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FWUS46 KMFR 250937
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT WED MAR 25 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 50 40 45 55 40 35 35 30 25 25 45 50 45 40 35
TEMPERATURE 40 39 46 48 46 38 33 30 28 29 38 44 46 41 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 26 46 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 27 28 26 26 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 14 14 13 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 46
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) 9.1 7.5 6.7 7.2 6.5 5.4 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.2 4.5 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.3 4.7 4.5
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 55 45 40 55 45 40 40 30 25 30 40 50 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 38 39 49 51 45 36 31 27 24 26 40 47 45 37 34 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 22 48 30
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 21 21 19 19 19 19 16 14 13 13 13 11 10 10 10 10 10
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) 9.0 7.5 6.8 7.3 6.5 5.5 4.5 3.8 3.3 3.1 4.5 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 55 45 40 45 55 40 35 30 25 25 25 45 50 45 40 35
TEMPERATURE 41 40 45 47 46 38 33 30 28 29 37 44 46 42 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 26 46 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 27 28 26 26 25 25 20 20 20 20 20 16 14 13 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 46
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) 9.1 7.5 6.8 7.3 6.5 5.4 4.6 3.9 3.5 3.2 4.5 5.6 6.2 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.5
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 50 40 45 55 45 40 35 30 25 25 45 50 45 45 40
TEMPERATURE 31 31 35 36 34 28 24 20 19 20 30 35 36 32 29 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 18 36 26
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W NW N N N NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 51 51 49 48 48 47 43 39 34 29 29 25 21 18 19 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 107 104 105 102 104 105 108 100 85 61 63 55 41
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) 9.1 7.3 6.6 7.1 6.4 5.3 4.5 3.8 3.4 3.2 4.4 5.6 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.7 4.5
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 50 30 35 40 45 35 45 40 30 20 30 45 60 50 50 45
TEMPERATURE 39 40 46 49 47 37 31 27 24 26 34 43 45 41 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 24 45 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 12 10 14 16 18 18 19 20 19 20 20 14 14 13 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 9.1 7.8 7.5 7.8 7.2 5.8 4.6 3.8 3.2 2.9 3.9 5.2 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.2
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 50 45 50 60 45 40 40 35 30 25 45 60 40 45 50
TEMPERATURE 47 48 56 59 55 44 37 34 31 33 43 52 54 48 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 30 54 41
WIND DIR SW W SW W NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 10 12 12 13 14 16 14 13 11 11 11 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 8.9 7.4 7.0 7.1 6.9 5.6 4.3 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.9 5.4 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.0 4.8
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW SC SC BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 60 60 50 45 55 60 60 50 35 25 30 40 50 45 45 50
TEMPERATURE 44 43 49 52 47 37 32 30 27 29 39 46 48 43 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 26 48 36
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 12 14 18 19 19 19 19 18 18 14 14 13 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 8.7 7.4 7.0 7.2 6.6 5.4 4.2 3.5 3.0 2.6 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.8
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 OV BK FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 55 40 45 75 65 25 25 10 5 5 5 10 25 35 40
TEMPERATURE 37 34 34 37 33 26 22 19 18 19 33 42 44 36 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 17 44 27
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW NE E E NE NE NE NE E E
WIND (MPH) 16 17 19 20 19 17 12 8 6 9 10 8 8 9 11 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 34 39 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 20 30 20 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 3.8 2.9 2.1 1.3 1.6 3.1 4.4 5.3 4.8 4.1 3.9 3.8
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 FW SC OV BK FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 55 25 40 70 60 25 25 15 5 5 10 15 20 35 40
TEMPERATURE 36 34 35 37 33 26 23 19 18 19 33 41 43 35 29 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 17 43 26
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW NW NW N NE E E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 17 18 20 20 20 18 12 9 8 10 10 8 9 10 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 20 30 10 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 6.9 5.9 5.3 4.9 3.9 3.1 2.2 1.6 1.8 3.0 4.4 5.3 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.7
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 60 40 30 55 50 65 30 20 10 10 20 15 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 42 40 40 44 41 33 29 26 24 24 35 47 49 41 35 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 22 49 30
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 12 12 12 9 6 5 6 8 5 5 5 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 30 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 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 7.2 6.2 5.8 5.2 4.2 3.4 2.8 2.1 2.1 3.2 4.6 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.0 3.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK OV OV SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 55 35 50 75 70 50 15 10 5 5 10 10 20 30 35
TEMPERATURE 39 36 35 37 33 27 24 22 20 22 34 42 44 38 33 32 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 19 44 31
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW NW NW NE E E NE NE NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 13 14 18 19 19 17 12 8 5 9 9 6 8 10 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 37 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 20 30 20 40 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.01 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.7 6.6 5.6 5.1 4.7 3.7 2.9 2.2 1.3 1.3 3.2 4.5 5.4 4.9 4.1 3.9 3.8
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK OV OV SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 55 35 60 80 75 40 5 5 0 0 5 5 25 30 35
TEMPERATURE 38 35 34 37 32 26 23 20 19 21 34 42 44 37 32 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 18 44 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NE E E NE N NE E E E
WIND (MPH) 16 17 19 20 20 17 11 8 5 9 9 8 9 10 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 37 39 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 20 30 20 40 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 6.3 5.4 4.8 4.5 3.5 2.7 1.9 1.0 1.0 3.1 4.4 5.3 4.8 4.0 3.8 3.8
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/25/26 THURSDAY 03/26/26
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 BK OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 60 45 45 65 80 75 55 30 10 15 25 20 30 35 30
TEMPERATURE 41 40 40 41 37 30 26 25 25 28 37 44 46 41 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 23 46 36
WIND DIR SW W W W NW NW NW NW N NW NE NE N N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 9 10 17 23 26 28 24 18 13 12 14 13 16 14 13 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 10 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.0 6.2 6.0 5.2 4.1 3.1 2.5 1.9 1.7 3.6 4.9 5.7 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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