975  
FWUS46 KMFR 091101  
AVGMFR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
401 AM PDT FRI MAY 9 2025  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC FW SC BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 55 60 65 50 35 60 55 40 30 20 30 50 50 35 40  
TEMPERATURE 48 51 57 60 60 54 48 46 43 46 51 54 53 48 43 39 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 56 34  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW W S SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 11 13 14 10 6 10 12 13 13 14 11 11 11 16 14 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) 8.4 8.5 8.7 9.3 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.6 9.0 9.1 8.8 8.2 7.7 7.2  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC FW SC BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 55 60 65 45 35 65 60 40 30 20 30 55 45 35 40  
TEMPERATURE 48 52 57 60 60 54 48 46 44 47 52 56 55 48 44 39 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 43 58 35  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W NW SE S SW SW SW W NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 10 8 5 6 8 9 10 11 9 8 8 11 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) 8.4 8.4 8.7 9.3 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.0 8.4 8.5 8.9 9.1 8.8 8.1 7.7 7.1  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC FW SC BK BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 45 55 60 65 50 35 60 55 40 30 20 25 50 50 35 40  
TEMPERATURE 47 52 57 59 60 53 48 46 43 46 50 53 52 47 42 38 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 55 34  
WIND DIR SE S S S SW SW SW W S SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 11 13 14 11 6 10 12 13 13 14 12 12 11 16 14 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) 8.4 8.5 8.7 9.3 9.8 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.0 8.5 8.6 8.9 9.1 8.8 8.1 7.7 7.2  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC BK BK SC SC BK BK SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 45 50 60 65 45 35 60 50 35 30 20 25 50 45 35 45  
TEMPERATURE 34 39 45 47 47 41 35 33 30 32 38 39 38 34 30 26 24  
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 29 42 24  
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 21 21 25 26 23 19 24 25 26 29 31 25 23 26 33 32 36  
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 54 61 58 58 55 54 58 69 74 72 64 72 74 71 85  
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) 8.4 8.5 8.8 9.4 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.1 8.6 8.7 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.2 7.8 7.2  
 
   
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK SC SC OV BK BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 50 55 55 45 45 70 65 55 40 15 20 50 50 35 40  
TEMPERATURE 45 49 56 59 59 53 45 43 40 44 51 54 54 48 41 37 35  
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 40 56 35  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 10 14 13 10 9 9 10 10 13 16 14 10 11 10 11  
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) 8.3 8.3 8.6 9.1 9.4 9.8 9.6 9.3 8.9 8.5 8.6 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.2 7.7 7.3  
 
   
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 OV BK BK BK BK BK SC OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 60 55 60 65 55 45 70 50 45 40 30 30 50 55 40 35  
TEMPERATURE 52 58 66 72 74 65 57 53 49 53 62 67 66 56 49 43 39  
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 48 69 39  
WIND DIR SW S S S S S W SW SW S S S SW NW NW NW W  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 10 9 6 5 5 5 4 6 10 10 8 9 6 4  
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) 8.3 8.3 8.5 9.2 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.3 8.8 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.9 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.0  
 
   
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 50 55 60 60 50 50 70 50 45 40 30 35 55 50 40 35  
TEMPERATURE 49 56 59 64 64 58 50 48 46 50 55 58 57 49 43 39 36  
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 44 60 35  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SW W NE SE SW W W W NW NW NW W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 12 11 9 6 8 9 10 11 8 8 8 11 8 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) 8.3 8.3 8.7 9.5 10.1 10.1 9.8 9.3 8.7 8.0 8.3 8.8 9.0 8.6 8.0 7.6 6.9  
 
   
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK SC SC OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 70 60 65 70 65 55 65 70 65 55 50 45 75 55 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 43 47 56 60 61 54 46 42 39 41 48 51 51 45 37 34 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 38 53 31  
WIND DIR SE SE S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 12 11 11 11 10 12 12 14 14 14 18 13 11 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 8.2 8.2 8.6 9.3 9.6 10.0 9.7 9.1 8.1 7.4 7.6 8.0 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.1 6.6  
 
   
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK SC SC SC OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 60 60 65 60 55 70 70 60 50 45 40 70 60 65 65  
TEMPERATURE 42 46 56 60 61 54 45 42 38 41 48 52 51 44 38 34 31  
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 37 54 31  
WIND DIR SE SE S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 12 12 13 14 16 18 13 11 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 8.3 8.3 8.7 9.5 9.9 10.1 9.9 9.5 8.4 7.5 7.7 8.1 8.3 8.1 7.7 7.2 6.7  
 
   
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK SC SC BK SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 70 55 65 60 55 80 70 65 55 45 40 50 45 50 60  
TEMPERATURE 40 46 60 66 67 58 47 43 39 43 53 59 58 49 42 39 37  
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 38 61 37  
WIND DIR E E S SW W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 11 10 9 6 5 5 5 9 11 11 12 10 8 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) 8.1 8.1 8.4 9.4 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.6 8.9 7.8 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.2 6.8  
 
   
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 OV BK BK BK OV BK OV OV BK BK SC SC OV BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 65 60 65 70 70 80 70 70 60 40 50 70 55 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 43 48 58 61 60 52 45 42 38 41 47 52 51 44 38 36 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 38 53 33  
WIND DIR SE SE S SW W W W SW W W W W W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 10 13 12 11 11 13 13 14 16 17 18 13 12 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE 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) 8.0 8.0 8.4 9.1 9.5 9.8 9.4 8.9 8.0 7.4 7.5 7.9 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.1 6.5  
 
   
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK SC BK OV BK OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 70 60 65 75 70 80 75 70 60 40 55 80 60 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 43 47 57 61 60 52 44 41 37 40 46 51 50 43 37 35 33  
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 37 52 33  
WIND DIR SE SE S SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 10 14 12 12 12 13 13 14 16 16 17 12 11 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20  
PRECIP TYPE 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) 8.0 8.0 8.4 9.0 9.2 9.7 9.2 8.5 7.7 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.5  
 
   
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 OV OV BK SC SC SC SC OV BK SC SC FW SC BK SC SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 60 50 30 35 40 75 65 50 40 20 40 55 45 50 55  
TEMPERATURE 49 52 59 63 64 54 47 45 41 45 51 55 53 46 40 36 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 41 57 34  
WIND DIR SE S S W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W SW  
WIND (MPH) 8 9 11 14 9 11 10 10 10 11 13 16 16 18 13 11 13  
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) 7.9 7.9 8.1 9.5 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.1 7.8 7.0 7.2 7.9 8.4 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.4  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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