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FWUS46 KMFR 200936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK SC OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 30 40 50 60 50 75 80 65 75 75 95 75 65 70 80
TEMPERATURE 40 39 47 49 47 44 46 46 45 44 49 51 48 43 44 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 43 52 39
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S E E E NE E N W NE N NE N
WIND (MPH) 19 19 18 16 12 10 10 9 6 8 6 4 3 10 11 9 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 5 0 20 40 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.05
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) 7.2 7.4 7.5 8.2 8.7 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.2
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK SC OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 30 40 50 55 40 75 75 65 75 75 95 70 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 35 36 49 51 47 40 40 40 39 39 51 52 48 40 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 37 54 35
WIND DIR E E S S S SW N N NE N E N S SE NW NE N
WIND (MPH) 18 18 17 16 10 8 8 6 5 5 4 4 3 8 8 6 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 5 0 20 40 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.04
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) 7.2 7.3 7.5 8.2 8.6 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.1
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 30 40 55 65 55 80 80 60 80 75 95 75 65 70 80
TEMPERATURE 41 40 45 48 48 45 46 46 45 45 47 50 48 43 44 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 43 52 39
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S NE E E NE E N W NE N NE N
WIND (MPH) 19 19 17 14 12 11 10 10 6 8 6 4 3 10 11 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 0 0 20 40 40 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.05
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) 7.3 7.4 7.5 8.2 8.7 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.2
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK SC OV OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 30 40 50 55 45 80 75 65 70 75 95 75 65 65 80
TEMPERATURE 32 32 38 39 37 34 36 36 36 36 40 41 38 34 34 34 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 34 42 32
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E E NE N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 34 29 28 27 26 21 18 13 9 12 13 8 6 14 18 16 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 73 58 50 55 67 54 42 33 25 35 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 10 5 0 30 50 50 50 50 60
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 7.3 7.5 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV BK OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 30 35 55 70 50 75 70 55 55 65 95 75 70 75 85
TEMPERATURE 39 39 46 50 49 45 44 44 44 42 47 51 50 45 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 42 53 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SE SW NW N N NE E E W SE NW NE NW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 16 12 8 8 6 8 6 5 5 4 3 8 10 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 5 30 40 40 60 60 60
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 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) 7.3 7.5 7.7 8.4 8.7 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.3
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 35 45 40 60 65 75 70 75 85 70 85 70 60 60 70
TEMPERATURE 43 44 52 55 54 49 50 50 50 49 54 58 54 49 48 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 48 59 45
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S W N NW SE S SE W NW N N
WIND (MPH) 8 8 11 12 6 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5 0 0 10 40 40 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.02
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) 7.2 7.3 7.4 8.1 8.6 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK SC OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 25 35 45 65 50 75 75 70 70 65 95 65 60 60 70
TEMPERATURE 40 42 49 51 50 46 46 47 46 47 50 54 52 46 45 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 43 54 40
WIND DIR SE E SE S S SW N N NE NW E N SW W NW N NW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 17 18 12 9 8 5 4 3 3 3 2 8 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 5 0 0 10 40 40 40 40 50
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 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) 7.2 7.4 7.4 8.0 8.5 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC BK FW SC BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC BK SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 15 45 60 70 50 60 80 75 55 35 55 50 40 40 55
TEMPERATURE 36 35 48 53 54 46 42 41 40 39 53 57 55 45 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 38 57 37
WIND DIR E E SE S SE NE E NE E E E SW W NW N NE N
WIND (MPH) 12 14 17 13 10 11 9 10 10 8 3 2 2 4 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 7.1 7.1 7.6 8.2 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.0 8.8
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC FW BK BK OV BK BK OV BK SC SC BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 15 50 65 80 60 65 80 65 50 40 50 55 40 40 55
TEMPERATURE 34 33 47 52 52 44 41 40 38 37 52 55 54 44 41 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 37 56 36
WIND DIR E E SE S S NE NE NE NE NE E S W NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 12 11 13 12 10 11 8 9 9 6 3 1 2 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 7.0 7.1 7.7 8.2 8.6 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 BK SC FW SC SC OV BK OV OV BK FW SC OV BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 40 20 35 50 75 60 75 80 55 25 35 75 55 35 45 55
TEMPERATURE 37 37 48 57 57 48 44 42 41 39 52 59 58 48 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 39 60 38
WIND DIR E E SE SE S SE E E E E E W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 12 11 2 1 4 5 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 40
PRECIP TYPE R
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 7.3 7.5 8.2 8.6 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.2 8.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 BK SC FW SC BK OV BK BK OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 40 20 40 60 80 60 60 75 70 50 35 50 45 35 40 50
TEMPERATURE 38 38 47 53 53 47 44 43 43 42 52 56 54 46 44 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 42 57 39
WIND DIR E E SE SE S E E E E E SE W NW NW NE NE N
WIND (MPH) 14 16 14 12 9 12 10 10 10 8 3 2 2 3 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 7.0 7.1 7.6 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.7
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 SC SC FW SC BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 25 45 65 85 60 55 75 75 65 35 35 45 35 30 50
TEMPERATURE 38 37 47 53 54 47 44 43 42 41 52 57 55 47 44 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 41 57 40
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E E E E W W N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 14 13 13 11 10 12 10 11 11 9 3 1 2 3 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 7.0 7.1 7.6 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.6
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 10/20/26 WEDNESDAY 10/21/26
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 BK BK FW FW SC SC BK OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 25 15 50 35 55 80 85 65 30 15 45 40 35 40 40
TEMPERATURE 41 41 46 51 51 47 48 49 48 47 51 55 53 48 47 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 47 55 43
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 16 17 17 21 12 10 10 6 8 6 3 1 2 3 8 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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 7.0 7.2 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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