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FWUS46 KMFR 132136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 49 47 41 40 38 44 53 56 56 52 45 39 36 41 48 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 58 36 52
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 14 13 12 11 9 9 14 19 25 21 17 16 14 12 16 19
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) 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.9 8.4 8.9 8.5 7.7 6.9 6.3 6.0 6.9 7.3 7.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 15 10 0 10 5
TEMPERATURE 51 44 37 35 33 41 56 59 58 48 40 34 31 38 51 54 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 60 31 55
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N W NW NW N N N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 11 10 9 9 6 6 11 16 19 17 12 12 11 9 12 14
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) 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.8 7.7 8.2 8.8 8.4 7.6 6.9 6.4 6.1 6.7 7.2 7.8
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 5 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 49 47 42 40 38 44 51 54 56 52 45 39 36 41 46 49 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 57 36 51
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 18 14 13 12 11 9 9 13 17 24 21 17 16 14 12 14 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 41
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) 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.9 8.5 8.9 8.5 7.8 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 15 5 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 37 34 30 28 26 32 42 43 43 38 32 27 23 30 37 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 44 23 39
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW W W NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 33 27 24 21 20 18 19 24 28 31 27 27 32 31 24 24 28
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 55 46 44 43 42 49 61 64 52 52 63 72 71 57 51 51
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) 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.4 8.9 8.4 7.6 6.8 6.2 6.0 6.8 7.2 7.8
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 15 5 0 15 15
TEMPERATURE 50 48 40 37 35 42 52 56 56 52 43 37 33 40 47 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 57 33 52
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NE NE W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 13 12 11 10 10 6 6 12 17 21 18 14 12 12 10 14 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) 7.5 7.2 6.9 6.6 6.2 6.3 7.5 8.7 8.8 8.5 7.7 7.1 6.7 6.0 6.8 7.6 7.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 15 5 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 62 56 49 46 44 52 65 69 70 61 52 47 43 49 60 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 71 43 66
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 6 6 5 6 6 11 14 12 9 9 8 5 9 11
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) 7.8 7.4 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 7.3 8.7 9.1 8.6 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 25 10 0 10 10
TEMPERATURE 53 49 42 39 37 47 55 59 59 53 45 39 36 44 50 53 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 60 35 55
WIND DIR NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 14 12 11 10 9 6 8 9 13 18 16 12 12 11 10 10 14
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) 7.7 7.4 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.5 7.5 8.6 8.9 8.4 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.8 7.3 8.0
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 25 40 50 60 5 15 20 20
TEMPERATURE 44 40 33 31 30 38 50 52 52 43 34 31 29 34 45 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 53 29 49
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 12 12 11 8 13 21 19 18 14 14 16 13 14 21 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) 6.8 6.7 6.1 5.3 4.6 5.2 6.6 7.6 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.2 5.7 4.7 5.8 6.8 6.8
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 20 35 45 55 5 15 20 25
TEMPERATURE 44 40 32 30 29 37 50 53 52 43 33 29 27 33 45 48 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 53 27 48
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 11 11 8 12 21 19 19 14 14 16 13 13 21 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) 6.8 6.6 6.1 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.2 5.6 4.7 5.7 6.8 6.9
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC BK CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 15 35 50 5 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 51 47 38 35 33 39 54 58 58 51 39 34 31 37 49 53 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 59 31 55
WIND DIR NW W W W NW NW W W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 6 5 2 2 9 12 12 11 5 5 5 1 9 11 14
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) 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.7 6.9 7.4 7.7 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.3 5.6 6.2 6.8 6.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 30 45 50 60 10 15 20 25
TEMPERATURE 44 42 36 34 33 40 49 51 50 45 37 34 32 37 44 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 51 32 47
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 12 11 9 13 19 18 17 14 14 16 13 13 19 20
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 6.8 6.7 6.2 5.6 4.9 5.3 6.7 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.6 6.8
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW SC BK BK BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 5 5 10 0 0 0 10 45 60 60 65 10 15 25 25
TEMPERATURE 43 41 35 33 32 39 48 51 50 44 37 34 32 36 43 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 51 32 47
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 12 11 9 14 21 18 18 16 14 16 14 14 21 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.4 4.6 5.1 6.6 7.4 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.4 5.8 5.1 6.0 6.6 6.7
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 05/14/26 FRIDAY 05/15/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 20 10 25 50 10 5 10 15
TEMPERATURE 47 45 39 37 34 43 51 53 52 48 41 36 33 40 46 48 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 53 33 48
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NE NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 16 14 12 11 10 8 9 18 19 25 14 13 14 13 13 18 20
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) 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 7.2 7.7 7.9 7.6 6.9 6.6 6.3 5.6 6.1 6.6 6.9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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