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FWUS46 KMFR 252136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 35 55 60 75 70 50 55 60 60 65 65 60 45 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 48 41 41 42 42 42 49 51 51 45 43 43 42 41 48 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 52 40 51
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE E S S S NW N N N N S SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 11 10 9 9 4 4 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 8 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) 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.2
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 35 50 55 75 70 40 45 55 55 65 60 60 40 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 48 41 37 37 37 38 51 53 53 45 40 39 38 39 50 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 55 36 54
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E SE S S S E E NE N N SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 6 9 9 8 8 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 8 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) 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.5 7.9 8.0 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 35 50 60 70 70 50 55 60 55 65 65 60 45 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 47 41 41 42 42 42 47 50 51 45 43 42 42 41 46 49 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 52 40 51
WIND DIR W NW N NE NE E S S SW NW NW NW N N S SW W
WIND (MPH) 3 10 9 9 10 4 4 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 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) 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.2
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 40 60 60 85 70 55 55 60 60 70 65 65 45 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 36 32 31 32 32 34 39 40 40 35 33 33 33 34 39 40 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 41 32 40
WIND DIR SW S SE S S S S S S SW W N N N SW SW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 12 11 10 11 8 8 9 5 4 5 6 8 9 9 9 8
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) 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.2 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.6 8.0 8.1 8.2
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 50 65 70 60 40 50 65 50 60 65 60 45 30 25 40
TEMPERATURE 49 44 41 40 40 40 47 53 53 47 43 42 42 42 48 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 53 41 53
WIND DIR NW N N NE NE E SE S S SW SW SW NW N S SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 13 10 9 11 8 6 10 9 6 6 5 5 6 6 8 8
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) 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.9 8.3 8.5
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 55 55 75 70 50 40 50 50 55 55 55 40 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 58 49 46 46 46 49 58 61 61 52 48 48 48 50 57 60 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 62 46 62
WIND DIR N N N N N N E S S SW SW SW N N SE S S
WIND (MPH) 12 13 8 5 4 3 3 6 5 3 4 3 2 3 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) 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.1
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK SC OV BK SC BK SC BK BK BK BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 60 45 85 50 50 55 50 50 65 60 60 40 25 25 30
TEMPERATURE 51 43 40 41 42 46 50 56 56 48 43 43 43 48 51 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 57 40 55
WIND DIR N NW NW NW W NE E SE SE W SW SW N N NE E N
WIND (MPH) 11 12 9 5 3 3 4 6 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 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) 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.1 8.2 8.3
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK SC OV OV FW CL SC OV OV OV OV OV BK FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 70 45 70 85 5 5 25 80 85 70 70 75 60 25 45 35
TEMPERATURE 39 37 35 35 34 34 47 51 52 45 40 38 36 38 48 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 52 36 53
WIND DIR NW N E E E E E S W NE E NE NE NE N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 9 11 10 6 3 3 4 5 5 8 8 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 7.1 8.0 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.0 7.7 8.2 8.7 9.0
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK SC OV OV FW FW SC OV OV BK OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 60 50 80 90 15 5 30 75 80 65 75 75 55 25 45 35
TEMPERATURE 40 37 34 34 33 33 45 50 51 44 40 37 36 36 47 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 51 35 52
WIND DIR NW N NE E E E SE S SW N N N NE NE NE W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 6 10 9 6 4 2 4 4 6 8 8 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 7.1 8.0 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.0 7.6 8.1 8.6 8.9
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC SC OV OV SC SC SC OV OV BK BK BK SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 45 80 80 35 25 45 75 80 70 65 55 50 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 46 41 37 37 36 36 48 55 56 49 42 40 39 38 49 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 57 38 56
WIND DIR NW N NE NE NE NE NE SW W W W NW NE NE NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 3 6 8 9 6 5 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 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) 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.4 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK BK OV OV FW FW FW OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 50 80 75 20 10 25 75 80 75 70 65 60 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 40 38 36 36 37 36 46 51 51 44 40 39 39 38 48 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 52 37 52
WIND DIR NW N NE E E E SE S NW NE E E E E NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 8 11 10 5 2 3 4 8 6 8 9 4 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 7.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.6 8.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 BK OV BK OV OV FW CL FW OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 75 50 80 75 15 5 15 75 80 75 70 70 65 30 35 35
TEMPERATURE 40 38 36 36 36 36 46 51 51 44 40 39 39 38 48 51 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 52 37 52
WIND DIR NW N NE SE SE SE SE S NW NE E SE E E N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 6 11 11 5 3 3 4 9 8 9 10 4 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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) 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.8 8.0 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.9 8.6 8.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 09/26/26 SUNDAY 09/27/26
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 SC BK BK BK OV SC FW BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 60 55 75 25 20 55 70 60 60 60 50 35 20 20 25
TEMPERATURE 43 41 39 39 39 39 46 51 51 46 43 43 42 41 47 50 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 52 41 50
WIND DIR N N N E SE SE SE N NW NW NW W N N N NW N
WIND (MPH) 12 10 6 5 8 6 5 2 6 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 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) 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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