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FWUS46 KMFR 120936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 10 30 55 10 10 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 49 48 52 55 53 44 39 36 33 33 42 47 47 41 38 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 32 49 34
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 21 21 24 26 24 24 23 24 19 14 13 8 8 9 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 9.4 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.8 7.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.0
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW BK FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 10 25 55 20 10 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 46 48 57 59 55 44 37 34 32 33 44 50 49 41 36 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 30 51 32
WIND DIR S S S S S W NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 16 16 18 19 18 18 17 18 14 11 10 8 8 8 8 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 10.6 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.3 9.2 6.8 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.8 8.0 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.0
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 10 30 55 5 10 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 49 49 51 54 53 44 38 35 33 33 41 46 47 41 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 32 49 34
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 21 21 24 26 25 24 23 24 19 13 13 8 8 9 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 9.4 6.9 6.2 6.2 6.8 7.4 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 5 10 35 45 20 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 39 40 44 44 41 34 30 27 25 26 33 36 36 32 29 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 24 37 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 35 35 41 48 46 47 40 41 36 31 31 18 17 17 13 12 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 71 82 102 109 109 82 82 82 74 78 47 47 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.4 9.3 6.8 6.2 6.3 6.9 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.0 7.9
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 OV FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 10 30 70 15 15 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 48 49 53 56 55 47 40 37 35 35 42 48 49 44 40 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 34 50 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 12 17 20 20 16 13 9 8 4 4 6 8 11 12 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.5 9.8 7.5 6.5 6.3 6.8 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.0 7.7 8.1 8.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 5 10 5 35 15 5 15 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 54 57 63 65 64 52 46 41 40 43 53 58 58 49 46 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 39 60 42
WIND DIR SW S S S SW NW NW N NW N N N N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 1 2 8 10 11 9 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 9 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.2 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.5 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.1
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 5 15 10 35 5 10 20 10 5 5 0 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 50 55 58 61 58 45 39 37 35 39 45 51 51 43 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 33 52 34
WIND DIR SW S S S SW W W W NW NW N N N N NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 11 9 8 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 5 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) 10.7 11.0 10.6 10.4 10.2 8.9 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.9 7.5 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.0
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 45 25 25 65 75 90 90 95 90 90 85 70 30 15 5 5
TEMPERATURE 40 42 52 51 46 38 35 33 33 33 36 41 43 39 35 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 31 43 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 6 8 12 16 13 14 19 20 19 14 10 9 6 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 50 60 80 70 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.15 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 8.0 8.9 8.7 8.3 7.6 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.6 7.1 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 50 25 25 65 70 85 85 85 85 85 80 60 25 10 5 5
TEMPERATURE 39 41 51 51 46 38 35 33 33 32 35 41 42 39 35 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 31 42 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 11 16 16 14 20 19 19 14 11 9 6 2 4 4 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 50 60 70 60 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.12 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 8.3 9.2 9.1 8.5 7.7 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.1 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.6
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV BK FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 30 15 25 50 60 70 80 85 80 70 55 25 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 44 44 55 57 50 42 38 37 36 36 39 47 48 44 39 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 34 48 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 8 8 8 11 9 6 4 5 5 4 2 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 40 20 40 10 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.03 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 9.7 9.9 9.7 9.2 7.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.8 8.0 7.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 25 30 65 70 90 90 90 85 85 75 55 30 15 10 5
TEMPERATURE 43 44 50 49 45 38 36 36 35 35 36 41 42 39 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 34 42 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW W W NW NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 4 6 9 12 10 10 16 13 13 11 9 6 5 2 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 50 50 90 80 50 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.09 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 8.2 9.0 8.7 8.5 7.6 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.6 7.1 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.6
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 30 35 75 70 95 95 90 90 90 80 70 35 20 10 10
TEMPERATURE 42 43 49 49 45 39 37 36 36 35 35 40 42 40 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 34 42 33
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W SW W W NW NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 13 10 10 16 14 16 13 9 6 5 1 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 50 50 90 80 50 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.11 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 7.5 8.6 8.2 8.4 7.6 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.5 7.0 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.4
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/12/26 SUNDAY 09/13/26
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 FW FW FW BK SC FW SC BK BK BK SC FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 20 25 60 30 5 40 55 65 50 45 20 5 5 0 0
TEMPERATURE 45 46 51 52 47 41 39 38 37 37 40 44 44 41 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 45 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 10 10 5 6 9 6 4 3 6 8 4 4 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 20 10 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 9.4 10.5 9.9 9.4 8.7 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.6 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.2 8.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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