Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 241101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT TUE SEP 24 2024
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC BK OV SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 15 20 10 0 5 0 5 20 30 55 75 30 10 0 5
TEMPERATURE 57 57 64 67 66 57 56 55 54 52 56 58 56 51 49 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 52 59 45
WIND DIR E SE S S S S W SW S S S S SW SW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 8 10 6 3 4 5 4 6 13 16 11 11 4 3 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) 12.6 12.0 11.4 11.4 11.8 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.0
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL CL CL CL SC FW BK OV SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 15 10 10 0 0 5 0 30 25 55 75 30 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 52 55 69 70 67 54 50 48 48 49 62 63 58 48 44 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 47 63 40
WIND DIR E SE S S SE E E SE SE SE S S S SW N E E
WIND (MPH) 8 5 8 8 6 5 2 2 4 6 11 12 9 5 0 3 2
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) 12.6 12.0 11.3 11.4 11.8 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 11.0 10.7 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC BK OV SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 15 20 10 5 5 5 5 20 30 50 75 30 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 57 57 63 66 65 57 55 54 54 52 56 58 56 50 49 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 52 59 45
WIND DIR NE SE S S S W W W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 8 10 6 4 5 5 4 5 12 16 11 11 5 3 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) 12.6 12.0 11.4 11.4 11.8 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.0
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC BK OV SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 15 20 10 0 0 0 5 20 25 60 75 30 10 0 10
TEMPERATURE 46 47 53 55 54 45 43 42 41 41 47 48 45 40 37 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 41 48 35
WIND DIR E SE S S S S S S S S S SW S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 6 8 5 5 6 9 9 11 16 21 12 16 6 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 33
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) 12.6 12.1 11.4 11.5 11.8 11.8 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.0
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC OV SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 10 20 10 0 5 5 0 15 30 45 75 30 15 5 15
TEMPERATURE 56 56 64 68 68 59 56 54 53 53 58 61 57 52 48 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 52 61 44
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W S S
WIND (MPH) 3 4 8 11 9 8 5 3 3 5 13 16 12 9 2 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) 12.7 12.3 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.7 11.0 10.6 10.5 10.2 10.0
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW BK OV SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 10 15 10 0 0 5 5 15 25 55 70 30 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 66 74 78 76 65 63 62 60 61 66 69 65 57 55 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 59 69 51
WIND DIR W S SE S S SW W SW SW S SE S S SW W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 6 9 8 5 6 5 4 3 10 10 9 5 3 3 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) 12.4 11.8 11.3 11.4 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.0 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL CL CL FW FW FW BK OV SC CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 10 20 10 0 0 5 5 20 20 60 70 30 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 61 62 68 73 71 61 59 58 58 58 63 65 63 55 51 49 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 56 66 47
WIND DIR S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 8 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 11 12 10 9 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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) 12.5 11.9 11.4 11.4 11.9 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 0 10 25 20 20 10 5 10 5 40 75 70 60 35 30 25
TEMPERATURE 56 56 66 71 70 61 58 55 54 52 58 59 55 48 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 52 60 41
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 11 10 6 9 8 6 9 10 9 9 12 16 11 11 5 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 13.5 13.3 12.9 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.1 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.4 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.3
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL SC OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 10 20 20 25 10 10 5 5 45 75 80 60 35 25 20
TEMPERATURE 54 53 64 70 69 61 57 54 52 50 59 59 54 48 44 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 50 60 39
WIND DIR SE SE S SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W SW S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 9 13 16 13 13 8 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 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) 13.5 13.3 12.9 12.3 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.1 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.3
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 SC FW FW CL CL FW CL SC OV OV SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 30 20 15 5 5 10 0 50 75 75 45 20 20 20
TEMPERATURE 52 51 66 74 74 63 57 53 50 50 62 64 60 52 47 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 48 65 41
WIND DIR NE E S SW W NW SW S S S SW W W W W SE E
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 9 11 8 5 1 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 13.4 12.9 12.4 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.7
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC OV OV BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 5 25 25 15 10 5 10 5 45 75 75 60 40 30 20
TEMPERATURE 56 55 66 71 70 61 57 55 53 52 59 59 54 47 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 52 60 42
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S SW W W W SW S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 8 6 5 6 8 6 8 9 13 10 10 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 13.5 13.2 12.8 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.1 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.3 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.2
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL SC OV OV BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 0 5 20 25 15 10 5 10 5 40 75 75 65 50 40 25
TEMPERATURE 56 56 67 72 71 61 57 55 53 53 58 59 54 46 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 52 60 41
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W S S SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 8 6 5 9 9 8 9 10 13 10 10 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE 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) 13.6 13.3 13.1 12.3 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.0 10.6 10.5 10.2 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.5 9.1 9.0
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE TUESDAY 09/24/24 WEDNESDAY 09/25/24
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 CL FW CL FW CL SC OV OV SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 15 20 5 5 5 10 5 50 70 80 40 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 60 60 68 74 72 62 61 59 57 57 62 63 57 47 47 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 56 64 46
WIND DIR S S S SW W SW SW S S S SW W W NW SW S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 4 5 4 8 9 6 6 5 5 10 9 11 2 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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) 13.1 12.5 12.0 11.7 12.0 12.0 11.4 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.7
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN