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FWUS46 KMFR 031007
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
207 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 20 55 35 65 85 95 95 90 90 60 60 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 29 29 38 40 39 34 33 32 31 31 30 31 29 27 26 25 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 30 32 23
WIND DIR NW NW W SW SW W SW W W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 9 9 6 6 8 10 12 16 18 19 16 13 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.18 0.10 0.07 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 2.3 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 20 50 40 65 85 95 95 90 90 55 55 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 28 27 41 44 41 34 33 33 32 31 33 33 29 26 26 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 30 35 22
WIND DIR E E SE S S E SE S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 3 5 6 4 3 5 5 8 11 13 14 11 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 80 80 30 30 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.10 0.08 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 20 20 55 35 60 85 95 95 90 90 60 60 45 50 50
TEMPERATURE 29 30 38 41 39 35 33 33 31 31 30 31 30 27 26 25 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 30 32 23
WIND DIR NW W W SW SW W W W W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 6 9 10 6 6 8 10 13 16 17 18 16 13 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.17 0.09 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 2.1 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 20 55 35 65 85 95 95 90 90 60 60 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 20 22 30 32 32 26 24 24 23 24 22 23 21 20 18 18 17
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 21 24 15
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 10 13 14 10 9 12 14 18 23 27 28 23 19 19 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.23 0.16 0.13 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.1 1.0 0.3 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 3.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 25 25 55 35 65 80 95 95 90 90 60 60 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 30 30 39 43 42 36 34 34 34 32 31 32 31 28 26 27 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 33 25
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 9 10 12 10 9 11 13 16 19 19 21 19 17 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.08 0.04 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.3
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 20 55 35 65 85 95 95 90 90 60 60 40 45 50
TEMPERATURE 37 37 46 50 50 44 41 40 39 38 39 41 39 35 34 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 41 31
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S SW S SW W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 4 6 8 4 3 4 5 6 10 12 14 11 9 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.9 7.3 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 20 20 55 50 65 85 95 95 90 90 60 60 60 65 65
TEMPERATURE 34 35 43 47 46 40 37 36 35 34 35 36 33 32 30 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 34 37 27
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 6 6 8 10 10 8 8 9 11 11 16 17 19 16 12 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 90 90 90 90 40 40 10 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.09 0.05 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.5 7.1 7.5 7.4 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 35 35 60 80 85 85 100 100 100 100 95 95 85 85 85
TEMPERATURE 29 28 38 42 40 34 32 31 30 28 28 29 27 26 26 26 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 28 30 23
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 11 13 9 9 10 12 17 19 18 18 16 13 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 40 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.14 0.51 0.27 0.19 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.5 2.8 2.2 0.9
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 7.3 3.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.3
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 45 35 30 60 80 85 85 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 80
TEMPERATURE 27 26 37 42 40 33 31 31 30 28 29 29 28 25 25 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 28 30 22
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 10 13 10 10 10 12 17 19 18 18 17 14 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 40 100 100 100 100 90 90 70 70 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.41 0.24 0.17 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.5 2.3 1.8 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 5.8 2.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 25 25 45 70 80 85 100 100 100 100 80 80 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 32 32 41 48 47 39 37 36 35 32 31 34 31 30 31 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 31 35 28
WIND DIR S S S SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 5 8 5 3 4 5 9 11 12 11 10 8 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 100 100 100 100 70 70 50 50 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.41 0.26 0.14 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.3 1.5 0.5
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 4.7 2.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.4 6.9 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 35 35 55 75 85 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 32 31 40 42 41 36 34 33 31 30 29 30 28 28 28 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 32 26
WIND DIR S S S SW W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 10 13 8 8 9 11 14 17 18 18 16 12 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.13 0.42 0.25 0.19 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.8 2.7 1.9 0.7
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 6.5 2.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 40 35 35 55 75 90 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 90 90 90
TEMPERATURE 31 31 39 42 41 36 34 33 31 30 29 30 28 28 28 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 29 31 26
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 11 13 9 9 11 12 16 18 18 19 16 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.15 0.40 0.24 0.19 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.9 2.6 1.9 0.8
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.7 6.5 2.7
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.0 6.5 6.8 7.0 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 03/03/26 WEDNESDAY 03/04/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 35 40 55 65 80 85 100 100 95 95 75 80 80 85 85
TEMPERATURE 35 35 40 43 43 38 36 35 34 33 32 32 30 30 31 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 34 30
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 8 13 10 9 9 10 13 18 21 23 18 13 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 100 100 90 90 60 60 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.29 0.28 0.22 0.03
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.5 1.0 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 3.1 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.3 6.4 7.2 7.4 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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