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FWUS46 KMFR 232301  
AVGMFR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
401 PM PDT WED OCT 23 2024  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 10 5 5 15 30 30 25 10 10 5 10 20 35 55 45 25  
TEMPERATURE 34 30 29 31 33 32 40 45 46 40 40 41 39 38 45 49 48  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 47 37 50  
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE NE E SE S SE SW S S S S SW S  
WIND (MPH) 18 9 9 10 9 6 4 3 6 10 10 12 14 16 20 25 27  
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 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.9 6.5 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.6  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 5 5 15 30 30 25 5 10 5 10 20 30 50 45 20  
TEMPERATURE 33 25 23 23 23 23 41 46 46 34 32 32 32 33 48 51 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 48 31 53  
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE NE NE E S NE SE SE SE SE S S S  
WIND (MPH) 16 6 5 6 5 4 3 4 4 6 6 8 9 10 13 16 18  
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 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.6 6.3 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.8 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.6  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 10 5 5 10 30 35 20 10 10 5 10 20 35 55 45 25  
TEMPERATURE 35 30 30 31 33 33 40 44 45 40 40 41 39 39 44 48 48  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 46 37 50  
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE NE E SE S NW SW S S S S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 18 9 9 10 9 6 4 3 6 10 10 12 14 16 20 25 27  
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) 6.8 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.8 6.4 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.5  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 10 5 5 15 30 30 25 10 10 5 10 20 35 55 45 25  
TEMPERATURE 24 23 23 26 25 27 36 37 37 29 30 30 28 29 36 38 37  
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 38 27 39  
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE E SE SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 33 23 16 19 12 11 5 5 12 16 17 20 24 28 34 41 41  
WIND GUST (MPH) 81 61 33 43 31 34 40 40 82 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 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.1 6.9 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.7 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.6  
 
   
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 20 15 20 25 35 30 5 10 10 10 20 35 50 45 25  
TEMPERATURE 33 26 25 25 26 28 35 43 44 37 37 37 36 37 44 49 49  
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 45 35 51  
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE NE E E SE W S S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 18 19 20 16 10 5 8 8 4 6 8 9 10 12 17 18 21  
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) 6.5 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.7 4.0 5.8 6.6 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.6 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.6  
 
   
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 5 5 5 10 15 30 15 5 5 5 10 25 35 50 40 20  
TEMPERATURE 42 35 34 31 32 35 45 52 53 46 44 44 42 44 53 57 57  
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 54 42 59  
WIND DIR N NW NE NW NW N NE E SE NW W S NE E SE S S  
WIND (MPH) 19 19 16 10 8 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 4 5 5 9 10  
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) 6.8 5.3 4.5 3.9 3.8 4.0 5.6 6.4 7.0 7.4 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.5  
 
   
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 20 10 5 15 25 25 15 10 10 5 10 25 35 50 40 20  
TEMPERATURE 36 30 28 29 30 34 41 48 49 42 41 42 41 43 49 53 53  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 49 40 54  
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE E E SE E S S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 19 21 19 10 8 4 3 3 5 8 8 10 11 12 16 18 19  
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 0.01 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) 6.5 5.3 4.4 3.9 4.0 4.2 5.9 6.6 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.6  
 
   
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW SC BK BK SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 10 15 40 65 55 35 20 30 30 25 25 30 50 40 35  
TEMPERATURE 30 27 26 25 25 26 37 43 44 36 36 36 34 34 45 51 51  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 45 32 53  
WIND DIR W NW N E E E E E SE E E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND (MPH) 16 16 12 12 10 11 10 6 6 9 10 12 13 14 17 18 17  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
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) 4.9 4.3 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.4 5.1 5.7 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.9 8.1 8.5 8.6  
 
   
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW SC BK BK SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 10 15 40 65 50 35 20 30 25 20 25 35 45 45 35  
TEMPERATURE 29 26 24 24 23 23 35 41 42 35 34 33 31 31 41 49 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 43 30 51  
WIND DIR W NW N E E E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE S S  
WIND (MPH) 16 16 12 9 8 9 8 6 6 9 10 12 13 13 16 17 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
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) 4.9 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.7 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.6 8.1 8.5 8.7  
 
   
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW FW FW SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 20 15 25 55 35 25 10 20 15 15 15 35 35 50 40  
TEMPERATURE 33 27 26 24 23 22 33 43 45 37 33 32 30 30 44 53 54  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 45 29 55  
WIND DIR NW NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE E E SE S S  
WIND (MPH) 9 5 10 14 13 13 11 9 6 6 9 10 11 10 6 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.1 4.7 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.8 7.4 8.2 8.6 8.7  
 
   
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 BK FW FW SC BK BK SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 15 15 40 55 50 35 15 30 25 25 20 30 40 40 35  
TEMPERATURE 28 26 25 25 26 26 36 43 43 36 35 36 34 34 45 51 51  
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 44 33 53  
WIND DIR NW W N E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW  
WIND (MPH) 14 14 11 10 9 8 9 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 17  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
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) 4.9 4.4 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.8 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 7.2 8.2 8.5 8.6  
 
   
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 BK FW FW SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 20 20 45 55 60 35 20 30 30 25 25 25 45 35 30  
TEMPERATURE 29 27 25 25 26 26 37 44 45 37 35 36 34 35 46 52 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 46 33 54  
WIND DIR W W N E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 14 11 9 8 6 9 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 17 16  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
PRECIP TYPE  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 4.8 4.4 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.9 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.4 7.0 8.2 8.5 8.5  
 
   
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/24/24 FRIDAY 10/25/24  
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 FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 10 5 20 45 30 15 10 15 15 10 25 40 45 40 15  
TEMPERATURE 30 27 28 30 30 31 38 43 44 37 41 41 39 38 44 50 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 44 37 52  
WIND DIR NW N NE SE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW  
WIND (MPH) 14 16 12 10 10 12 12 13 5 9 9 12 13 13 14 17 14  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.8 5.6 6.2 6.7 7.1 7.3 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.6  
 

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