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FWUS46 KMFR 062301  
AVGMFR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
401 PM PDT MON MAY 6 2024  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 BK FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 15 10 40 30 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 34 29 27 25 23 25 32 36 37 32 29 28 26 31 39 43 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 38 24 45  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 25 26 27 29 31 29 27 23 23 26 29 31 29 29 28 27 26  
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 48 48 49 48 48 47 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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) 6.1 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.4 4.2 5.0 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.8 4.4 5.5 6.4 6.9  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 BK FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 10 15 50 35 15 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 34 28 25 23 22 26 34 37 37 29 25 24 23 29 40 45 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 39 22 46  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N N N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 18 18 18 19 20 19 18 16 14 17 20 20 18 18 18 16 17  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 6.1 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.8 4.4 5.5 6.4 6.9  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 BK FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 15 15 40 30 10 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 33 29 26 24 23 25 31 35 36 31 28 27 26 31 39 43 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 37 24 44  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
WIND (MPH) 25 26 27 28 31 29 27 23 23 26 29 31 29 29 29 27 26  
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 49 48 48 49 48 48 47 44  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 6.2 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.4 4.3 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.3 3.8 4.4 5.5 6.3 6.9  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 BK FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 20 15 45 30 10 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 21 18 17 15 15 18 23 25 26 22 20 19 19 22 30 33 33  
MIN/MAX TEMP 14 26 17 33  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 46 50 52 54 55 52 48 41 41 44 48 47 46 46 44 41 40  
WIND GUST (MPH) 110 115 115 115 115 113 105 93 94 96 89 86 81 78 75 69 79  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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) 6.1 4.9 3.9 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.9 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.9 4.4 5.6 6.4 6.9  
 
   
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 50 55 45 40 5 5 10 5 5 15 10 5 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 33 28 24 21 20 23 29 34 35 30 25 23 22 27 34 40 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 36 21 41  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N N NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N  
WIND (MPH) 19 20 21 23 25 24 21 17 14 19 24 25 23 24 24 23 20  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 6.2 5.3 4.3 3.8 3.2 3.3 4.0 5.1 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.0 3.5 4.1 5.4 6.1 6.6  
 
   
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 BK SC FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 15 50 45 15 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 46 37 31 30 29 31 39 46 47 40 33 32 30 36 46 53 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 48 30 56  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N N NW  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 9 11 13 16 16 17 17 16 13 18 19 18 16 17  
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) 6.1 5.2 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.6 4.3 5.4 6.4 6.9  
 
   
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 BK SC SC BK BK SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 40 60 55 40 5 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 38 31 26 25 23 28 32 36 38 32 27 26 26 34 39 45 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 38 24 46  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N N N N N N  
WIND (MPH) 18 20 21 23 24 23 21 19 19 20 23 23 20 20 19 18 20  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 6.0 5.1 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.4 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.1 5.3 6.3 6.8  
 
   
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 85 80 75 75 55 45 65 45 30 15 15 5 5 10 10  
TEMPERATURE 30 27 24 23 22 22 28 33 33 29 24 20 19 24 38 43 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 34 18 44  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW N N NE E NE NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 25 19 18 19 21 19 18 16 17 20 23 23 19 19 19 17 20  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 40 20 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.29 0.10 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 2.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 3.8 0.5 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 4.1 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.8 5.5 6.4 6.9  
 
   
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 75 70 70 55 30 50 30 25 15 15 5 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 30 26 24 22 21 22 29 33 34 29 23 20 18 24 37 43 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 35 17 44  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND (MPH) 25 20 19 19 21 19 18 14 16 20 23 23 19 19 19 17 20  
WIND GUST (MPH) 42  
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 30 20 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 3.5 0.2 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.1 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.5 4.2 4.7 4.5 3.8 3.4 2.9 3.8 5.6 6.4 6.9  
 
   
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 85 80 75 55 15 25 25 10 10 10 5 0 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 34 31 29 28 27 26 31 36 37 33 27 25 23 28 38 46 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 38 22 47  
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE N N  
WIND (MPH) 14 14 13 11 8 6 8 9 8 5 3 4 9 10 11 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 60 30 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.3 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.6 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.7 5.3 6.4 7.0  
 
   
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK BK SC FW FW CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 80 85 80 75 60 50 55 50 30 20 10 5 5 10 10  
TEMPERATURE 28 26 24 24 23 24 27 30 30 28 24 22 21 26 36 40 41  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 31 20 41  
WIND DIR W W W W W W NW NW NW NW N NE E E NE NE N  
WIND (MPH) 21 18 17 18 20 18 17 17 17 20 23 21 18 18 18 17 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 37 42 39 36 39 42 42 37 40 37 36  
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 50 30 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.11 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 2.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 3.7 0.5 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.4 4.1 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.7 5.3 6.3 6.9  
 
   
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW CL FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 95 85 85 80 75 60 65 70 65 40 20 15 0 5 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 28 26 23 23 22 23 26 29 29 28 23 21 20 25 36 40 40  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 30 19 41  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W NW NW NW N NE E E NE NE N  
WIND (MPH) 20 18 16 16 18 16 16 16 16 19 21 20 17 17 16 14 19  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 90 50 30 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.31 0.12 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 4.0 0.6 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.8 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.4 4.1 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.2 2.8 3.6 5.3 6.3 6.8  
 
   
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
 
 
DATE TUESDAY 05/07/24 WEDNESDAY 05/08/24  
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 OV BK OV OV BK BK BK FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 75 80 65 65 55 10 10 30 25 15 5 0 0 0 0  
TEMPERATURE 31 28 26 26 25 24 27 31 32 30 27 27 25 29 38 42 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 33 24 42  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE N N N  
WIND (MPH) 18 16 16 19 21 20 19 17 17 18 20 20 17 17 16 14 19  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.5 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.9 6.1 6.9  
 

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