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FWUS46 KMFR 152221
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
321 PM PDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 40 25 15 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 50 45 44 44 43 44 53 57 58 51 46 47 46 46 58 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 44 62
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 13 11 12 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 9.3 9.4 9.0 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.7 9.2 9.6
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 40 25 15 30 15 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 52 46 42 40 39 40 56 60 58 48 45 43 42 44 60 63 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 62 40 65
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N W NW N NW N N N S S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 10 9 9 10 11 11 8 9 11 9
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) 9.3 9.4 8.9 8.8 8.8 9.1 9.0 8.8 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.7 9.2 9.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 55 40 25 20 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 51 45 44 43 43 44 53 57 59 51 46 47 47 47 58 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 59 45 62
WIND DIR NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 14 14 14 13 12 11 12 11 12 12 14 13 10 11 14 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 9.3 9.4 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.7 9.2 9.6
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 45 25 20 30 20 15 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 42 36 35 35 35 36 45 49 47 40 37 37 36 37 50 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 49 35 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW W
WIND (MPH) 26 29 28 28 26 21 20 21 21 23 24 27 26 23 23 27 25
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 9.3 9.4 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.8 9.2 9.6
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 55 45 35 20 35 15 10 5 5 0 5 0 10 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 52 46 42 43 42 43 54 60 59 51 47 47 46 46 58 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 60 44 62
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW W W W S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 12 12 10 10 11 9 9 10 11 11 9 9 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 9.2 9.5 8.9 8.7 8.7 9.1 8.9 9.1 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.7 9.2 9.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 35 25 25 40 20 5 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 59 54 50 50 49 50 60 67 67 59 56 55 53 52 64 70 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 69 51 71
WIND DIR N NW NW N NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 5 6
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) 9.3 9.5 9.0 8.8 8.9 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.7 9.2 9.5
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 40 25 15 30 10 15 0 5 5 5 5 10 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 54 49 46 47 46 47 58 62 62 55 51 51 49 50 62 66 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 48 66
WIND DIR NW N N NW N N N NW NW N NW W NW NW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 6 9 10 9
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) 9.3 9.4 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.7 9.2 9.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK OV SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 55 45 30 65 75 45 25 10 5 0 0 5 45 35 35 45
TEMPERATURE 47 41 38 37 36 37 51 55 54 45 41 39 38 39 54 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 56 37 59
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 17 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 18 19 21 21 17 17 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 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 8.8 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.6 8.4 8.4 8.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK BK BK SC BK OV SC SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 55 40 65 75 40 25 15 5 5 5 5 45 35 30 40
TEMPERATURE 47 41 37 37 36 37 51 55 54 44 40 38 38 38 53 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 56 36 59
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 13 17 17 18 17 14 16 16 16 18 19 20 20 17 17 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 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 8.8 8.3 8.0 8.1 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.6 8.2 8.4 8.5
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC BK SC FW CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 30 35 45 55 35 15 5 5 0 5 5 35 25 20 30
TEMPERATURE 53 46 41 40 40 41 53 61 61 49 44 43 42 42 56 63 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 63 40 65
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW W W NW NW NW N E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 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) 9.4 9.0 8.4 8.1 8.0 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.8 8.1 8.7 8.8
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK BK SC SC BK BK SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 35 30 50 60 40 20 5 5 0 0 10 40 30 35 35
TEMPERATURE 48 43 40 41 40 41 52 56 55 49 45 43 43 43 54 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 57 42 59
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 14 17 18 18 17 14 16 16 16 18 19 20 20 17 17 19 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 8.8 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.6 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.5
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK BK SC FW BK BK SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 35 25 55 65 45 25 5 5 0 0 10 45 35 40 40
TEMPERATURE 47 42 39 39 39 40 51 55 55 48 44 42 41 42 53 58 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 56 41 58
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 18 19 19 18 16 17 17 17 19 20 21 23 18 18 20 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 8.7 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/16/26 TUESDAY 03/17/26
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 BK SC FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 20 35 35 50 35 15 5 5 0 5 5 30 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 50 46 45 45 45 45 55 59 59 52 50 49 48 47 56 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 60 46 62
WIND DIR NW NW W W W W SW W NW W W W W W SW S W
WIND (MPH) 12 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 16 16 12 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 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) 9.4 9.0 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.7 8.8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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