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FWUS46 KMFR 200937
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SUN SEP 20 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 30 30 20 50 50 45 60 45 40 40 35 35 25 20 10
TEMPERATURE 51 50 58 61 62 56 55 54 54 53 61 63 62 54 53 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 52 65 49
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE W W N N N W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 3 4 5 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 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) 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 25 30 15 50 50 40 55 40 40 40 30 35 25 20 5
TEMPERATURE 47 48 62 65 64 51 51 50 50 50 64 66 64 52 49 48 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 48 68 46
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S SW S SE E NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 5 4 4 4 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) 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.3 10.5 10.2 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 30 30 25 50 40 45 60 40 40 35 40 35 25 20 10
TEMPERATURE 51 50 56 60 62 56 54 54 54 53 59 63 63 55 53 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 52 65 50
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S W SE E W W N N N W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 6 6 3 4 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 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) 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.9 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 40 30 30 20 55 65 50 55 45 35 40 35 35 25 20 10
TEMPERATURE 40 42 48 50 49 43 42 42 42 44 50 51 49 43 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 41 52 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E SE S S S S S NE E E SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 11 8 8 11 12 10 6 5 5 4 5 4 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 28
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) 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.5 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.6 11.0 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 25 45 30 35 60 50 65 60 40 45 45 50 45 30 25 10
TEMPERATURE 49 49 58 63 64 58 54 54 53 52 61 65 64 56 53 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 51 66 50
WIND DIR NE E SE SE SE S SW W S SE N N N NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 5 2 2 5 4 6 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 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) 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.2 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW FW BK BK SC BK SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 25 20 25 55 50 40 55 35 35 30 25 30 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 56 58 68 73 73 61 60 58 58 60 71 75 74 62 59 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 57 77 55
WIND DIR N E E E S SW W NW NW NW SE SE W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 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) 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.7 11.1 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.8 10.6
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 25 25 30 60 60 40 45 45 35 30 25 35 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 51 54 62 67 68 58 56 56 54 57 63 68 67 56 55 54 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 52 69 50
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S S S NW NW N NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 4 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 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) 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.4 10.1 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.9 11.4 11.5 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.6
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW FW FW BK SC SC BK OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 0 10 25 25 20 15 55 40 30 60 85 60 40 20 20
TEMPERATURE 45 46 61 65 67 56 51 48 48 49 63 66 64 52 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 46 67 44
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE E E E E E W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 9 6 4 2 3 6 6 4 2 3 5 5 2 3 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.1 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.1
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 FW FW FW BK SC SC BK OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 0 10 25 20 25 25 55 35 35 60 75 60 40 20 20
TEMPERATURE 44 45 59 64 65 55 51 48 47 47 62 65 64 52 49 46 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 45 66 44
WIND DIR NE NE SE SE SE E E NE NE E SW W NW NW NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 6 8 6 4 2 3 5 5 4 2 3 4 5 3 3 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.9 10.4 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.9 11.3 11.2 10.7 10.6 10.2 10.2
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 SC FW SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 10 20 20 35 25 35 50 35 35 60 80 55 35 20 15
TEMPERATURE 46 46 62 69 71 61 55 52 49 48 64 69 68 58 52 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 47 70 45
WIND DIR E E E E E N N NE E NE W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 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) 9.6 9.6 9.6 10.0 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.9 10.7 10.6
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 5 5 15 25 30 25 25 45 40 30 65 90 55 35 25 20
TEMPERATURE 47 48 60 65 65 55 53 52 51 51 61 63 61 52 50 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 49 64 47
WIND DIR E E SE SE N N E E E E NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 3 3 3 4 9 8 6 3 3 5 5 3 4 6 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) 9.5 9.5 9.6 10.4 10.9 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.2 10.1
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 5 0 10 30 25 30 25 45 45 30 70 90 55 35 25 25
TEMPERATURE 47 48 61 65 65 56 52 52 51 51 61 63 62 52 50 50 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 49 64 47
WIND DIR E E SE SE N N E E SE SE NW NW NW NW NW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 3 3 3 4 9 8 8 3 3 5 5 2 4 5 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) 9.5 9.5 9.7 10.5 11.0 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 09/20/26 MONDAY 09/21/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC BK OV SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 15 15 35 40 30 35 40 30 35 50 80 45 25 10 15
TEMPERATURE 51 50 59 66 65 56 55 55 54 53 60 64 62 54 51 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 52 64 48
WIND DIR E E SE SE N N NE NE NE NE N N NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 9 9 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 6 8 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) 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.9 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.3 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.9 11.0 10.7 10.9 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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