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FWUS46 KMFR 201101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 10 40 30 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 35 38 45 49 51 45 41 39 37 43 52 56 56 50 44 40 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 58 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N SW W W SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 17 16 13 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 13 17 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) 6.6 6.5 7.0 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.3 8.2 9.1 9.5 9.2 8.5 7.6 7.0
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 10 35 30 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 34 38 46 51 53 47 42 40 39 45 54 59 58 52 45 40 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 38 60 36
WIND DIR N N N NW NW NW N N N N NE SW W W W NW N
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 10 10 9 6 5 4 4 4 3 6 6 10 12 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) 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.2 8.1 9.0 9.5 9.2 8.5 7.6 7.0
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 10 40 30 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 34 38 44 49 52 46 41 39 38 44 52 56 56 49 44 40 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 38 58 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N S SW SW W SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 17 16 13 11 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 12 17 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) 6.7 6.5 7.0 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.3 8.2 9.1 9.5 9.2 8.5 7.6 7.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0 15 35 30 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 25 30 37 38 39 35 31 29 28 35 42 44 44 40 34 30 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 46 26
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 32 32 31 28 26 23 19 17 12 14 13 12 18 21 28 34 34
WIND GUST (MPH) 70 70 69 67 64 55 47 39 29 41 40 42 48 57 66 79 79
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) 6.6 6.4 6.9 7.6 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.1 7.2 8.3 9.1 9.5 9.2 8.5 7.6 7.0
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 5 10 30 35 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 32 36 44 50 51 45 40 36 35 41 50 57 56 51 44 39 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 35 58 35
WIND DIR NW N N NW NW NW N N N NE E SW W W SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 5 6 6 8 10 13 11
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) 6.6 6.4 6.9 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.2 8.0 9.0 9.5 9.3 8.7 7.7 7.1
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 5 30 20 10 5 0
TEMPERATURE 38 42 52 59 61 52 46 44 42 49 60 67 67 57 51 46 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 42 69 42
WIND DIR NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 9 10 11 11 9 6 6 5 4 3 4 8 5 5 5
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) 6.6 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.9 9.0 9.5 9.2 8.4 7.6 7.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 15 5 5 5 0 5 10 35 25 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 33 39 45 51 52 45 41 39 37 46 53 59 60 51 45 41 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 37 61 37
WIND DIR N N N NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 11 10 10 8 6 6 4 4 3 5 8 11 12 13
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) 6.6 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.4 7.2 7.2 8.1 9.1 9.5 9.1 8.3 7.5 6.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 BK SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC OV OV SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 0 5 25 20 20 10 15 5 10 25 70 70 45 50 50
TEMPERATURE 27 28 34 40 42 38 32 31 31 39 47 51 51 44 38 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 30 53 33
WIND DIR W W NW W W N SW SE E S S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 4 12 9 9 3 3 1 3 2 4 6 8 4 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
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 5.8 6.1 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.8 7.5 8.4 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.0 6.5
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 BK SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 35 0 0 15 15 20 10 15 5 10 25 65 70 50 45 45
TEMPERATURE 27 28 36 41 42 38 32 31 31 37 47 52 51 44 38 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 30 54 33
WIND DIR W NW W W W NW W NW E SE SE SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 3 13 9 9 5 3 2 3 3 4 6 9 5 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R S
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 5.8 6.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.9 7.5 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.7 7.0 6.5
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 BK SC CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW BK BK FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 30 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 0 5 20 60 55 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 33 33 42 48 50 45 37 34 34 39 54 60 58 49 41 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 34 61 36
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE NE NE SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 3 8 9 9 4 3 5 6 4 2 8 10 5 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 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) 6.3 5.9 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.2 5.8 6.1 7.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.1 6.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 20 25 25 25 20 10 5 5 10 25 70 65 40 50 45
TEMPERATURE 29 30 36 41 42 38 33 32 32 39 49 53 52 44 39 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 31 54 35
WIND DIR W NW NW W NW NW NW E E SE S W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 13 10 9 4 2 3 3 2 4 6 10 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
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 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.3 5.8 7.4 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.6 6.9 6.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC OV OV SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 30 40 35 30 20 15 10 10 10 25 75 70 50 55 55
TEMPERATURE 28 29 34 40 41 38 31 31 30 38 48 52 52 44 39 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 30 53 34
WIND DIR W NW W W W N SW SE SE SE SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 3 4 12 9 8 3 1 2 3 2 4 5 9 3 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S
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 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.7 5.2 5.6 7.3 8.3 8.2 7.8 7.5 6.8 6.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 05/20/25 WEDNESDAY 05/21/25
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 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 5 5 10 20 25 15 5 0 5 20 55 45 25 20 25
TEMPERATURE 33 33 39 44 44 38 36 35 34 41 51 55 53 46 41 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 34 56 37
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW N SE SE E NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 14 12 11 10 4 1 2 3 4 4 10 9 6 6 5
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) 6.3 5.9 6.3 7.0 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.1 6.2 7.6 8.5 8.6 8.3 7.6 6.9 6.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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