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FWUS46 KMFR 172136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT MON AUG 17 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW SC SC BK SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 20 35 45 55 40 25 30 25 5 20 40 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 66 59 56 56 56 57 63 68 69 62 59 59 59 59 65 68 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 69 57 70
WIND DIR S SW NE N N N S SW W N N NE N N SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.8 11.6 11.2 10.7 10.7 10.7 11.3 12.2 12.7 12.6 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.4 12.3 12.4
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK SC FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 10 25 40 50 35 15 30 25 5 20 40 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 69 59 53 51 51 56 69 73 74 63 55 53 53 57 71 73 73
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 75 51 75
WIND DIR S S N E NE W W W NW N N E NE N S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.8 11.6 11.2 10.7 10.6 10.7 11.1 12.0 12.7 12.6 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.4 12.3 12.4
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW SC SC BK SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 20 35 40 55 40 25 30 30 5 20 40 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 65 59 56 56 56 56 62 67 69 62 59 59 59 58 63 67 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 69 57 69
WIND DIR S SW N N N N S SW W NW N N N N S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.8 11.5 11.2 10.7 10.7 10.7 11.3 12.2 12.7 12.6 12.1 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.4 12.2 12.4
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW SC SC BK SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 15 30 50 55 45 30 30 30 5 20 40 15 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 53 48 45 45 44 47 54 56 57 51 47 47 47 49 55 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 57 46 58
WIND DIR S W E S SW W SW W W NW NE E N NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 11.0 11.7 11.3 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.5 12.4 12.8 12.6 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.4 11.5 12.3 12.5
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC CL FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 10 35 40 45 25 20 25 40 5 10 30 15 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 67 61 56 55 54 56 65 70 71 65 59 57 57 59 66 71 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 71 57 72
WIND DIR SW SW W N N N E S W NW NW N N N S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 10.8 11.4 11.2 10.8 10.7 10.8 11.1 12.5 13.1 12.7 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.3 12.4 12.4
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 15 30 35 40 20 25 30 30 10 25 45 5 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 77 69 62 61 60 64 75 79 81 72 65 64 63 66 75 79 79
MIN/MAX TEMP 60 81 62 81
WIND DIR S S NW NW NW N NE E NE NW N E NW N S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 11.0 11.7 11.2 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.7 12.0 12.8 12.7 12.1 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.3 12.1 12.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 15 20 40 35 25 25 35 30 10 30 45 5 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 71 63 59 58 57 61 67 73 74 66 61 60 60 64 69 74 75
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 74 58 76
WIND DIR SE SW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW N S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 6 5 4 3 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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) 11.6 12.0 11.3 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.0 12.4 13.1 12.8 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.2 11.3 12.3 12.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 20 20 10 5 0 15 25 45 20 30 55 45 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 69 61 55 52 50 55 68 70 70 61 55 52 51 55 70 72 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 71 50 73
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW N NE E NE SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 3 3 3 3 6 12 11 6 3 3 4 5 4 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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) 12.4 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.5 11.4 11.3 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.5 12.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 20 15 5 5 15 20 40 20 30 55 40 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 68 62 54 51 49 54 67 70 70 62 54 51 50 55 68 72 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 49 72
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N W W W NW NW NW N E NE S W W
WIND (MPH) 10 8 5 4 4 3 5 11 11 6 4 3 4 5 5 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.1 11.7 11.6 11.7 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.6 12.7
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 15 5 5 5 0 15 15 40 25 40 65 25 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 73 68 59 55 52 53 69 73 75 69 60 56 53 54 71 75 76
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 75 51 77
WIND DIR W NW W W NE NW W W NW NW W NE NE NE W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 2 3 4 6 6 4 3 4 3 4 2 5 5
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) 11.6 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.5 11.7 12.5 12.6 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.7 12.5 12.4
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 10 15 10 10 0 10 25 40 20 30 60 40 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 66 61 56 55 54 56 65 68 68 60 55 55 54 56 67 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 68 53 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW N E E E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 4 4 3 5 10 10 5 3 4 5 6 3 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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 11.8 11.6 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.4 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.5 12.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 10 15 15 10 0 10 30 40 25 25 55 45 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 66 60 55 55 54 56 65 68 67 60 55 55 54 56 67 69 68
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 68 54 70
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW W NW W NW NW NE E SE E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 10 5 4 4 3 3 5 11 10 5 3 4 5 6 3 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 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 12.1 11.8 11.6 11.0 10.8 10.7 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.7 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.5 12.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 08/18/26 WEDNESDAY 08/19/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC OV FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 15 5 15 10 5 10 35 30 15 40 75 15 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 67 61 58 57 56 59 65 69 69 62 58 58 57 59 66 71 69
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 69 57 71
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N NE N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 11 6 5 5 3 3 6 12 9 5 4 4 5 3 4 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.0 11.9 11.5 12.2 12.7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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