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FWUS46 KMFR 302136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT THU APR 30 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 5 10 25 40 40 55 65 65 60 65 60 45 40 40 50
TEMPERATURE 53 48 44 43 42 45 52 53 53 47 44 43 42 45 50 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 55 41 52
WIND DIR W N NE NE NE E SE S SW SW N N SE E S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 6 8 8 11 11 11 6 4 5 5 8 14 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R T R S 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) 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.7 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 5 10 20 45 45 55 65 70 60 70 60 50 35 40 50
TEMPERATURE 54 46 42 40 39 44 56 57 54 46 42 40 39 44 53 53 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 58 38 54
WIND DIR W N E E E E SE S S S E E E SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 9 8 5 2 3 4 4 10 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R T 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 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.6 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.7 8.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 5 10 25 35 40 50 65 65 60 65 60 45 40 40 50
TEMPERATURE 52 48 45 43 42 45 51 53 53 48 44 44 42 45 49 50 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 55 42 51
WIND DIR NW N NE NE NE NE SE S SW W NW NW E E S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 8 9 9 10 11 11 6 4 5 5 6 14 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R T R S 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) 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.7 9.2 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 5 15 25 40 40 55 70 70 60 70 60 45 40 40 50
TEMPERATURE 40 37 32 32 30 34 40 41 41 37 34 33 32 35 40 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 43 32 41
WIND DIR NW N E E SE SE SE S S W NW SE SE E S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 8 8 10 11 14 16 14 9 5 5 8 10 19 21 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T S T S S 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) 9.5 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.8 9.3 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 10 10 25 45 35 50 65 70 65 65 60 50 45 45 50
TEMPERATURE 55 52 45 44 42 45 52 56 55 50 45 44 43 45 50 52 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 56 43 53
WIND DIR NE N E E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 8 9 10 13 12 13 9 6 6 8 9 16 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R 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) 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 9.2 9.3 8.9 9.1 9.1 8.7 8.4 8.6 9.0 9.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 15 30 45 40 45 65 75 60 70 60 50 35 35 45
TEMPERATURE 65 57 52 50 49 53 62 65 64 56 52 50 48 52 59 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 66 48 62
WIND DIR NE NW N N E E SE S S S NW NW E SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 8 8 4 2 2 2 3 8 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R T 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) 9.2 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.9 9.0 8.8 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 15 25 40 45 55 65 70 65 70 60 50 35 40 50
TEMPERATURE 58 52 47 45 44 49 55 58 58 51 47 45 43 48 52 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 43 55
WIND DIR NE NW N NE S S S S S S W S S SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 9 5 3 4 5 5 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20 20 5 5 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T R T 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 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 15 5 10 35 40 45 65 80 80 80 80 85 70 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 56 50 43 41 40 43 54 58 57 48 43 42 41 43 53 55 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 59 40 57
WIND DIR E N E SE SE SE S S W NW N NE E E SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 6 6 8 11 11 11 10 6 6 5 6 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 40 30 30 20 20 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.07
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 9.1 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.3 9.1 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.6 8.5 9.0 9.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 10 5 10 30 40 50 55 85 80 85 80 85 70 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 55 49 42 39 38 42 53 57 56 48 43 41 40 42 52 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 58 39 56
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE S S W NW NW N E E SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 6 6 8 11 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 30 30 20 20 50 50 40
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 0.01 0.00 0.06
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 8.9 8.5 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.9 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.5 9.0 9.4
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 10 25 40 55 60 75 80 75 80 80 65 65 65 55
TEMPERATURE 61 54 45 43 41 45 57 63 61 51 46 44 43 45 55 59 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 64 43 62
WIND DIR NE NW E E E E SE SW W NW NW NW NE NE S SW W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 20 20 10 10 50 50 30
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 0.02 0.00 0.04
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 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.5 9.4 9.8 9.5 9.2 9.1 8.6 8.6 8.6 9.0 9.4
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 5 0 10 35 35 55 70 75 85 75 80 85 70 70 70 60
TEMPERATURE 55 50 45 44 43 46 55 57 55 49 46 44 43 46 52 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 58 43 56
WIND DIR N N E SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW N NE NE SE SW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 8 8 9 10 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 50 50 40 40 30 30 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.06
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 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.5 9.3 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.6 8.5 9.0 9.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 5 0 10 40 35 55 70 75 85 75 85 85 75 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 56 49 45 44 43 46 56 58 55 49 46 44 43 46 53 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 58 43 56
WIND DIR NW N E SE SE SE S SW NW NW N N NE E SE S NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 8 8 10 11 12 10 6 6 5 6 8 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 50 50 40 40 30 30 60 60 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.07
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) 9.2 9.0 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.5 9.2 9.9 9.7 9.2 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.5 9.0 9.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/01/26 SATURDAY 05/02/26
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 CL CL FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 20 30 45 55 65 80 80 80 80 80 60 55 55 45
TEMPERATURE 56 50 47 46 46 48 55 57 55 48 46 46 45 47 51 54 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 59 45 56
WIND DIR N N NE SE SE S S S NW NW NW N N N NE SW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 13 10 9 9 6 6 9 16 17 13 10 10 8 6 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 20 20 10 10 30 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R T
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) 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.8 9.5 9.9 9.7 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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