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FWUS46 KMFR 290936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 46 46 51 54 53 45 43 42 42 43 54 61 63 55 52 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 40 63 50
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW W NW N N NE S SW SW S NE S SE
WIND (MPH) 13 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 6 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) 9.3 9.2 9.4 10.4 10.9 10.6 10.1 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.4 10.2 10.9 10.9 10.2 10.0 9.6
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 43 46 56 59 56 45 41 37 36 42 58 66 65 54 49 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 34 68 44
WIND DIR E SW SW W NW N N NE E E S SW W S E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 8 9 11 11 11 8 8 8 5 8 9 8 6 8 9 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) 9.2 9.2 9.3 10.3 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.0 9.3 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.2 9.9 9.6
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 46 46 49 54 54 46 43 42 42 43 53 60 63 55 52 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 41 64 50
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W NW W NW NE SE S SW SW NW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 11 11 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 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) 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.4 10.9 10.6 10.2 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.4 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.6
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 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 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 36 37 42 43 42 35 32 32 31 35 45 50 50 43 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 30 51 39
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W SW S SW SE SE S S
WIND (MPH) 20 16 11 11 11 12 9 10 9 8 8 9 9 6 9 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 40
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) 9.3 9.2 9.5 10.5 11.0 10.6 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.1 9.5 10.4 11.0 10.9 10.3 10.0 9.7
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 46 48 53 58 57 49 44 40 39 42 54 64 66 58 53 51 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 39 66 49
WIND DIR SW SW S SW W NW N N NE E SE S SW SW S SW S
WIND (MPH) 10 8 11 11 11 12 12 10 8 8 9 9 10 8 5 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) 9.3 9.3 9.6 10.6 11.1 10.7 10.2 9.8 9.3 9.0 9.2 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.3 10.2 9.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 5 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 52 54 63 67 67 56 51 47 45 50 63 72 74 63 59 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 45 75 55
WIND DIR NW NW E E N N N N NW N NE E SE SW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 9 11 9 6 5 5 4 5 6 5 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) 9.2 9.1 9.3 10.4 10.9 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.1 9.3 10.0 10.8 10.7 10.0 9.7 9.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 48 52 56 61 59 49 46 43 42 48 57 65 67 58 55 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 41 67 51
WIND DIR SW W N N N N NW NW W E NE NE NE W SW S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 9 12 14 10 9 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 9 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) 9.1 9.1 9.4 10.7 10.8 10.4 9.9 9.5 9.2 8.9 9.2 10.2 11.0 10.9 10.2 9.7 9.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 5 15 0 10 5 5 10 0 5 15 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 39 41 51 53 52 42 37 33 31 36 56 63 63 53 49 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 30 65 43
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N E E SE SW W W NW E E SE
WIND (MPH) 9 8 11 14 14 12 6 6 8 8 5 9 11 8 9 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) 8.5 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.4 7.8 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.9 8.9 9.5 9.7 9.7 10.0 10.3
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 20 5 15 0 5 5 0 10 0 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 38 40 50 53 52 43 37 33 30 35 53 62 62 52 49 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 30 64 42
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N NE NE E S SW W NW NE E SE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 11 14 16 13 8 5 6 8 6 8 10 8 8 9 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) 8.5 7.9 8.3 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.3 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.9 9.0 9.6 9.8 9.8 10.1 10.5
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 10 0 15 5 0 0 15 5 0 10 10 5 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 42 42 53 57 57 51 44 39 35 36 56 65 67 59 51 48 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 33 68 43
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N NE NE E E W NW NW NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 11 11 9 4 8 8 6 4 6 8 5 4 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) 8.9 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.4 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.9 9.0 9.5 9.8 10.3 10.6 9.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 10 15 5 10 10 5 10 0 5 20 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 43 48 51 50 42 39 38 36 39 55 61 61 52 50 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 36 62 49
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW N NE E E N NW NW NW E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 10 13 14 12 6 8 8 8 6 10 11 6 6 10 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) 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.2 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.7 8.8 9.3 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.0
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 30 10 25 0 10 10 5 10 0 5 25 5 10 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 43 43 48 50 49 42 40 38 37 40 55 61 61 53 51 50 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 62 50
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW N NE SE SE NW NW NW N SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 5 10 13 14 12 6 6 8 8 6 10 11 6 6 10 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) 8.2 7.8 7.8 8.1 8.2 7.7 7.2 6.8 7.1 7.0 7.7 8.7 9.2 9.6 9.6 9.7 10.0
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 08/29/26 SUNDAY 08/30/26
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 CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 20 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 46 46 50 52 51 44 43 43 42 44 54 62 62 53 53 53 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 63 52
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE E N NW NW S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 13 17 17 10 6 8 8 6 6 11 11 4 9 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) 8.6 8.3 8.4 8.9 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.6 8.0 8.8 9.4 9.8 10.7 10.6 9.9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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