405  
FWUS46 KMFR 072136  
AVGMFR  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
236 PM PDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 67 58 59 59 58 56 64 67 66 59 59 58 56 54 59 61 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 68 54 62  
WIND DIR SW W NE E SE SE S SW SW W W W NW NW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 2 4 5 5 10 14 18 14 12  
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) 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.4  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 67 54 52 51 50 52 69 70 67 55 53 51 49 48 63 64 58  
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 47 65  
WIND DIR SW S NW NE E E S SW W NW NW N NW N NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 8 11 13 11 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) 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.3 10.8 10.6 10.9 10.4  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 68 59 59 60 59 56 62 66 67 60 59 59 57 54 58 61 59  
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 68 54 62  
WIND DIR SW W NE E SE SE S S SW W W W NW NW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 3 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 5 10 14 18 14 12  
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) 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.5  
 
   
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 55 46 47 47 47 47 55 55 53 47 46 46 45 44 48 49 46  
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 56 44 49  
WIND DIR SW NE E S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 4 9 11 18 23 26 27 27  
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 44 56 63  
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) 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.4  
 
   
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 69 60 58 58 57 55 65 69 68 60 57 57 55 53 60 63 61  
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 69 53 63  
WIND DIR SW W N N NE E SE S SW NW NW NW NW W SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 6 8 6 3 4 3 5 6 6 4 5 5 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) 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.6  
 
   
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 76 65 66 64 63 64 74 77 76 66 66 65 63 61 70 73 69  
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 79 60 74  
WIND DIR S SW NW NW NW NW E S SW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 4 2 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 5 4 2 2 1 5 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) 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.3 10.8 10.6 10.9 10.4  
 
   
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 71 61 59 58 57 60 68 72 71 62 60 58 57 57 63 65 63  
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 72 54 65  
WIND DIR SE SW W NW SW S SE SE SE NW NW NW W W W W NW  
WIND (MPH) 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 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) 12.1 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.2  
 
   
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 25 40  
TEMPERATURE 69 56 52 49 48 48 66 69 68 54 51 47 44 44 53 55 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 70 44 55  
WIND DIR W NW W E S S SW W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 2 4 5 5 6 2 6 4 1 2 2 3 4 12 16 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.1 9.4 9.0 8.9 8.9  
 
   
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 10 10 25 35  
TEMPERATURE 68 55 52 49 47 48 65 68 67 54 50 46 43 43 53 55 50  
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 68 43 55  
WIND DIR W NW NW N SE S SW W W NW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 3 3 4 4 5 2 5 3 2 2 3 4 5 11 17 12  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
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) 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.5 9.0 8.9 9.0  
 
   
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20  
TEMPERATURE 74 62 55 51 49 49 67 73 72 61 54 49 46 45 56 59 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 74 45 60  
WIND DIR NW NW N NE NE E E W NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 5 5 5 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 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) 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.2 10.7 10.1 9.5 9.1 9.3  
 
   
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 25 40  
TEMPERATURE 68 58 55 54 53 52 65 68 66 57 54 52 50 48 52 53 48  
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 48 53  
WIND DIR NW NW W SE SE S SW W NW SE SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 2 6 8 8 8 1 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 9 12 10  
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) 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.0 9.3 9.0 9.0 8.8  
 
   
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 15 15 30 50  
TEMPERATURE 68 57 55 54 53 52 64 67 66 56 54 52 49 48 51 52 47  
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 48 52  
WIND DIR W NW W S S SW W W NW SE SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 2 8 8 8 9 1 5 2 2 3 3 3 3 10 13 10  
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) 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.3 10.2 10.3 9.7 9.0 8.8 9.0 8.6  
 
   
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)  
 
DATE THURSDAY 10/08/26 FRIDAY 10/09/26  
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 15  
TEMPERATURE 70 60 59 59 59 57 66 69 67 59 57 56 54 52 56 56 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 69 52 56  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE SE S S W NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 6 6 2 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 8 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
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) 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.4 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.3 10.7 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.4  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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