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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT SUN JUL 13 2025


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    20    5   10    5   15   10   30   30   30   30    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
TEMPERATURE        79   72   68   67   65   67   72   75   74   68   63   61   59   63   67   71   73
MIN/MAX TEMP                           63                  77                  58                  73
WIND DIR            W    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NE    N    N    N    N    W   NW    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    6   17   18   16   12    9    6    8    9    9    4    3    3    5    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
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) 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.5 14.0 14.1 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.3 12.9 12.7 13.0 13.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15    5   10    5   10   10   30   30   30   30    0    0    0    0    0    5   10
TEMPERATURE        83   74   64   62   60   66   75   80   79   69   60   57   55   62   70   75   76
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  81                  55                  77
WIND DIR            W    N    N    N   NE   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    3    8   11   10    5    3    8    9    9    6    4    2    2    5    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
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) 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.9 14.2 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.3 12.9 12.7 13.0 13.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10   10   10   15   10   30   30   30   30    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
TEMPERATURE        78   71   68   66   65   67   70   74   73   67   63   61   59   62   65   69   71
MIN/MAX TEMP                           63                  76                  58                  72
WIND DIR            W    N    N   NE   NE   NE   NE    N   NW    N    N    W   NW    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    5   16   17   14   11    9    6    6    9    9    4    3    3    5    8    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
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) 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4 14.0 14.1 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.3 12.9 12.7 13.0 13.4


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   10   10    5   15   10   30   30   30   30    0    0    0    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        63   58   53   52   51   54   58   60   59   54   51   48   47   51   55   57   57
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  61                  47                  58
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE    E    E    E    E   NE    N   NE   NE   SW    W    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    9   16   17   16   13    9    8   10   11   11    6    4    4    9    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         R                             R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.03
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) 14.1 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.5 14.1 14.2 13.8 13.5 13.4 13.3 12.9 12.8 13.0 13.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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        SC   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   20    5   10   15   20   30   30   30   30    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
TEMPERATURE        81   76   68   65   63   66   72   78   77   70   63   60   59   63   68   74   75
MIN/MAX TEMP                           62                  79                  59                  75
WIND DIR           SW    N    N    N    N    N   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    S   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          4    3   11   10    6    9    8    4    9   10   11    5    5    5    6    9   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20   10    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         T                             R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.03      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) 13.9 14.3 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.5 14.2 14.5 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.4


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5   10    5   10   10   25   25   30   30    0    0    0    0    0    5   10
TEMPERATURE        91   84   73   70   69   74   81   86   86   79   71   67   64   71   76   80   83
MIN/MAX TEMP                           68                  88                  64                  83
WIND DIR            S    S    N    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW    N   NW   NW    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          6    4    5    5    5    8    8    5    8    6    6    4    2    2    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE                                       R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      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) 13.8 13.9 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.7 14.0 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.6 12.9 13.4


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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        SC   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    25    5   10    5   15   10   30   30   30   30    0    0    0    0    5    5   10
TEMPERATURE        83   74   68   65   62   71   75   79   79   69   64   61   58   68   73   77   78
MIN/MAX TEMP                           61                  80                  58                  78
WIND DIR            N   NW   NW    N    N    N    N    N    N   NW    N    N    W   SE    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          4   12   11   10    9    9    9    8   10   10    8    4    2    3    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    20    5    0    0    0    0   20   20   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
PRECIP TYPE         T                             R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.05
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) 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.9 14.3 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.2 12.8 12.6 13.2 13.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    5    5    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        79   74   66   62   60   63   71   74   74   67   58   55   53   57   66   72   75
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  76                  53                  75
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    E   NE    E   NE   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    9   12   10    8    5    6   10   11   10    9    8    5    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    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) 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.8 13.0 13.0 12.6 12.0 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.5 12.1 12.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   15   15    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        79   74   65   62   59   62   72   74   74   67   58   54   52   55   65   72   75
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  76                  52                  75
WIND DIR            N    N   NE   NE    N    N    N   NW   NW   NW    N   NE    N   NE   NE   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         10   10   11   10    6    4    5   10   11   10   10    8    5    6    6    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5   10    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    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) 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.2 12.6 12.2 11.8 11.4 11.2 11.5 12.2 12.6


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   SC   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   20   20    5   15   25   25    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        85   79   69   64   59   61   74   79   80   72   64   57   54   58   73   79   81
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  81                  53                  81
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE   NE    W    W   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    5    8    8    8    6    5   10   11    8    6    5    4    4    5    5    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    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) 13.8 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.6 12.9 12.7 12.0 11.7 11.6 12.3 12.5


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   10    5    5   10   10    0    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        77   72   65   63   60   64   70   73   72   64   58   55   53   58   67   73   74
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  73                  53                  74
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE   NE   NE   NE   NW   NW   NW   NW    N   NE    E   NE    N   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         10    9    9    8    6    5    8   10   11   11   10    8    5    6    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    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) 13.3 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.0 12.7 12.6 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.4 12.0 12.3


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   10   10    5    0    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        77   71   65   62   60   64   71   73   72   64   57   55   53   58   67   73   74
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  73                  53                  74
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE   NE   NE    N   NW   NW   NW   NW    N    E    E    E   NE   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)          9    8    8    8    5    5    8   10   10   10   10    8    6    8    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5    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) 13.2 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.3 12.2 12.5 12.7 12.4 11.8 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.9 12.3


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

DATE                                        MONDAY 07/14/25                         TUESDAY 07/15/25
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   FW   CL   CL   FW   FW   SC   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     0   10    5    5   10   20   25    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    5    0    5
TEMPERATURE        80   72   67   67   65   66   71   74   74   65   62   60   58   64   69   76   75
MIN/MAX TEMP                           63                  75                  57                  76
WIND DIR            N   NW    N    N   NE    N    N    N   NW   NW    N    N   NW    N    N   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         13   12   11   10    6    8   11   13   14   13   14    8    9    6    5    8   10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    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) 13.8 14.1 14.2 14.1 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.8 13.2 12.7 12.1 11.8 11.7 12.3 12.6

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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