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FWUS46 KMFR 150936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW FW SC OV SC FW FW FW BK SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 15 30 85 30 20 15 15 50 35 60 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 48 51 55 59 60 54 52 52 51 53 59 63 63 57 55 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 49 64 53
WIND DIR S S S S S S NE N NE NW S S S SW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 3 8 11 12 10 3 2 2 3 5 6 10 9 2 8 3 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) 9.2 9.1 9.3 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.6 10.2 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.9
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 OV SC FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 20 20 75 30 20 10 15 45 30 60 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 44 49 60 63 64 55 49 47 46 52 64 67 68 58 52 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 45 69 48
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE E E E SE S S S S N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 4 6 10 11 10 4 3 3 3 4 6 10 9 3 6 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) 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.6 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.9
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW FW SC OV SC FW FW FW BK SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 15 35 85 25 20 15 15 55 40 60 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 48 50 53 58 59 54 52 52 51 52 57 62 63 57 55 55 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 49 64 53
WIND DIR W W S S S SW NW N N NW S S S SW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 6 10 11 10 3 2 2 3 5 6 10 9 2 6 2 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) 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.6 10.1 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.0 9.9
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 SC FW OV SC FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 30 25 80 30 25 15 15 50 50 60 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 38 42 45 47 48 44 42 41 40 44 49 51 51 46 44 45 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 51 43
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE S W SW SW SW SW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 12 17 17 12 5 4 4 5 9 10 13 11 3 6 4 5
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) 9.2 9.1 9.4 10.1 10.1 10.1 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.7 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.0
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW FW SC OV SC FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 15 40 70 30 20 10 15 40 30 65 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 47 50 57 62 63 57 52 51 49 53 60 65 66 59 55 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 49 66 53
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 11 13 12 6 3 3 3 4 6 10 11 5 5 3 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) 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.5 10.1 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW SC SC OV SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 30 25 80 30 15 25 15 35 35 50 40 55 55
TEMPERATURE 52 57 65 70 70 64 57 56 55 59 69 73 74 66 60 59 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 53 75 57
WIND DIR S S S S S S NW NW NW E S S S S NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 1 1 5 8 6 3 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 2 6 3 0
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 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.9 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.9
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW SC SC BK FW FW FW FW SC SC BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 35 25 70 20 20 15 20 35 40 55 45 55 55
TEMPERATURE 50 55 60 65 66 57 54 53 52 58 63 68 69 58 57 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 49 69 54
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S NW NW SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 5 4 5 3 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) 9.1 8.9 9.3 10.0 10.2 10.2 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.4 10.8 11.0 11.0 10.1 10.0 9.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC OV BK FW FW SC SC BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 25 15 35 25 45 95 55 25 15 30 30 70 75 80 65 60
TEMPERATURE 47 51 61 64 65 58 53 49 48 53 64 67 67 61 55 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 46 68 49
WIND DIR SE S SW W W NW NE E E E SW W W NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 1 4 8 9 9 5 4 3 4 4 4 8 9 6 6 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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 10.1 10.5 11.4 11.4 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.5 11.8 12.1 12.1 11.5 11.7 11.4 11.2
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW SC OV BK SC FW SC SC OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 30 15 30 25 40 100 60 30 20 30 30 70 75 80 60 60
TEMPERATURE 47 50 60 64 64 58 52 49 47 51 63 67 66 60 54 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 46 67 48
WIND DIR SE S S SW W NW N NE NE NE SW SW W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 1 4 6 8 8 6 3 3 3 4 4 6 8 6 6 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 10.6 10.0 10.4 11.6 11.5 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.5 11.7 12.2 12.2 11.6 11.7 11.4 11.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW SC BK SC SC SC FW SC BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 5 20 35 60 30 30 25 15 35 60 70 70 55 55
TEMPERATURE 49 50 63 68 70 65 57 53 50 51 66 71 72 67 60 55 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 48 73 50
WIND DIR S S SW SW W NW NW NE E E SW W W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 2 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 9.4 9.6 10.3 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.1 9.9 11.0 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.1 10.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 SC BK OV SC SC FW FW SC BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 10 10 15 35 55 80 50 25 20 25 35 60 75 80 60 60
TEMPERATURE 52 53 60 63 62 58 54 53 52 54 63 65 65 60 57 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 51 66 54
WIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW NE SE SE E W W NW NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 3 4 5 8 8 6 4 5 5 5 3 6 8 6 6 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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 10.1 10.2 11.0 11.2 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.4 11.5 11.9 11.8 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.1
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW FW FW SC BK OV BK SC FW SC SC BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 15 15 25 40 65 90 60 30 15 25 30 60 75 80 65 60
TEMPERATURE 52 53 59 62 62 57 53 53 52 55 63 65 65 59 56 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 52 66 54
WIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW NE SE SE SE W W NW NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 6 9 5 6 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T
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) 11.1 10.4 10.5 11.2 11.3 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.5 11.7 12.1 12.0 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/15/26 SUNDAY 08/16/26
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 FW SC OV BK FW SC FW FW BK OV OV BK SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 10 40 75 65 25 40 25 20 60 75 70 70 50 60
TEMPERATURE 54 56 61 65 64 59 57 56 55 57 63 67 66 60 59 59 58
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 55 67 58
WIND DIR S S S W NW NW NW S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 3 5 4 2 9 8 5 3 4 5 3 2 5 11 9 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.7 11.4 11.4 10.8 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.6 11.4 11.7 11.5 11.2 10.5 10.3
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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