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FWUS46 KMFR 262136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW BK BK FW SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 30 35 45 40 5 0 5 5 25 55 65 25 30 20 5
TEMPERATURE 65 58 55 54 54 53 60 64 66 59 55 55 54 52 56 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 66 52 61
WIND DIR SW SW W W S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 14 14 16 16 16 10 9 9 16 20 18 16 16 14 13
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) 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.6 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.0
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW BK BK FW SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 55 30 40 45 40 5 0 5 5 20 50 65 25 30 15 5
TEMPERATURE 69 58 51 50 49 53 65 69 70 59 51 50 50 53 61 64 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 71 48 66
WIND DIR SW W NW N E SE S SW SW SW SW SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 11 11 12 12 11 9 8 6 12 16 13 11 12 12 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) 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.9 10.6 11.0 11.3 11.2 10.5 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.3 11.0
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK FW SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW BK BK SC SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 65 25 40 45 40 5 0 5 10 25 55 65 25 30 20 5
TEMPERATURE 65 58 55 54 53 53 58 63 66 59 55 55 54 53 55 58 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 66 53 61
WIND DIR SW SW W W S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 14 14 16 16 16 10 9 9 16 20 18 16 16 13 13
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) 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.6 11.1 11.3 11.3 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3 11.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW BK BK FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 30 30 45 40 5 0 5 10 20 55 70 25 20 20 5
TEMPERATURE 52 47 43 43 42 44 50 53 53 47 43 43 43 44 47 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 54 42 49
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 18 19 27 27 29 28 28 20 19 21 29 33 28 26 25 20 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 50 58 64 64 62 58 57 54 55 58 61 57 54 43
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) 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.1 9.8 10.0 10.6 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.5 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.4 11.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 FW SC BK FW CL CL CL FW FW SC BK SC FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 25 45 50 20 5 0 0 10 20 50 60 25 25 25 5
TEMPERATURE 67 61 55 54 52 54 62 67 68 62 56 54 54 55 58 62 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 68 54 63
WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW S S SW SW W SW S S S S SW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 3 4 3 4 10 11 11 5 4 4 5 9 16 16 14
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) 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.8 10.0 10.5 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.9
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK FW SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW SC BK FW SC FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 50 25 35 45 45 0 0 5 10 20 45 55 20 25 15 5
TEMPERATURE 76 68 61 59 58 61 71 76 77 68 61 59 59 61 67 71 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 78 58 73
WIND DIR S W NW W W SW S S S W NW NW NW SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 6 6 3 3 1 1 2 8 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) 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.5 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.4 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.3 11.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC CL CL FW FW FW SC BK FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 30 30 45 45 5 0 10 10 20 45 60 15 20 10 5
TEMPERATURE 71 62 57 55 54 58 64 70 72 62 56 55 55 58 61 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 72 53 67
WIND DIR S NW SW SW SW SW S S S NW NW W SW SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 2 2 4 6 9 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) 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.2 9.9 9.8 10.0 10.7 11.1 11.2 11.1 10.4 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.6 11.2
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV BK BK FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 80 75 55 55 20 0 5 5 5 10 30 30 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 66 59 52 48 45 49 60 63 64 55 49 46 44 48 61 63 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 64 43 64
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW W SE SE W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 4 4 4 4 6 12 13 8 3 2 2 2 3 10 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) 10.6 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.1 9.9 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.8
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV BK BK SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 75 75 55 55 25 0 5 5 15 15 30 35 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 66 59 51 47 45 48 59 63 63 56 48 46 44 47 60 63 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 64 43 64
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 11 5 5 5 4 6 12 13 9 4 2 2 2 3 9 14 13
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) 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.8 10.1 10.1 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.3 10.0 9.6 9.6 10.0 9.9
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV SC BK SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 80 75 50 65 35 0 0 0 20 25 25 30 15 5 10 5
TEMPERATURE 70 65 57 52 49 49 62 67 69 62 54 51 48 49 62 66 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 69 47 68
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW W W W NW N NE NE W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 2 1 2 5 5 5 3 2 3 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) 10.9 11.1 10.7 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.3 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.6 10.2 10.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV BK BK FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 85 85 55 60 20 0 0 5 10 10 25 25 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 58 53 51 49 50 57 62 62 54 49 49 48 50 59 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 62 47 62
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW E E SE S W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 4 3 4 10 10 8 3 3 3 3 3 8 11 11
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) 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.8 10.0
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 OV OV BK BK FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 90 90 55 55 20 0 5 5 10 5 25 20 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 64 58 53 52 49 51 57 61 61 54 49 48 48 50 59 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 62 47 61
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW SE SE SE SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 4 4 4 4 5 11 11 6 3 3 3 3 3 9 12 11
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) 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.6 9.2 9.2 9.6 9.6
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 08/27/26 FRIDAY 08/28/26
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 BK SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 40 50 45 15 0 0 5 20 20 30 40 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 66 59 55 54 53 53 59 63 63 56 52 52 50 52 58 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 64 50 63
WIND DIR NW NW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 4 9 6 6 5 4 3 3 6 11
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) 10.8 11.1 10.6 10.2 10.0 9.8 10.0 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.5 10.2 10.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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