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FWUS46 KMFR 231022
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
322 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 15 25 20 45 30 35 40 25 15 10 10 15 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 38 41 47 50 50 45 40 39 40 41 46 50 49 44 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 38 51 38
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 12 16 10 8 9 28 35 29 32 31 28 29 29 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 56 48 52 49 47 47 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 7.1 7.0 7.7 8.6 9.7 10.1 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.1 9.1 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.8 8.5 8.3
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 20 30 20 45 30 40 45 30 15 15 15 15 25 30 40
TEMPERATURE 37 38 49 52 52 45 40 37 38 41 50 52 50 43 41 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 36 54 35
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW NE NE SE S S S SW S S S S W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 8 11 6 5 5 21 26 23 25 23 21 23 23 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 7.0 6.9 7.5 8.5 9.7 10.1 11.0 11.4 11.5 11.1 9.1 8.6 8.6 8.4 9.0 8.5 8.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 15 25 20 40 25 35 35 25 10 10 10 15 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 39 41 46 49 50 45 41 40 41 41 45 49 49 45 42 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 39 50 39
WIND DIR NW W W SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 8 12 16 11 8 9 28 35 29 32 31 28 29 29 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 56 48 52 49 47 47 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 7.2 7.1 7.7 8.6 9.8 10.2 11.1 11.4 11.5 11.1 9.1 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.8 8.5 8.3
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 20 25 25 45 40 45 50 30 15 10 15 15 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 30 31 38 40 41 36 33 32 32 33 37 39 39 35 33 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 31 41 30
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 11 17 23 16 12 13 50 59 55 58 55 54 55 58 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 101 115 112 115 112 115 115 115
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE
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) 7.1 7.1 7.9 8.8 9.7 9.9 10.8 11.2 11.3 11.1 9.1 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.8 8.5 8.3
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 15 30 25 40 15 25 25 25 10 5 15 20 25 25 40
TEMPERATURE 39 40 46 49 50 45 40 39 39 40 46 51 50 46 42 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 52 38
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 9 12 16 13 11 13 21 27 25 25 25 23 24 24 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 7.4 7.1 7.6 8.6 9.8 10.1 11.0 11.4 11.4 11.1 9.3 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.9 8.4 8.3
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 20 25 20 45 40 60 40 30 15 10 15 15 25 30 45
TEMPERATURE 46 47 55 59 60 54 49 47 47 48 55 60 59 53 50 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 46 61 45
WIND DIR NW NW SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 5 9 12 6 4 4 3 5 11 13 12 5 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 7.0 6.8 7.2 8.5 9.8 11.2 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.0 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.2 9.2 8.5 8.3
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 FW FW FW BK SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 25 25 20 60 50 45 35 25 15 10 15 20 25 35 40
TEMPERATURE 42 43 51 54 55 49 44 42 43 45 51 55 55 48 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 41 56 41
WIND DIR NW NW SW S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 11 14 11 9 10 19 23 20 24 21 19 18 19 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 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) 6.8 6.6 7.4 8.5 9.7 11.2 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.1 8.9 8.6 8.6 8.2 9.2 8.5 8.3
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 50 45 50 55 55 55 65 85 65 65 80 80 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 33 35 45 49 49 42 37 35 36 37 42 45 44 39 39 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 35 46 32
WIND DIR W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 11 14 11 11 11 18 27 27 26 26 21 27 26 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 10 30 30 30 40 40 50 50 70 70 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.17 0.11
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 6.1 6.6 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.4 9.4 8.6 9.1 10.7 9.7 8.6 8.8 8.5 7.5 6.7
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 50 45 50 60 50 55 65 80 65 65 75 75 75 75 85
TEMPERATURE 32 34 45 49 50 41 36 34 36 37 43 46 45 40 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 34 47 33
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 11 16 12 11 11 18 28 27 26 26 21 27 26 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 30 30 30 50 50 70 70 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE S S R R R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.11 0.08
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 6.1 6.6 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.6 9.9 9.4 9.7 10.7 9.7 8.6 8.9 8.6 7.6 6.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV SC SC BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 35 45 45 45 35 55 65 75 45 45 65 65 60 65 80
TEMPERATURE 35 37 47 54 56 47 41 39 41 43 50 56 55 47 45 43 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 39 57 38
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W SW S S SW SW SW W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 6 8 5 3 4 5 8 13 13 11 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 20 20 40 40 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01
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 6.0 6.4 7.4 8.0 8.3 8.3 10.6 10.3 10.5 10.2 8.9 8.6 8.6 8.9 8.1 7.3
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 BK OV SC SC SC BK SC BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 75 45 45 50 55 50 60 65 80 70 70 80 80 80 80 85
TEMPERATURE 36 37 45 49 49 43 39 37 38 39 43 46 45 42 41 39 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 37 47 34
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 11 13 10 9 10 18 24 26 24 25 23 27 25 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 44 46 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 10 30 30 30 50 50 60 60 80 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R S R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.16 0.09
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 6.0 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.5 7.7 9.4 9.3 9.7 10.3 9.4 8.8 8.7 8.5 7.5 6.7
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 BK OV SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 70 50 40 50 55 55 60 70 80 75 75 90 90 90 90 85
TEMPERATURE 35 36 45 49 49 43 38 37 37 39 41 44 44 41 39 38 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 37 45 33
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 11 14 11 11 12 18 23 27 25 25 24 28 26 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 5 10 30 30 30 50 50 60 60 80 80 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R S R R R R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.22 0.12
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) 6.4 6.0 6.5 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.4 8.9 8.9 9.4 10.3 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.3 7.2 6.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/23/26 TUESDAY 03/24/26
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 BK OV SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 45 40 45 60 55 50 70 65 35 30 55 60 60 70 80
TEMPERATURE 40 40 47 51 52 47 43 42 42 42 48 52 51 47 45 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 52 40
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 10 17 11 9 10 24 25 23 28 25 20 21 21 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 40 40 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R 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) 6.3 5.9 6.4 7.6 8.1 8.0 10.2 10.6 10.5 11.3 9.8 8.7 8.4 8.9 9.0 8.1 7.3
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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