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FWUS46 KMFR 121056
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
356 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 0 0 10 10 15 30 20 30 35 40 50 55 25
TEMPERATURE 34 35 44 48 47 40 37 36 34 34 42 44 43 38 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 33 44 32
WIND DIR NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 31 28 24 18 14 17 17 18 21 21 20 20 18 18 21 25 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 47 44
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) 6.6 6.5 7.0 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.4 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.0
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 0 0 15 15 20 35 20 35 35 40 50 55 25
TEMPERATURE 33 35 48 52 48 40 38 36 35 35 46 47 44 37 35 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 33 47 33
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W N NW N NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 21 20 18 14 12 12 13 13 16 17 16 14 13 13 16 19 21
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) 6.6 6.5 7.0 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.0
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 0 0 10 10 15 30 20 30 35 40 50 50 25
TEMPERATURE 34 36 44 48 48 41 37 36 34 35 42 44 43 38 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 33 44 33
WIND DIR W NW W W W NW W NW NW NW W W W W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 32 29 24 19 16 17 18 19 23 21 20 20 18 18 21 25 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 50 47 44
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) 6.7 6.6 7.0 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.4 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 5 0 15 15 20 35 20 30 40 45 50 55 25
TEMPERATURE 26 27 34 37 37 31 30 29 27 27 33 34 32 28 26 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 26 34 24
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 46 43 36 32 28 28 28 29 32 37 37 35 33 32 36 42 48
WIND GUST (MPH) 89 86 75 71 69 64 65 64 67 78 79 74 69 67 72 82 93
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) 6.6 6.5 7.0 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.8 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.0
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 0 10 5 5 15 25 25 45 20 35 45 50 50 60 30
TEMPERATURE 35 37 46 49 49 42 37 36 34 34 42 44 42 37 35 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 33 44 35
WIND DIR W W W SW SW W SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 12 18
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) 6.3 6.2 7.0 7.7 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.9 7.5 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 0 0 5 15 20 30 45 20 30 30 35 50 55 20
TEMPERATURE 40 41 50 55 56 49 45 43 41 41 49 54 54 48 44 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 41 54 41
WIND DIR W NW NW N NE W W NW NW NW NW E N W NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 4 3 6 5 8 6 5 4 3 3 6 8 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.7 6.6 7.0 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.7 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 0 5 15 15 30 45 25 30 30 45 50 50 25
TEMPERATURE 38 39 48 51 51 44 40 39 37 38 44 47 46 41 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 48 37
WIND DIR W W NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW W NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 11 10 9 12 12 12 13 11 9 8 9 12 13 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
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) 6.6 6.5 7.0 7.7 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.7 7.4 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.1 6.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK BK BK OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 75 60 60 60 55 65 70 70 55 55 70 75 80 85 95
TEMPERATURE 29 29 32 36 37 35 33 32 31 30 33 36 35 31 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 30 36 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W W SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 28 27 24 23 20 19 19 20 21 19 17 20 20 21 23 26 27
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 40 30 10 10 10 10 20 20 0 0 10 10 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.8
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 60 60 55 55 50 55 60 65 45 55 65 70 75 80 95
TEMPERATURE 29 29 32 36 37 34 32 32 30 29 33 36 35 31 31 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 29 36 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 28 27 21 20 19 18 18 19 20 18 16 19 20 20 21 26 28
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 43 48
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 30 30 20 10 10 10 10 20 10 0 0 5 5 60 60 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 50 40 20 20 30 35 55 60 35 45 50 60 70 75 90
TEMPERATURE 32 32 37 44 46 41 37 36 34 33 40 44 43 38 37 36 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 33 45 36
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 12 10 11 11 8 6 6 8 8 8 12 13 12 13 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 70
PRECIP TYPE 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) 6.1 5.9 6.5 7.1 7.5 7.5 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 BK SC BK SC BK BK BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 75 65 55 50 55 50 55 60 60 50 60 70 75 80 85 95
TEMPERATURE 31 32 33 36 38 36 34 34 33 32 34 36 35 33 33 33 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 32 36 32
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W SW SW W W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 27 27 25 24 21 20 19 19 20 18 17 18 19 19 20 23 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 55 48 44 41 37 36 37 40 36 34 36 40 44
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 40 40 20 20 20 20 30 30 0 0 20 20 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.8
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 65 65 70 60 65 65 65 60 65 80 85 90 90 95
TEMPERATURE 31 32 32 35 36 35 34 33 32 31 33 35 34 33 32 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 31 35 32
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 24 24 23 21 19 18 17 18 19 16 14 17 18 18 19 23 25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 40 30 20 20 20 20 30 30 0 0 20 20 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.7
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 03/12/26 FRIDAY 03/13/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 20 15 15 25 25 20 50 50 35 45 65 70 70 65 80
TEMPERATURE 35 36 41 45 45 41 39 38 37 36 40 41 40 36 36 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 36 41 36
WIND DIR W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 12 13 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 6.2 6.3 6.6 7.4 7.8 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.4 7.0 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.9 7.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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