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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
301 AM PST MON FEB 17 2025


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   75   70   75   70   30   15   30   30   40   70   80   85   85   80   80
TEMPERATURE        27   25   27   28   28   25   24   25   24   24   32   34   36   33   31   30   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  21                  36                  27
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    N    N   SW   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         14   14   13   13   12   11    6   10   17   13   13   16   18   20   27   33   27
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                          44   54   44
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   40   50    5   10    0    5    0    0   10   10   40   40   30   30   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                                            S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.3
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.0                 0.0                 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9  4.7  4.8  5.1  5.2  4.7  4.2  3.8  3.3  3.0  4.7  5.6  6.9  5.0  4.6  4.7  4.7


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   80   80   80   70   35   15   30   30   45   75   85   85   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        29   27   30   30   27   26   24   23   22   22   32   35   34   31   30   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  20                  36                  27
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW    N   NE    E   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         11   11   10   10   10    8    6    8   12   10   11   12   13   16   20   25   21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   40   40    5   10    0    5    0    0   10   10   40   40   30   30   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                                            S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.2
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.0                 0.0                 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9  4.6  4.7  5.1  5.1  4.6  4.2  3.8  3.4  3.1  4.5  5.5  6.9  5.1  4.5  4.6  4.6


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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        BK   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    65   70   75   70   75   70   35   15   30   25   40   65   80   85   85   80   80
TEMPERATURE        26   24   27   27   28   25   23   24   23   24   32   34   36   33   30   30   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  21                  36                  27
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    N    N    N   SW   SW   SW    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         14   14   13   13   12   11    6   10   17   13   13   16   18   20   28   33   27
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                               54   44
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   40   50    5   10    0    5    0    0   10   10   40   40   30   30   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                                            S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.3       0.3
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.3                 0.0                 0.0                 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.9  4.7  4.7  5.1  5.1  4.6  4.1  3.7  3.3  2.9  4.8  5.6  6.9  4.8  4.5  4.6  4.6


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    70   75   80   80   85   75   35   20   35   30   40   70   80   85   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        19   19   21   21   21   19   18   17   17   18   28   30   31   27   24   24   23
MAX/MIN TEMP                           21                  15                  31                  21
WIND DIR            W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   SW   SW    W   SW
WIND (MPH)         33   32   29   33   33   28   21   24   29   27   26   28   32   36   48   48   50
WIND GUST (MPH)    81   79   75   89   92   82   71   65   62   65   57   57   65   78  103   88  107
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   40   50    5   20    0    5    0    0   10   10   40   40   30   30   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S         S                                  S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.2       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.5       0.5
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.2                 0.0                 0.0                 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.0  4.7  4.8  5.2  5.2  4.7  4.2  3.9  3.4  3.1  4.6  5.6  7.0  5.3  5.0  5.0  4.9


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    85   85   85   85   85   80   65   30   35   35   40   55   80   85   80   80   80
TEMPERATURE        27   25   26   27   27   25   22   21   21   21   29   33   33   31   29   28   28
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  19                  34                  26
WIND DIR            W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    N    E   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         12   12   11   10   10    6    4    6   12   10   10   12   14   14   20   27   27
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    50   40   40   40   10   10    0    5    0    0    5    5   40   40   40   40   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                                            S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.02      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.02
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.4       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.5                 0.0                 0.0                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.8  4.5  4.7  4.9  5.0  4.5  3.8  3.2  2.8  2.3  4.3  5.5  6.7  4.7  4.2  4.4  4.5


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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        BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   BK   SC   FW   SC   FW   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   70   80   90   85   65   35   15   30   25   40   75   85   80   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        30   28   31   33   34   32   29   29   26   27   34   37   38   36   33   33   33
MAX/MIN TEMP                           35                  25                  38                  31
WIND DIR           SW    W    S   SE   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    E   SE    S   SE    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)          5    5    3    3    2    4    5    5    6    5    3    5    6    8   10   12   12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   30   30    5    5    0    0    0    0   10   10   30   30   30   30   80
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                                            R    R    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.04
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)  4.7  4.5  4.6  4.9  5.0  4.5  4.0  3.8  3.3  3.0  4.8  5.3  6.8  4.7  4.0  4.3  4.2


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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        BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   FW   SC   SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    60   70   80   85   85   70   60   20   35   25   40   75   85   80   85   80   80
TEMPERATURE        27   26   30   30   30   29   26   26   25   27   35   37   37   35   33   31   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  23                  37                  29
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W   NW   SW   NE    E   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         11   11   10   10   10    9    5   10   12   10   12   12   13   17   20   25   21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    40   30   30   30    5   10    0    5    0    0   10   10   40   40   30   30   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S                                            S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.2
12 HOUR SNOW                          0.1                 0.0                 0.0                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.7  4.5  4.6  5.0  5.0  4.3  4.0  3.9  3.4  3.2  5.0  5.6  6.8  5.4  5.0  5.2  4.4


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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 (%)   100  100  100  100  100   95   95   95   85   90   90   90   95   85   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        25   26   26   27   27   26   26   26   23   23   29   33   34   32   31   32   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  21                  34                  29
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         20   19   20   19   18   13   11    9   12   10   10   16   18   16   20   29   25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100   90   80   80   60   40   10    0   50   50   80   80   60   60   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.45      0.40      0.19      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.16      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                 6.6       6.6       2.5       0.0       0.0       0.4       0.8       0.8
12 HOUR SNOW                         13.2                 2.5                 0.4                 1.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5  4.4  4.6  4.7  4.6  4.5  4.4  4.1  3.6  2.9  4.0  5.0  5.6  5.9  5.8  5.7  5.4


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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 (%)   100  100   95   95   95   90   90   85   85   85   85   90   95   85   90   85   90
TEMPERATURE        26   27   28   28   28   27   26   26   23   22   28   32   34   31   31   30   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  21                  34                  29
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         23   20   20   20   17   13   10    9   12   11    9   16   18   16   20   28   24
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100   90   70   80   60   40   10    0   50   50   70   70   60   60   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.27      0.30      0.15      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.14      0.07
6 HOUR SNOW                 3.7       4.7       1.9       0.0       0.0       0.4       0.8       0.6
12 HOUR SNOW                          8.4                 1.9                 0.4                 1.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.6  4.5  4.7  4.8  4.7  4.6  4.4  4.1  3.7  2.9  4.0  5.0  5.6  5.8  5.8  5.6  5.4


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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   95   95   95   90   85   90   70   75   95   90   85   90   85   85
TEMPERATURE        29   29   29   31   31   30   29   27   24   23   29   34   36   34   33   33   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           31                  22                  36                  31
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SE    E   SE   SE   SE   SE    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         16   14   14   13   13   11    8    3    4    6    6    6    6   12   16   19   16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    90   90   90   90   60   50   30   10    5    0   20   20   60   60   50   50   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.21      0.28      0.18      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.09      0.06
6 HOUR SNOW                 2.8       3.8       1.5       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.2       0.1
12 HOUR SNOW                          6.6                 1.5                 0.1                 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.5  4.4  4.5  4.8  4.7  4.5  4.4  4.2  3.8  3.2  4.1  5.0  6.1  5.8  5.9  6.8  5.1


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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 (%)   100  100  100  100  100   95   95   85   85   85   85   95   90   85   85   85   85
TEMPERATURE        26   26   27   28   28   28   27   26   24   24   30   34   35   33   32   31   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  22                  35                  29
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SE   SE    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         18   17   19   17   17   12    9    8   13   10    9   16   19   16   21   29   26
WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                               48
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100   90   80   90   50   40   10    0   50   50   80   80   60   60   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.34      0.31      0.20      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.14      0.09
6 HOUR SNOW                 4.7       4.4       2.0       0.1       0.0       0.3       0.6       0.4
12 HOUR SNOW                          9.1                 2.1                 0.3                 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4  4.3  4.5  4.7  4.5  4.4  4.3  4.0  3.6  2.9  4.1  5.0  5.6  6.2  6.0  6.3  5.3


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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 (%)   100  100  100  100  100   95   95   90   85   90   90   95   90   85   85   85   80
TEMPERATURE        26   26   27   28   28   28   27   25   24   24   30   34   35   33   32   31   30
MAX/MIN TEMP                           28                  22                  35                  29
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S   SW
WIND (MPH)         19   18   20   18   17   12    9    8   12   10    9   16   19   16   20   29   27
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)   100  100  100   90   80   90   50   40   10    0   50   50   80   80   60   60   60
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S              S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.38      0.29      0.18      0.01      0.00      0.02      0.16      0.10
6 HOUR SNOW                 5.1       4.3       2.0       0.2       0.0       0.3       0.6       0.5
12 HOUR SNOW                          9.4                 2.2                 0.3                 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.4  4.3  4.5  4.6  4.4  4.3  4.2  3.9  3.4  2.7  4.1  5.0  5.5  6.3  5.9  6.0  5.4


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

DATE                    MONDAY 02/17/25                         TUESDAY 02/18/25
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   BK   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    75   80   85   90   90   80   75   75   80   55   65  100   90   90   85   85   80
TEMPERATURE        27   27   29   30   29   28   27   27   25   27   33   36   37   35   34   32   32
MAX/MIN TEMP                           30                  24                  37                  30
WIND DIR            W    W   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
WIND (MPH)         13   12   12   11   10    8    8   10   12    9   12   13   14   16   26   27   19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    60   40   50   50   30   30    0   10    5    0   20   20   50   50   40   40   70
PRECIP TYPE         S    S    S    S    S    S                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.01      0.05      0.07      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.05      0.03
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.1       0.9       0.6       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.4
12 HOUR SNOW                          1.0                 0.6                 0.0                 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.6  4.4  4.4  4.6  4.6  4.5  4.3  4.1  3.6  3.1  4.2  4.8  6.4  6.2  6.0  6.9  5.4

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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