIND GUST (MPH)    43   43   50   67   71   69   55   40                  44   41   43   47   43   33
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   30   30   30   30   30    5    5   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T    R    R              T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      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) 10.6 11.0 11.6 12.0 11.8 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.5 12.0 12.1


...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5   30   65   85   75   50   50   25   20   40   40   50
TEMPERATURE        67   62   58   59   57   60   68   71   68   64   60   59   57   60   65   70   68
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  73                  57                  70
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   SE    S    S    S    S    E    E    S    S
WIND (MPH)         16   12   13   14   14   11   13   11    8    9    5    6    6    9   10   14   11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   10   30   30   30   30   30    5    5   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    T    R    R              T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      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) 10.5 10.9 11.5 11.9 11.7 11.8 12.4 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.2 12.2 11.8 11.6 12.2 12.4


...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    0    5    5   20   50   75   55   45   40   25   20   15   25   50
TEMPERATURE        77   68   64   64   65   71   78   80   78   69   66   65   64   70   75   78   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           64                  83                  62                  80
WIND DIR            S    S    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S    N   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)         10    8    2    5    6    6   10   11    8    6   10    9    8    4    8   11    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20   20    0    0   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T    T    T
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) 10.6 11.2 11.6 12.0 11.6 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.0 12.0 11.4 11.2 11.7 11.7


...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    0    0    5    5   20   50   70   65   45   45   25   20   15   30   50
TEMPERATURE        71   62   60   60   60   67   71   74   72   63   61   60   60   66   68   72   72
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  75                  58                  73
WIND DIR            S    S   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S    S   SE   SE   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)         11   10   13   17   16   14   13   12   10    8   14   16   13   10   10   13   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5   20   20   20   20   20    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                                            T    T    T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 10.6 11.2 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.7 12.3 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.4 11.9 12.0 11.5 11.3 11.8 11.8


...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   CL   SC   SC   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   20    5    0    5    0   50   50   55   70   80   60   65   55   60   60   50
TEMPERATURE        72   61   57   55   54   58   70   75   75   65   61   59   58   60   68   71   71
MIN/MAX TEMP                           53                  77                  56                  74
WIND DIR           SW   NW    E   SE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   NE    E    E    E    E    E    S    N
WIND (MPH)          9    6    9   12   14   13   13   12    9    9    9    9    6    8    6    5    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   30   30   10   10   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    T    R    R              T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.6 11.8 11.7 12.6 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.8


...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   20    5    5    5    5   50   50   55   70   75   60   65   50   55   55   50
TEMPERATURE        71   61   55   54   52   55   68   73   73   64   60   58   56   57   65   70   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  75                  55                  72
WIND DIR           SW    W    E   SE    E    E   SE   SE   SE   NE   NE    E   NE    E    E   SE    S
WIND (MPH)          9    6    9   12   14   13   13   12    9    9    8    9    8    8    6    6    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   20   20   10   10   40   40   30
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    T    T    T              T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      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) 11.4 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.7 11.8 11.7 12.6 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.7


...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    0    0   25   50   60   65   60   50   40   30   35   35   35
TEMPERATURE        75   65   58   55   54   56   73   79   76   70   64   60   58   57   70   76   76
MIN/MAX TEMP                           52                  81                  56                  77
WIND DIR            W    W   NE   SE    E    E   SE   SE    S    E   SE    E    E    E   SE    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          9    6    2    8    9    9   10    9    4    5    4    6    6    6    5    4    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   30   30   30   20   20   10   10   20   20   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    T    R    R              T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.01      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) 10.9 10.8 10.9 11.4 11.8 11.6 11.9 12.8 13.1 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.5 12.6


...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   25    5    0    5    0   40   50   55   70   70   55   55   45   50   50   40
TEMPERATURE        68   59   57   57   56   60   70   75   73   64   62   60   59   60   67   71   70
MIN/MAX TEMP                           55                  75                  58                  72
WIND DIR            W   NW    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    W   NE    E    E    E    E   SE    S   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    8   10   12   14   13   13   11    6   10    8    8    8    8    4    4    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   30   30   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    T    R    R              T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 11.2 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.6 11.7 11.8 12.7 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.6 12.5 12.2 12.3 12.6 12.8


...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   35    5    0    5    0   50   50   55   75   70   60   65   55   60   60   40
TEMPERATURE        69   59   57   57   56   60   71   75   74   64   62   60   60   61   68   71   71
MIN/MAX TEMP                           55                  76                  59                  72
WIND DIR            W   NW    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    S   NW   NE    E    E    E    E   SE   SW    N
WIND (MPH)          8    6    9   11   13   13   13   11    5    8    9    9    6    6    4    4    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   30   30   10   10   40   40   20
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    T    R    R              T    T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 11.4 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.4 11.7 11.7 12.6 13.1 13.0 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8


...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...

DATE                                        TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   SC   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   10    5    5    0    0   40   40   65   65   55   45   35   35   15   25   40
TEMPERATURE        70   59   58   59   59   62   70   76   73   64   63   62   62   63   69   74   72
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  77                  61                  74
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    E   NW    N   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S
WIND (MPH)          9    8   12   17   17   14   14   11    8    6    6    9    9    9   10    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0   20   20   30   30   20   20    5    5   10   10   10
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    T    T    T    R    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      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) 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.9 12.6 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.3 12.2 12.0 11.6 12.2 12.3

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN