Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 231101
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT MON SEP 23 2024
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 5 5 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 53 62 68 70 63 61 61 58 57 63 66 65 56 56 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 56 66 53
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE SE SE S S SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 11 11 10 8 14 21 25
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) 10.8 11.0 11.7 12.1 12.6 12.9 13.3 13.2 12.6 12.0 11.6 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.0
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 10 15 15 5 5 10 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 48 64 68 69 58 53 52 52 53 68 69 66 53 51 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 70 49
WIND DIR NE NE E E E SE E E E E S S S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 4 6 5 8 6 5 6 9 8 8 9 13 17
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) 10.8 11.0 11.6 12.1 12.6 12.8 13.3 13.1 12.6 11.9 11.5 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.5 11.3 11.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 5 10 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 54 62 68 71 64 61 61 58 57 63 66 65 55 56 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 56 66 53
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 8 6 8 9 8 6 6 11 12 10 8 14 21 25
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) 10.8 11.0 11.6 12.0 12.6 12.9 13.3 13.1 12.6 11.9 11.5 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.5 11.3 11.0
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 20 15 20 15 5 5 10 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 46 55 58 60 53 50 49 47 46 53 54 53 45 44 43 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 55 42
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 10 12 12 13 11 9 10 14 16 16 17 25 34 36
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33 29 36 44 58 67 65
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) 10.9 11.1 11.8 12.2 12.7 13.0 13.4 13.2 12.8 12.0 11.6 12.0 12.1 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.0
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 5 10 10 15 10 10 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 50 51 61 67 69 63 60 57 55 56 64 69 68 59 56 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 55 70 53
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 6 6 5 9 8 8 5 8 13 13 11 13 18 19
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) 10.7 10.9 11.6 12.0 12.5 13.2 13.3 13.2 12.9 12.2 11.7 11.8 12.0 11.8 11.4 11.1 11.0
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 15 15 15 15 10 5 15 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 57 60 69 73 73 66 65 64 63 65 74 77 76 65 64 63 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 63 78 59
WIND DIR NW N N E NE NW NW W SW SW SE S S SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 6 5 6 4 4 5 4 5 9 9 5 5 5 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) 10.7 10.9 11.3 11.8 12.4 12.5 13.0 12.9 12.2 11.7 11.3 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 5 15 20 15 10 10 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 55 57 64 70 71 64 62 60 61 62 69 72 72 62 60 60 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 59 73 56
WIND DIR NE E NE E NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 9 10 9 8 9 14 18
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) 10.7 11.0 11.6 12.0 12.5 12.7 13.1 13.0 12.4 11.7 11.4 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 20 20 20 25 25 10 10 5 15 10 10 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 48 49 61 67 71 64 60 59 56 56 66 71 70 61 58 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 55 72 53
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW W W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 9 10 9 9 12 14 12 12 12 8 10 11 11 14 19 19
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) 11.7 13.2 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.5 12.2 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.1
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 20 25 25 20 25 10 10 5 15 10 15 20 15 10 10
TEMPERATURE 47 47 59 66 69 63 58 57 55 54 64 69 68 60 56 54 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 54 70 50
WIND DIR NE NE E E E E E E E SE S SW W W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 8 8 9 8 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 10 11 13 18 19
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) 11.6 13.2 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.1 11.8 11.1
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 15 20 25 25 15 10 5 10 10 15 20 15 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 48 48 62 70 72 65 57 54 53 51 67 74 74 64 57 53 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 51 75 48
WIND DIR NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E SE SW W W W S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 9 8 8 9 11 10 10 6 9 9 10 5 6 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) 11.1 12.1 13.3 13.5 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.0 12.3 12.0 12.3 12.2 11.9 11.5 11.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 15 20 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 10 15 15 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 50 50 61 68 70 63 59 58 56 56 66 70 69 60 58 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 55 71 53
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE SE S SW W W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 9 8 9 12 12 11 11 8 9 9 10 14 18 19
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) 11.6 12.9 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.1 12.7 12.4 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 15 15 20 20 20 10 10 5 5 10 10 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 49 50 62 69 71 63 59 58 56 56 67 71 70 60 58 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 55 71 54
WIND DIR E E E E E E E SE SE SE S SW W W S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 8 8 9 12 12 12 11 8 10 9 10 14 19 20
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) 11.8 13.2 13.8 13.9 13.8 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.1 12.9 12.5 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE MONDAY 09/23/24 TUESDAY 09/24/24
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 20 20 20 20 15 5 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 53 63 71 72 64 61 61 61 60 68 73 71 61 58 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 59 73 55
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE E SE SE S S SW W W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 10 9 9 6 8 6 10 12 14 17
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) 11.1 12.1 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.2 12.7 12.1 11.9 12.3 12.2 11.9 11.5 11.0
$$
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN