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FWUS46 KMFR 292136  
AVGMFR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
236 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 58 50 48 46 46 46 56 61 62 54 51 49 50 50 56 59 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 63 48 60  
WIND DIR W NW NW N N N SE SE S S SW S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 4 4 3 6 8 6 3 10 13 16 17 17 16 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) 10.9 10.6 10.2 9.8 9.2 9.0 9.5 10.3 10.7 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.8  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 60 49 44 42 41 46 61 66 65 53 48 46 46 50 61 63 60  
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 68 44 65  
WIND DIR NW NW N N NE NE E SE SW SW SW S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 5 3 2 5 6 5 4 8 10 11 12 12 13 13  
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) 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.9 9.3 10.2 10.6 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.8  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 58 51 47 46 45 46 55 61 62 55 51 49 49 49 55 58 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 63 48 60  
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N N SE SE S S SW S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 3 4 4 6 8 6 3 10 13 16 17 17 16 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) 10.8 10.6 10.2 9.8 9.2 9.0 9.4 10.3 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.0 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.7  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10  
TEMPERATURE 46 38 36 34 34 37 47 50 50 43 40 39 39 41 47 48 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 51 38 49  
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NW NW SE SE S SE S S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 8 8 3 5 8 6 8 17 20 23 25 26 25 23  
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 40 43 44 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) 10.9 10.5 10.2 9.7 9.2 8.9 9.7 10.6 10.9 10.5 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.8  
 
   
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 15  
TEMPERATURE 61 53 48 45 45 46 57 65 65 56 52 50 49 51 59 63 61  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 66 49 63  
WIND DIR W N N N NE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 9 11 11 8 4 4 6 6 8 5 4 5 6 9 14 17 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) 10.8 10.6 10.2 9.8 9.1 8.9 9.2 10.2 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.2 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7  
 
   
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 71 60 55 52 51 55 67 73 73 62 59 56 55 58 67 70 69  
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 75 54 72  
WIND DIR N N N NW NW N NE SE SE SW W SW SW S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 8 12 10 6 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 9 12 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) 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.2 9.0 9.1 10.0 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.8  
 
   
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 20  
TEMPERATURE 63 52 49 47 45 51 60 67 68 57 53 51 51 58 62 66 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 68 50 66  
WIND DIR N NW NW NW W E NE E SE SW SW S S S S S S  
WIND (MPH) 10 13 10 5 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 8 9 9 12 14 13  
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) 10.8 10.5 9.9 9.6 9.2 8.9 9.2 10.4 11.0 10.7 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.7 10.0  
 
   
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 15 10 10 5 0 5 5 15 30  
TEMPERATURE 55 46 40 36 35 40 58 64 65 55 49 46 44 49 64 66 66  
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 66 43 68  
WIND DIR NW NW N E E E S W W NE E E SE SE S SW W  
WIND (MPH) 12 9 5 5 5 4 3 5 6 5 8 8 8 6 9 10 10  
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) 8.5 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.8 7.0 7.9 9.0 9.5 9.6 10.2 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.8 10.5 10.7  
 
   
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 54 46 40 36 34 38 56 63 64 54 49 46 43 47 62 66 65  
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 65 43 68  
WIND DIR NW NW N NE E SE SE SW W N NE E SE SE S SW W  
WIND (MPH) 13 11 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 5 6 5 6 6 8 9 10  
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) 8.5 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.8 7.0 7.9 9.0 9.6 9.7 10.4 10.5 10.3 9.6 9.8 10.6 10.8  
 
   
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10 0 0 5 5 5 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 59 53 46 41 38 39 59 68 68 61 54 51 48 48 65 70 70  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 70 46 72  
WIND DIR W NW N NE NE NE E W W NW NE NE E E S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 11 6 5 8 6 6 3 4 6 3 5 6 6 5 8 9 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) 8.4 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.3 8.0 9.3 10.0 10.8 10.9 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.7 10.1 10.6  
 
   
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 10 5 0 0 10 15 15 5 5 0 5 5 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 52 45 42 40 39 42 57 62 62 53 49 48 47 50 63 65 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 63 47 66  
WIND DIR NW NW N E E E N NW NW N E SE SE SE S SW W  
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 5 4 4 3 6 6 4 5 8 8 6 9 10 10  
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) 8.3 7.8 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.8 9.0 9.6 9.8 10.2 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.8 10.4 10.7  
 
   
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 10 5 0 5 10 20 20 10 5 0 5 5 15 25  
TEMPERATURE 52 45 41 40 39 42 57 62 61 52 49 48 47 50 63 65 64  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 63 47 66  
WIND DIR NW NW N SE SE SE NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 11 9 5 5 4 3 3 6 6 3 6 8 8 6 8 10 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) 8.2 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.7 8.9 9.4 9.4 9.9 10.3 10.2 9.8 9.8 10.5 10.7  
 
   
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)  
 
DATE SUNDAY 08/30/26 MONDAY 08/31/26  
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 54 47 45 45 44 46 55 62 62 53 51 52 51 54 61 67 65  
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 64 50 68  
WIND DIR NW NW NW E SE SE E N NW NW S S S S S SW NW  
WIND (MPH) 14 13 9 4 5 5 5 3 8 6 4 6 8 8 8 6 8  
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) 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.6 8.1 9.1 10.1 10.7 10.8 10.1 9.7 9.7 9.7 10.2 10.9  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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