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FWUS46 KMFR 030936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT THU SEP 3 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 90 95 75 40 20 15 45 35 30 55 55 55 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 42 38 37 39 40 36 36 36 35 33 37 40 41 37 39 39 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 32 42 37
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW NE
WIND (MPH) 28 24 25 21 18 13 11 10 10 10 11 11 9 6 8 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 70 90 50 10 5 5 5 0 0 30 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.27 0.18 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.6 8.5 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.4 6.8 7.6 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.4 7.3
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 85 85 95 75 40 15 10 45 35 30 55 50 50 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 41 41 43 43 43 39 37 36 34 37 45 46 43 36 36 35 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 33 46 33
WIND DIR S S S S W W SW S S SE S S SW W NW NE NE
WIND (MPH) 21 17 18 16 13 10 8 6 8 5 6 3 5 4 5 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 80 60 90 50 10 5 5 5 0 0 30 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.22 0.16 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.0 8.5 8.3 8.5 8.4 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.7 7.5 8.3 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 80 90 95 80 45 25 20 40 40 30 50 50 50 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 42 38 37 39 39 37 36 36 34 33 35 39 40 38 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 32 42 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W NW NE
WIND (MPH) 28 24 26 21 18 13 11 10 10 8 8 10 9 6 8 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 70 90 50 10 5 5 5 0 0 30 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.28 0.19 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.6 8.5 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.8 7.6 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.5 7.3
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 85 95 75 40 20 15 45 35 30 55 55 55 25 20 10
TEMPERATURE 34 32 30 32 31 29 27 25 23 25 27 30 30 29 28 27 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 22 32 25
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W NE
WIND (MPH) 44 40 40 36 32 26 23 20 20 18 16 14 13 13 14 18 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 79 74 73 74 65 56 52 52 54 43 36 37 31 33 35 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 80 60 90 50 10 5 5 5 0 0 30 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.23 0.17 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.6 8.4 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.8 7.7 8.3 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.4 7.3
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 95 85 50 40 65 50 40 35 55 55 55 25 25 25
TEMPERATURE 43 40 38 40 40 38 38 37 35 34 38 42 42 40 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 33 44 37
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW W SW S S S S S SW W NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 29 25 20 17 13 11 9 6 6 5 5 8 8 4 5 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 80 90 60 20 20 10 5 0 0 20 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 0.18 0.10 0.01 0.00 0.01 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 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.5 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.6 6.9 7.6 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.4 7.3
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW BK SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 80 85 85 65 25 15 15 55 45 25 45 40 40 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 48 52 47 49 50 46 45 44 42 44 50 53 53 46 46 45 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 54 44
WIND DIR S S S S SW W NW W W NE SE S S N N N N
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 8 6 4 4 2 2 1 4 6 8 0 2 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 90 70 60 80 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.11 0.11 0.01 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 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.3 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.4 6.7 7.6 8.2 8.3 8.3 7.9 7.5 7.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK FW FW CL SC SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 85 60 20 10 5 40 30 35 65 50 50 15 20 10
TEMPERATURE 46 47 42 43 43 39 38 39 38 42 44 47 47 41 42 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 36 47 38
WIND DIR S S S S W W SW S S S S S W NW N NE SE
WIND (MPH) 18 16 16 13 11 10 8 6 6 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 70 60 80 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 30 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.10 0.04 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) 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.5 8.3 7.4 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.8 7.7 8.2 8.3 8.3 7.9 7.4 7.2
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV SC OV BK BK BK OV BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 70 75 50 70 55 65 60 70 65 65 65 45 30 20
TEMPERATURE 37 36 38 41 41 37 36 34 32 33 39 42 42 38 36 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 30 43 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W NW E
WIND (MPH) 20 18 16 17 16 16 13 11 11 14 10 10 11 8 6 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 20 30 60 20 10 20 30 30 40 50 50 50 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.7 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.7
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV OV BK SC BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 75 70 45 65 50 55 55 65 65 60 60 40 35 20
TEMPERATURE 37 36 38 40 40 37 36 33 32 33 38 41 40 37 36 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 30 42 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S S SW W W W NW NE
WIND (MPH) 19 17 16 16 16 13 12 10 10 13 10 11 11 8 6 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 50 20 20 50 20 10 10 30 30 30 50 40 40 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S T R S S S S S S R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.2 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.7 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.6
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV BK OV BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 65 80 60 70 30 30 50 40 65 65 55 55 45 30 25
TEMPERATURE 43 40 41 45 46 45 43 41 39 38 46 48 47 45 42 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 37 48 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W W NW NW NE E
WIND (MPH) 11 11 10 11 11 9 6 5 4 5 6 10 9 1 1 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 60 50 60 40 5 0 5 10 5 10 40 40 40 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 7.7 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.7 7.4 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.1 6.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV BK OV BK BK SC BK BK OV BK BK BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 65 75 60 60 45 60 60 80 65 65 65 55 35 25
TEMPERATURE 41 39 37 40 39 36 36 36 34 33 36 40 40 38 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 42 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S S S SW W W W SW E
WIND (MPH) 20 17 17 13 13 12 11 9 11 14 12 11 10 8 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 20 40 80 30 20 30 40 40 60 50 60 60 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S R R S R R S S S S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.6 7.3 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.7
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 OV OV OV BK OV BK OV BK OV BK OV BK OV OV BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 55 85 60 75 55 75 65 85 70 70 70 60 40 25
TEMPERATURE 40 39 37 40 39 36 36 36 34 33 34 39 40 38 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 32 41 36
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW W W E
WIND (MPH) 20 17 17 13 13 12 11 9 11 17 14 12 10 8 5 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 20 40 80 30 20 30 40 40 60 50 60 60 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S R R S S S S R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.6 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.6
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/03/26 FRIDAY 09/04/26
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 BK BK BK BK SC SC CL FW SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 60 55 30 30 5 25 40 60 50 65 50 50 45 30 25
TEMPERATURE 46 45 40 41 41 35 37 38 38 39 42 45 43 39 41 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 35 45 38
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W SW S S S S W NW NW NW SE SW
WIND (MPH) 18 17 14 13 12 12 11 8 8 5 8 8 9 6 6 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 50 30 30 20 5 0 10 0 0 10 30 30 30 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 7.5 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.8 7.4 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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