Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 131101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PST FRI DEC 13 2024
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 75 55 40 40
TEMPERATURE 23 24 24 24 25 27 28 26 26 23 23 24 23 20 20 19 17
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 22 25 16
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW NW NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 13 29 34 42 40 46 41 36 33 27 33 25 16 12 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 55 67 64 74 67 58 54 44 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.40 0.60 0.98 1.62 1.12 0.63 0.06 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.4 5.9 8.6 13.0 13.7 8.0 0.8 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 10.3 21.6 21.7 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.4
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 75 55 40 45
TEMPERATURE 22 24 26 24 23 25 26 25 25 24 25 24 21 20 18 16 14
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 23 25 13
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S W NW N NW W S
WIND (MPH) 11 23 26 32 29 35 32 28 25 23 25 18 11 11 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.32 0.51 0.98 1.46 1.00 0.52 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 3.1 4.5 7.7 10.6 10.7 5.9 0.6 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 7.6 18.3 16.6 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.4
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 75 55 40 40
TEMPERATURE 24 26 24 24 26 27 28 27 26 24 24 25 24 21 20 20 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 22 26 17
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW W NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 13 29 34 42 40 46 41 36 33 27 34 26 16 13 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 55 67 64 74 67 58 54 44 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.39 0.60 0.99 1.61 1.11 0.69 0.06 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.3 5.8 8.5 12.8 13.4 8.6 0.8 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 10.1 21.3 22.0 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.4
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 75 55 45 40
TEMPERATURE 15 18 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 16 13 11 11 10 9
MAX/MIN TEMP 18 15 17 8
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S NW NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 25 49 54 64 65 73 72 58 54 44 43 31 16 10 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 89 89 112 115 115 115 110 107 85 75 57
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.36 0.49 1.04 1.67 1.16 0.82 0.07 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 4.4 5.5 10.6 16.1 15.9 11.1 0.9 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 9.9 26.7 27.0 0.9
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.4
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 100 100 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 75 60 50 45
TEMPERATURE 24 26 23 25 25 26 27 26 25 24 23 25 24 21 18 17 16
MAX/MIN TEMP 27 23 26 15
WIND DIR S S SW S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 26 32 32 32 40 36 34 29 28 31 23 11 9 4 5 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 54 50 61 57 55 48 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.46 0.74 1.32 0.92 0.50 0.06 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 4.1 5.3 8.8 10.6 6.1 0.7 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 7.0 14.1 16.7 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.3 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.4
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 75 50 35 45
TEMPERATURE 29 32 30 31 30 32 33 33 32 31 30 31 29 26 26 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 30 32 21
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 18 20 18 25 27 25 25 25 19 12 10 5 6 5 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.71 1.18 1.86 1.16 0.68 0.04 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 2.2 5.2 7.9 12.0 9.0 6.1 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 7.4 19.9 15.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.4
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 75 50 35 40
TEMPERATURE 26 28 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 27 27 28 26 23 21 19 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 26 29 17
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S W NW W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 17 23 28 32 31 36 34 32 31 26 24 14 8 8 8 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 51 50
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.43 0.85 1.18 0.74 0.42 0.03 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.8 3.4 6.0 7.9 7.4 4.5 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 5.2 13.9 11.9 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.4
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 85 80 75
TEMPERATURE 23 24 26 29 30 30 30 29 28 26 26 27 25 23 22 20 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 30 26 29 18
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S S SE W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 19 25 28 29 31 27 27 24 16 14 16 17 17 16 14 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 44 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.13 0.23 0.26 0.54 0.35 0.21 0.14 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 2.0 1.8 3.7 3.6 2.4 1.7 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 3.5 5.5 6.0 2.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.6
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 21 23 25 27 28 28 28 28 27 26 25 27 25 22 20 19 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 25 28 17
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S S E SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 17 24 28 28 31 27 27 23 17 14 16 19 17 14 13 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 60 60 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.15 0.38 0.36 0.56 0.33 0.18 0.11 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 1.7 3.4 2.5 3.9 3.4 2.0 1.3 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 5.1 6.4 5.4 1.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.3 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.6
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 100 100 95 95 100 100 100 100 90 90 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 25 25 27 30 30 32 32 32 30 28 27 29 26 25 24 23 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 27 30 19
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 18 20 21 23 23 27 26 20 17 13 12 14 17 9 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 44 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 40 40 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.15 0.32 0.38 0.30 0.22 0.13 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 1.0 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.3 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 2.0 4.0 4.0 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.5
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 80 80 70
TEMPERATURE 24 26 28 29 29 31 30 29 28 27 26 28 24 23 22 21 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 26 30 19
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SW S S SE W W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 16 21 25 27 29 36 28 28 23 17 14 13 14 14 13 12 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 40 50 47 67 54 50 41 36 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.24 0.33 0.52 0.34 0.19 0.17 0.05
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 1.9 2.1 3.3 3.2 1.8 1.8 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 3.3 5.4 5.0 2.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.6
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 70
TEMPERATURE 24 26 28 30 29 31 30 29 28 27 26 28 24 23 22 22 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 26 30 20
WIND DIR SE S S S SE SE SW S S SE NW W W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 23 25 26 31 35 26 28 21 14 13 13 14 13 14 13 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 43 54 43 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.29 0.37 0.59 0.35 0.17 0.17 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.4 2.3 2.4 3.8 3.4 1.6 1.8 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 3.7 6.2 5.0 2.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 4.0 4.4 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.6
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 12/13/24 SATURDAY 12/14/24
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 95 95 95 95 95 95 100 100 100 100 85 80 70 60 60
TEMPERATURE 26 28 28 29 28 29 29 30 29 27 26 28 24 23 22 23 21
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 25 30 21
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S SE SW W W W SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 17 25 31 26 35 40 31 31 25 17 18 13 13 13 12 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 54 61
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 70 70 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.54 0.88 0.84 0.49 0.43 0.09 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 3.6 5.1 5.2 4.2 4.2 1.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 5.1 10.3 8.4 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.5
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN