Avalanche Weather Guidance
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FWUS46 KMFR 092301
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2025


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   40   20   15   10    0    0    0    0    5   10    5    5    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        72   66   62   61   60   63   70   75   77   71   66   65   63   66   72   76   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  77                  62                  78
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    S    S   SW   NW    N    N    N   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          9    6    5    6    6    4    5    5    6    4    6    4    4    4    5    8    8
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) 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.4 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.3 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   45   20   10   10    0    0    0    0    5   10    5    5    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        75   66   58   55   52   58   73   78   81   70   62   59   56   63   76   80   80
MIN/MAX TEMP                           51                  81                  56                  83
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE    E    E   SE    S   SW    W   NW   NE   NE   NE   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          9    8    4    6    4    3    5    5    8    4    6    3    3    3    4    8    8
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 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.4 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.3 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   40   20   20   10    0    0    0    0   10   10    5    5    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        71   66   62   62   61   63   69   74   76   70   66   65   63   66   71   75   76
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  76                  62                  77
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   NE   NE    E   SE    S   SW   NW    N    N    N   SE    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)          8    6    5    6    8    5    5    5    6    4    8    4    4    4    5    8    8
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) 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.3 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.3 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   40   25   15    5    0    0    5    0    5   10    5    5    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        57   52   48   48   47   50   55   59   61   56   53   52   51   54   60   62   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           46                  61                  51                  63
WIND DIR           NE   NE   NE    E   NE   SE   SW   SW    W    N    N    N   NE    S   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          9    9    4    5    4    3    3    4    5    4    5    3    3    5    6    9    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) 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.5 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.0 13.0 13.3 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   45   25   10   10    0    0    0    5    5    5    0    5    0    0    0   10
TEMPERATURE        73   68   61   60   58   62   69   77   78   72   66   64   62   65   73   79   79
MIN/MAX TEMP                           58                  78                  62                  80
WIND DIR            N    N    N    N   NE    E   SE   SE   SE   NW   NW   NW    N   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          9   10   10    8    6    5    5    4    5    5    8    6    4    4    6    8    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) 12.7 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.1 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.3 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)     5   35   15   10   10    5    5    5    5   15    5    5    5    0    0    0   10
TEMPERATURE        83   76   67   67   66   70   80   86   88   81   72   70   69   72   82   88   89
MIN/MAX TEMP                           65                  88                  68                  90
WIND DIR            N    N    N   NW   NW    N   NE    E   SE   SW    N   NW   NW    E    S   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)         11   10   10    6    5    4    4    4    5    5   11    8    5    3    5    8    8
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 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 13.0 13.5 13.7 13.5 13.3 13.0 12.9 12.8 13.2 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   30   15   10    5    0    0    5    5   15   10    5    5    0    0    5   15
TEMPERATURE        78   69   63   62   62   67   74   79   81   73   67   65   63   70   76   81   82
MIN/MAX TEMP                           59                  81                  62                  84
WIND DIR            N    N   NW    W   SW    S    E   NE   NE    N    N   NW    W   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)         11   13    8    6    4    3    4    4    6    5   10    6    5    4    4    6    6
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 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.8 13.2 13.7 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.0 12.9 13.4 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   50   35   15   10    0    0    5    5   15   10    5    5    5    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        71   66   60   58   57   60   69   77   80   73   65   62   61   64   73   77   78
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  80                  61                  81
WIND DIR            N    N    E    E    E    E    E    E   NW    N   NE    E   SE    S   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   10   13   12   11    9    6    3    6    8   10    5    3    6    6   11   12
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 12.5 12.6 12.9 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.4 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   45   40   25   10    0    0    5    5   10   10   10    5    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        71   66   59   57   55   58   68   75   79   73   64   61   59   62   73   77   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           55                  79                  59                  80
WIND DIR            N   NE   NE   NE    E    E    E    E    N    N    N   NE   NE    S   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11   10   12   10    8    6    6    4    6    6   10    4    3    5    6   10   12
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 12.5 12.6 12.8 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.4 13.7


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   SC   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    25   30   30   15    5    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    0    5
TEMPERATURE        76   71   63   60   57   59   75   83   85   78   68   63   59   61   78   83   83
MIN/MAX TEMP                           56                  85                  59                  86
WIND DIR           NW   NW   NE   NE   NE   NE    E    E   NW   NW    N   NE   NE   SE   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12    8   12   13   11    9    6    5    8    8    6    6    6    5    5    9   11
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) 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.5 13.8


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   45   35   15    5    0    0    0    5   10    5    5    5    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        69   64   59   59   58   60   71   77   79   72   65   63   61   64   74   78   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  79                  61                  79
WIND DIR           NW    N   NE    E   SE   SE    E    E   NW   NW   NE   SE   SE    S   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11    9   10   10    9    9    6    4    9    9    6    5    4    5    6   11   12
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 12.5 12.7 13.1 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.4 13.6


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   BK   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   50   35   20   10    0    0    0    5   15   10    5    5    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        69   64   59   58   58   61   71   77   79   72   64   63   61   65   74   78   77
MIN/MAX TEMP                           57                  79                  61                  79
WIND DIR            N    N   NE   SE   SE   SE   SE   NE    N   NW    E   SE   SE    S    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         11    8    9    8    9    9    6    5   10    9    8    5    4    5    6   11   12
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 12.4 12.6 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.3 13.5


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

DATE                                        SUNDAY 08/10/25                         MONDAY 08/11/25
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   SC   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)    20   30   25   15    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0    5    5
TEMPERATURE        71   63   61   62   61   65   73   80   82   73   67   67   66   69   76   81   80
MIN/MAX TEMP                           60                  82                  65                  83
WIND DIR            N    N    N    E   SE   SE   SE    E    N   NW   NW    W   SW   SE   SW   NW   NW
WIND (MPH)         11   10    4    8   11   10    6    5    9   13    9    3    3    6    5    9   12
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) 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

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