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FWUS46 KMFR 170936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 5 10 15 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 25 45
TEMPERATURE 48 46 55 57 56 48 47 46 44 43 52 52 51 44 44 44 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 53 39
WIND DIR SW S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 9 5 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 5 8 11 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 8.8 9.3 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.2 7.6
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 10 15 25 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 20 45
TEMPERATURE 42 42 58 60 56 44 41 40 39 39 54 54 51 41 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 37 56 35
WIND DIR S SE S SW W W S S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 8 6 5 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 6 9 11 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 8.7 9.2 9.7 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.2 7.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 5 10 10 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 25 45
TEMPERATURE 49 47 53 57 56 48 47 47 45 43 50 52 51 44 45 44 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 43 53 38
WIND DIR S S SW SW W SW SW S S S SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 11 9 10 5 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 9 5 6 10 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) 9.0 8.7 8.8 9.2 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.2 7.6
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 10 10 15 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 25 45
TEMPERATURE 38 38 45 46 45 37 37 36 36 36 42 42 41 35 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 34 43 31
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 19 17 16 14 11 11 14 18 18 18 18 13 11 9 12 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 39 34 33 31 33 33
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 8.6 8.8 9.4 9.7 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.2 7.6
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 10 15 40 30 20 5 0 0 0 0 20 15 25 40
TEMPERATURE 45 45 54 59 57 48 45 44 43 41 51 54 52 45 44 43 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 41 54 38
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W W S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 9 9 6 5 9 10 10 9 10 12 11 11 13 18 17
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) 9.1 8.7 8.8 9.3 9.7 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.5 8.2 7.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 15 10 20 15 30 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 15 10 20 40
TEMPERATURE 53 52 63 67 64 54 51 50 49 49 58 61 58 50 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 47 61 43
WIND DIR S S SE S W N E S S SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 9 2 3 3 6 6 2 4 6 5 4 3 3 2
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 8.7 9.2 9.7 9.3 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.1 7.5
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 5 20 15 40 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 15 15 20 40
TEMPERATURE 48 50 58 62 60 50 47 46 45 46 55 57 55 48 46 46 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 41 57 40
WIND DIR SW SW S W NW N SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 5 6 5 6 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 8 9 6
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 8.6 8.8 9.4 9.7 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 SC SC BK FW CL FW SC SC SC OV OV SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 45 45 55 20 5 5 30 30 25 70 70 30 40 50 65
TEMPERATURE 41 40 53 55 53 42 40 38 37 35 51 55 53 42 39 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 35 55 34
WIND DIR W SW W W W NW NE E E SE S SW SW W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 10 10 10 11 8 5 1 3 4 4
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 9.0 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.3
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 FW CL FW SC SC FW BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 35 40 50 25 5 5 35 30 25 65 70 30 40 50 65
TEMPERATURE 39 38 52 55 53 42 39 36 35 34 49 54 52 42 38 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 33 55 33
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE NE E SE SW SW W W SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 6 4 2 3 4 4
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) 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.4 8.7 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.4 8.3 7.7 7.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 SC SC CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 30 20 40 45 45 5 0 15 10 20 35 45 25 35 50 65
TEMPERATURE 41 40 54 60 57 46 41 39 37 35 51 59 57 45 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 35 59 35
WIND DIR W W SW W W W SW E E E S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 8 8 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 2 2 2 2
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 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.4 7.9 7.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC BK BK SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 50 40 50 45 30 10 5 25 25 30 55 65 30 40 50 70
TEMPERATURE 44 42 51 53 50 43 41 40 39 37 49 54 51 42 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 37 54 37
WIND DIR W SW W W NW NW NE E SE SE SE SW W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 12 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 3 1 4 4 3
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 8.9 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.2
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 SC BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK OV SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 45 55 45 25 10 10 30 30 35 65 75 35 45 50 70
TEMPERATURE 44 42 50 52 50 42 41 40 39 37 49 54 52 42 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 37 54 37
WIND DIR SW S W W NW NW NE E SE SE SE SW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 16 13 13 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 6 3 1 4 4 3
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 8.4 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.1
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 10/17/26 SUNDAY 10/18/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 35 15 40 50 40 10 5 15 10 10 35 35 35 20 40 45
TEMPERATURE 47 45 52 55 51 44 43 43 42 40 48 54 52 44 42 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 40 54 38
WIND DIR W NW NE N N N NW SE SE S S SW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 11 10 9 8 8 9 6 8 2 3 2 3 4 4
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 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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