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FWUS46 KMFR 021022
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
222 AM PST MON MAR 2 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 20 45 40 15 15 10 10 20 10 20 45 65 75 85 90
TEMPERATURE 28 28 32 34 36 32 30 30 29 30 37 39 39 36 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 41 31
WIND DIR NW N NW N NW NE NE SE NW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 11 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.6 6.3 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.1
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 20 35 30 15 15 10 10 20 15 20 45 65 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 28 28 36 38 38 31 30 30 28 28 40 43 41 36 34 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 26 45 29
WIND DIR NW N NW NW NW NE SE SE E SE S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 9 10 6 8 8 6 6 8 9 8 8 9 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 90
PRECIP TYPE 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) 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.1
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 20 45 40 15 10 10 10 25 10 20 45 60 75 85 90
TEMPERATURE 28 28 33 35 36 33 31 31 29 30 37 40 39 36 34 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 36 29 41 31
WIND DIR NW N W SE W N NE SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 9 9 6 5 6 8 8 10 12 11 10 10 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.6 5.6 6.3 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.4 6.1
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 25 20 45 40 15 15 10 10 20 10 20 45 65 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 20 20 24 27 27 25 22 22 21 22 29 32 31 28 26 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 28 21 33 23
WIND DIR NW N N NE NW N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 14 12 10 10 10 9 8 10 8 10 11 11 13 14 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.6 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW BK BK FW FW FW SC BK FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 20 65 55 20 25 25 30 55 15 20 50 65 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 30 30 35 37 38 35 32 31 30 31 38 42 41 38 35 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 30 43 32
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 10 14 14 10 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.5 6.1
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 15 30 45 25 25 15 15 35 10 20 45 60 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 36 36 42 45 45 42 40 38 37 37 45 49 49 45 41 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 36 51 38
WIND DIR NW NW N S NW NW W W W W SE S S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 8 6 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 30 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4 7.0 7.3 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 25 25 35 40 20 20 20 15 25 15 25 50 65 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 32 32 38 40 41 38 35 35 34 34 43 46 45 40 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 33 48 35
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 8 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 11 10 9 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.01 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 6.2 6.7 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.5 7.0 7.4 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.0
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 75 65 60 40 15 30 40 60 55 60 70 85 85 85 100
TEMPERATURE 31 31 34 36 37 33 30 29 29 29 37 40 38 34 32 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 41 28
WIND DIR W W W W NW SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 12 13 12 11 11 8 11 12 11 11 12 14 17 11 11 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 50 40 50 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 80 80 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.3
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 70 65 55 30 20 40 45 60 55 60 65 80 85 85 100
TEMPERATURE 30 30 33 36 36 32 29 28 28 28 36 40 38 33 32 31 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 41 28
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 12 12 8 10 10 11 11 12 14 16 11 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 40 50 10 5 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 70 70 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.4
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 65 65 60 45 15 10 25 30 40 45 55 60 75 80 85 100
TEMPERATURE 35 35 37 41 43 38 35 34 33 33 40 45 45 39 37 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 31 47 31
WIND DIR W W W W W NE S SE SE SE SW SW W W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 8 6 8 4 4 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 6 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 20 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 50 50 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
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 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 70 60 60 25 15 25 30 50 50 60 70 80 90 90 100
TEMPERATURE 33 33 34 37 37 35 33 33 32 32 38 40 39 36 34 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 31 41 29
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 11 13 12 10 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 50 20 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 40 40 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV BK BK SC FW SC SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 70 65 65 35 20 30 35 55 60 60 70 80 90 90 100
TEMPERATURE 33 33 34 37 37 35 32 32 31 32 37 40 39 35 34 34 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 38 31 41 29
WIND DIR W W W NW NW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 9 9 8 10 11 11 11 11 14 13 11 11 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 50 50 20 5 0 0 10 10 20 20 40 40 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.14
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.2
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 03/02/26 TUESDAY 03/03/26
TIME (LT) 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04
4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 50 40 60 60 30 25 30 30 40 45 55 65 75 85 85 95
TEMPERATURE 34 34 35 37 39 37 35 36 34 35 40 42 41 38 36 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 34 43 34
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW SW S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 8 8 10 8 8 10 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 50 50 100
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
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) 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.9 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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