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FWUS46 KMFR 201022
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
322 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 15 20 25 35 40 30 40 40 40 25 20 20 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 51 52 60 62 61 53 50 49 47 47 52 52 50 42 37 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 46 52 32
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W W W NW NW W W W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 5 8 11 10 9 10 11 11 16 16 9 16 16 14 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7 10.1 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.6 9.0 8.6 7.7 6.8 5.9 5.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 25 25 35 45 30 40 40 45 25 20 20 10 15 5
TEMPERATURE 43 45 59 62 59 49 46 43 42 41 52 54 50 40 35 32 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 40 55 29
WIND DIR N NE SW W W NW NW N N NW W W NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 5 6 2 5 8 6 5 6 6 6 12 12 9 12 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.1 9.6 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.5 9.0 8.6 7.5 6.8 5.8 5.8
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 15 20 25 35 40 25 40 40 40 25 20 20 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 51 52 60 61 61 53 50 49 47 47 52 52 51 43 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 47 52 33
WIND DIR NW W W W W W W W NW NW W SW W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 11 11 5 8 11 11 10 10 12 11 16 16 9 16 16 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.1 9.6 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.6 7.7 6.9 5.9 5.9
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 15 20 30 35 45 30 40 40 40 25 25 20 10 15 5
TEMPERATURE 39 39 46 47 46 40 37 37 37 37 42 43 41 33 29 26 23
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 37 43 23
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W SW SW SW W NW W SW SW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 8 12 17 14 13 12 14 14 39 36 24 26 19 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 102 89 64 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7 10.2 9.6 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.5 7.5 6.6 5.8 5.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 15 20 25 35 50 35 35 35 35 30 30 20 15 20 5
TEMPERATURE 48 49 59 62 61 53 48 46 43 43 51 53 51 42 37 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 43 53 32
WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW W SW SW W NW W W NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 5 9 12 11 11 11 12 11 12 11 11 17 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7 10.1 9.9 9.2 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.8 9.4 9.0 8.1 7.0 5.7 5.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 15 20 25 35 40 30 45 50 35 20 20 30 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 58 59 68 72 72 62 57 55 52 52 59 62 60 50 45 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 52 62 41
WIND DIR NW NW NW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 3 5 8 8 8 8 9 8 5 6 14 11 10 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.0 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.6 9.0 8.5 7.5 6.8 6.0 6.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 20 25 30 40 30 35 55 50 40 25 25 25 10 15 5
TEMPERATURE 51 52 60 63 62 54 52 52 50 50 57 57 55 45 41 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 49 57 35
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 10 6 8 11 11 10 10 12 11 11 13 13 16 13 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.8 10.2 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.9 8.4 7.2 6.3 5.6 5.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 50 55 65 70 65 65 80 75 60 55 25 5 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 42 43 55 59 57 47 43 41 39 37 41 44 42 34 29 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 37 45 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 12 14 11 9 10 13 12 18 16 13 12 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 50 50 30 30 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 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) 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.5 7.2 6.3 5.4 4.2 4.1 3.9
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 SC SC BK BK OV BK BK OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 45 50 60 70 70 65 75 75 60 60 20 10 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 40 42 54 58 56 46 42 39 38 36 41 45 43 35 29 27 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 36 46 24
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 11 10 8 12 14 11 10 11 14 13 18 16 13 12 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 50 50 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.4 5.6 4.3 4.1 4.0
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK SC BK OV OV BK SC FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 35 35 40 55 40 60 75 70 55 45 25 5 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 41 41 55 62 61 51 46 42 41 39 43 48 48 40 35 32 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 39 50 29
WIND DIR SW S SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 6 8 6 5 5 6 8 10 11 11 8 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 30 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
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) 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.5 8.2 8.3 7.9 7.5 6.7 5.8 4.9 4.4 4.2
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 45 40 50 55 65 55 65 80 75 55 50 25 5 5 5 15
TEMPERATURE 48 49 57 58 56 49 45 44 43 41 43 44 43 37 32 30 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 46 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW N NE E
WIND (MPH) 9 10 6 12 13 10 6 9 12 12 19 17 13 12 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 60 60 30 30 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.4 6.9 6.1 5.3 4.4 4.0 3.8
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK BK FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 45 40 55 55 65 60 65 80 75 55 55 20 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 47 48 56 57 55 48 44 43 41 40 42 43 42 35 31 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 40 45 26
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 13 14 10 8 10 13 13 19 17 13 12 10 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 60 60 30 30 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.8 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.1 4.2 3.8 3.7
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 03/20/26 SATURDAY 03/21/26
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 BK OV OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 45 35 40 45 45 60 75 70 65 45 30 10 10 15 15
TEMPERATURE 53 53 59 59 57 51 50 49 48 48 51 51 48 42 37 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 48 52 30
WIND DIR SW SW W W NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 13 11 5 11 18 17 10 10 13 14 17 16 14 21 14 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
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) 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.1 8.4 7.9 7.7 6.6 5.5 4.5 4.2 4.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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