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FWUS46 KMFR 220936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 15 30 45 10 10 20 15 10 20 10 30 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 49 54 58 60 61 58 54 54 52 55 56 57 58 55 52 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 50 59 48
WIND DIR N N SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 10 4 3 5 6 5 5 6 10 10 18 16 13 6 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 10.0 10.2 10.4 11.1 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.9 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC BK FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 5 15 30 50 10 5 20 15 10 20 15 35 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 43 51 63 66 65 56 49 46 45 52 61 63 62 53 47 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 43 64 41
WIND DIR NE NE S SW SW W W S S S S S SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 12 13 11 5 3 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.1 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 15 30 45 10 10 20 15 5 20 10 30 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 49 54 55 58 60 58 55 54 51 55 53 55 57 55 52 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 50 58 48
WIND DIR N N SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 11 4 3 5 6 5 5 6 9 10 17 16 13 6 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 10.0 10.2 10.4 11.1 11.5 11.5 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.9 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 10 15 35 45 15 15 20 10 10 20 15 35 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 35 41 47 47 47 45 40 38 37 42 45 45 45 43 39 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 37 46 35
WIND DIR W W W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW W S S
WIND (MPH) 11 6 6 8 9 6 8 11 14 14 21 21 18 10 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 10.0 10.2 10.5 11.1 11.5 11.6 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.5 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 0 15 50 30 10 5 30 25 10 20 20 35 20 15 20
TEMPERATURE 46 52 58 62 63 61 54 52 49 55 57 60 61 59 52 49 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 49 61 46
WIND DIR N NE S W W SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 5 9 6 5 6 9 10 18 17 16 13 8 9 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 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) 9.8 9.9 10.1 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.5
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 0 15 40 45 5 10 25 15 5 15 15 25 15 15 20
TEMPERATURE 55 64 72 74 75 69 62 59 56 64 69 71 71 65 60 56 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 76 56 72 53
WIND DIR N N NE SE SW W NW S S S S S S S S N E
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 8 10 9 4 1 0 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 10.3 10.3 10.3 11.1 11.6 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.8 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.3
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW SC BK FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 5 20 45 55 10 10 20 10 10 25 40 35 20 15 15
TEMPERATURE 48 58 61 65 66 60 55 53 51 63 61 64 64 59 53 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 50 65 48
WIND DIR N NE S W SW W N S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 5 8 9 11 11 10 6 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 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) 10.3 10.3 10.5 11.3 11.6 11.6 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.8 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20 15 15 25 25 35 40 25 15
TEMPERATURE 39 48 59 62 63 56 45 43 41 50 60 62 62 55 46 42 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 40 62 40
WIND DIR E E W W W NW N N S W W W W W NW S SE
WIND (MPH) 8 5 4 12 12 9 8 9 10 8 14 17 16 12 10 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) 9.0 8.7 9.2 10.0 10.2 9.2 9.1 9.6 9.6 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 20 15 20 25 30 35 35 25 20
TEMPERATURE 38 47 59 62 63 56 45 42 41 49 60 62 62 55 45 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 39 62 39
WIND DIR NE E SW W W NW NW NW W SW W W W W NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 10 13 9 8 10 10 9 14 18 16 13 10 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) 8.9 8.8 9.3 10.1 10.4 9.3 9.3 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.6 9.7 10.0 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.5
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 10 15 25 15 25 30 25 20
TEMPERATURE 43 48 63 67 69 63 51 47 45 51 63 67 68 63 51 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 43 68 44
WIND DIR NE NE E W NW NW NW NE SE S SW W W NW NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 5 8 4 2 1 2 1 6 8 8 8 2 1 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 9.0 8.9 9.3 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.7 10.7 10.2 10.1 9.4
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 25 30 40 35 20 15
TEMPERATURE 43 50 58 60 61 57 49 47 46 52 58 60 60 57 50 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 60 46
WIND DIR E E W W NW NW NE E E W W W W NW N SW S
WIND (MPH) 8 4 6 11 13 8 6 9 9 6 12 16 16 12 9 8 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) 8.8 8.6 9.1 9.9 10.0 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.5 9.8 9.9 9.5 9.2 9.0 8.6
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 30 40 45 35 20 15
TEMPERATURE 42 49 58 60 61 57 48 46 44 50 58 60 60 56 48 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 44 60 44
WIND DIR E E W W NW NW E SE SE W W W W NW NE S SE
WIND (MPH) 8 4 6 13 13 8 6 9 9 6 13 17 17 13 9 8 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) 8.6 8.4 9.0 9.8 10.0 9.1 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.8 9.4 9.8 9.6 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.2
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 05/22/26 SATURDAY 05/23/26
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 0 10 15 25 30 25 35 30 20 15
TEMPERATURE 47 53 60 61 62 58 53 50 49 55 61 62 61 58 54 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 49 63 50
WIND DIR NE E N NW NW N N N E NE SW NW NW N N N SE
WIND (MPH) 9 5 8 6 18 16 8 9 8 8 9 10 14 17 9 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 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) 9.5 9.4 9.5 10.2 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.3 10.0 9.6 10.3 10.7 11.2 10.8 10.2 10.2 9.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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