Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 221101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT FRI AUG 22 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 15 50 30 30 35 35 30 45 40 40 30 25 15 10
TEMPERATURE 61 63 69 73 74 67 63 63 63 63 68 72 72 65 62 61 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 61 73 60
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 12 10 9 9 12 13 12 11 13 12 10 6 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.4 10.9 10.8 11.2 11.3 11.6 12.5 13.1 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.1
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 10 50 30 30 35 35 25 40 40 40 35 25 15 10
TEMPERATURE 54 59 73 77 75 61 58 57 57 62 74 77 76 63 59 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 78 56 78 55
WIND DIR E E SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE NE
WIND (MPH) 10 8 10 9 9 6 9 11 10 9 10 10 8 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.3 10.8 10.7 11.2 11.2 11.5 12.4 13.1 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 15 50 30 25 30 35 30 45 40 40 30 25 15 10
TEMPERATURE 61 62 68 72 73 66 63 63 63 63 67 71 71 65 62 61 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 61 73 60
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S NW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 12 10 9 9 12 13 12 11 13 13 10 6 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.4 10.9 10.8 11.2 11.3 11.6 12.5 13.2 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 15 50 35 35 30 35 25 45 45 45 35 25 10 10
TEMPERATURE 49 52 59 60 60 54 51 52 51 53 58 59 59 53 51 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 51 60 50
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S W
WIND (MPH) 17 16 19 13 13 13 20 24 23 19 20 18 13 10 10 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 31 40 44 44 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 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) 11.4 10.9 10.9 11.4 11.4 11.6 12.4 13.1 13.5 13.5 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.1
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 15 60 40 35 25 35 35 45 35 40 30 25 15 15
TEMPERATURE 60 62 71 76 75 68 63 63 62 64 70 75 74 68 64 63 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 62 75 61
WIND DIR E SE S S S SW SW S S SE S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 11 10 8 10 10 9 10 11 12 10 9 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 11.7 11.2 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.9 12.6 13.4 13.7 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.1
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 20 55 25 10 25 35 35 40 35 50 40 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 66 68 79 84 83 73 69 68 68 71 79 83 83 74 68 67 65
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 67 85 65
WIND DIR W SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S NW N N
WIND (MPH) 2 3 8 9 8 8 5 5 5 4 9 10 9 5 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 11.1 10.7 10.6 10.9 11.0 11.4 12.5 13.0 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.9 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 15 55 30 20 25 50 35 45 35 55 50 20 10 15
TEMPERATURE 61 66 73 79 79 69 64 64 64 69 74 78 79 69 65 62 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 63 80 61
WIND DIR E SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 9 8 6 9 11 10 10 12 11 11 5 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 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) 11.2 10.7 10.6 11.1 11.2 11.3 12.2 12.9 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL FW SC SC FW BK SC SC BK SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 20 35 40 20 60 45 50 60 45 60 55 50 40
TEMPERATURE 59 61 72 78 80 72 65 63 62 64 73 77 78 70 66 63 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 61 79 61
WIND DIR E E E SE SW NW NE E E SE S SW W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 11 10 9 4 6 9 8 8 9 9 8 6 4 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.4 12.7 13.1 13.2 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.3 13.2
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL FW SC SC FW BK SC BK BK SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 25 40 35 25 60 45 50 60 45 60 50 45 40
TEMPERATURE 57 59 70 77 79 72 64 62 61 61 71 76 77 70 65 62 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 60 78 60
WIND DIR NE NE E SE S NW N E NE E S S W NW NW NE N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 8 4 6 10 8 9 9 9 6 6 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.1 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.9 13.2 13.3 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.2
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 15 25 45 20 10 35 40 30 50 40 45 50 30 25
TEMPERATURE 56 56 74 83 84 76 66 63 60 60 77 82 83 74 66 62 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 59 83 58
WIND DIR E E SE S W NW E E E E S SW W NW NW NW NE
WIND (MPH) 11 10 5 4 5 6 4 5 5 6 6 8 5 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 12.0 11.8 11.4 11.6 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.7 13.2 13.0 13.1 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.1
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC BK SC BK SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 20 35 25 30 50 55 40 55 50 55 50 45 40
TEMPERATURE 60 61 72 78 78 69 64 63 62 63 73 77 77 68 64 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 61 78 62
WIND DIR E E E SE W NW N SE SE SE S SW W NW N SE E
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 4 5 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 12.1 12.0 11.8 12.1 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.7 13.0 13.1 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.3 13.1
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 5 5 20 30 25 40 60 50 50 55 50 60 50 55 45
TEMPERATURE 60 62 72 79 79 70 64 63 62 63 73 77 77 68 64 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 61 79 62
WIND DIR E E E SE W NW NE E SE SE S SW W NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 10 11 9 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 9 8 6 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.2 12.7 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.4 13.0 13.2 13.8 13.5 13.5 13.3 13.1
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE FRIDAY 08/22/25 SATURDAY 08/23/25
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 CL CL CL FW FW BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 10 15 50 45 25 35 30 35 45 45 50 50 25 30
TEMPERATURE 62 64 73 79 80 71 65 65 65 66 74 79 78 69 66 65 64
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 64 80 63
WIND DIR E E SE S NW N N NE SE S S SW W N N NE W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 9 6 8 9 10 9 10 8 6 5 6 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 11.7 11.2 10.8 11.2 12.2 12.1 11.7 12.2 12.5 13.1 12.8 12.9 13.5 13.5 13.3 13.1 13.0
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN