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FWUS46 KMFR 250936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW BK BK OV SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 15 0 0 10 25 50 70 75 25 15 10 25 35 40 40 35
TEMPERATURE 46 42 44 46 46 41 40 41 41 41 48 52 52 46 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 52 39
WIND DIR SW W W W W W E SE SE SE SE S S S SW W N
WIND (MPH) 21 20 10 5 6 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 3 3 6 4
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) 9.5 7.4 7.0 7.7 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.7 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.9
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW CL CL CL SC SC BK OV FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 15 0 0 5 25 45 60 75 25 10 15 30 35 35 40 35
TEMPERATURE 42 40 46 49 47 40 37 38 38 39 51 54 52 43 41 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 36 55 36
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E S S SE S N N
WIND (MPH) 16 16 10 11 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 2 4 4
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) 9.3 7.4 7.0 7.5 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.7 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.3 7.9
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW SC BK OV SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 15 0 0 10 20 50 70 75 30 15 10 25 35 35 40 40
TEMPERATURE 46 42 42 46 46 41 40 41 41 41 46 51 51 46 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 39 52 39
WIND DIR SW W W W W W E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W N
WIND (MPH) 21 20 10 5 5 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 3 3 6 4
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) 9.5 7.4 7.0 7.7 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.7 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.9
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC BK OV OV FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 15 0 0 10 25 60 70 75 25 15 15 30 35 40 40 35
TEMPERATURE 36 34 34 36 35 31 31 31 32 33 38 41 39 34 32 32 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 31 41 30
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW S S SW SW SW S S SW W SW SW NE
WIND (MPH) 44 40 26 16 14 19 18 17 17 16 17 16 13 9 11 13 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 111 90 72 50 44 49 39 36 37 34 40 42 35 28 39 36
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) 9.4 7.4 6.9 7.7 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.6 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.3 7.9
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW BK BK OV SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 20 0 0 5 20 55 70 70 35 15 10 25 30 35 40 45
TEMPERATURE 47 44 44 49 49 44 40 39 39 39 46 53 54 48 43 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 39 54 41
WIND DIR W NW W NW NW N N N NE NE SE S S SW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 11 5 6 11 11 8 6 8 6 8 9 8 4 4 4 4
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) 10.0 7.9 7.5 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.8 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 CL FW FW SC OV OV FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 10 0 0 10 25 40 75 75 25 10 15 30 30 30 40 35
TEMPERATURE 53 51 54 58 57 48 45 44 45 47 56 61 61 51 50 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 43 63 47
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N E E N N E N NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 5 10 12 13 14 12 8 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 1 0
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) 9.1 7.2 7.2 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.7 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 7.8
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 CL FW FW BK BK OV FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 25 5 5 15 20 50 65 75 20 10 15 45 35 40 40 40
TEMPERATURE 48 48 47 51 50 42 40 41 41 45 50 56 56 46 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 38 57 40
WIND DIR W NW NW NW N N N N NE NE E SE SE SE S N N
WIND (MPH) 14 14 12 12 14 13 12 9 6 5 5 5 6 8 4 4 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 5 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) 8.7 7.2 7.2 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.6 8.3 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.2 7.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 SC BK BK OV BK SC SC BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 65 50 65 65 90 65 40 30 60 70 60 60 55 60
TEMPERATURE 38 36 36 38 39 36 34 33 33 33 45 52 52 43 40 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 32 52 36
WIND DIR W SW W W W N NE E E E E S W N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 26 20 14 16 12 6 6 10 11 13 11 4 5 4 5 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.01 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) 7.6 7.0 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.4 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 SC SC SC BK OV OV SC FW BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 80 50 35 50 65 90 70 40 20 55 70 60 60 55 60
TEMPERATURE 38 35 36 38 38 36 34 33 32 33 44 51 50 42 40 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 32 51 36
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE NE NE E S SW NW N NE N
WIND (MPH) 25 21 16 17 12 9 6 6 6 6 6 3 4 3 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 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) 7.8 7.0 6.8 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.4 7.3 8.1 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 SC FW SC BK BK OV FW FW SC BK SC BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 65 40 10 40 55 55 75 25 15 50 60 45 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE 42 40 38 44 44 40 38 38 37 37 48 56 56 47 43 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 36 57 38
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N NE E E NE NE NE W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 13 14 12 11 8 3 6 9 9 11 10 4 5 5 2 2 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 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) 8.0 6.9 6.7 7.1 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.8 7.6 8.3 8.4 8.1 7.7 8.1 7.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 SC OV BK OV BK SC SC BK OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 80 65 50 70 65 75 60 35 30 65 75 55 60 55 55
TEMPERATURE 41 38 36 39 39 36 35 35 34 34 45 50 50 43 41 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 33 51 39
WIND DIR W W W W NW N NE E E E E W W N NE NE NE
WIND (MPH) 26 20 14 12 10 6 6 6 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 70 60 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.01 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) 7.6 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.8 6.4 7.3 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.6 7.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 OV BK OV BK SC SC OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 85 75 65 85 65 85 55 35 40 70 80 60 65 55 60
TEMPERATURE 41 38 36 38 39 36 35 35 34 33 44 50 50 43 40 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 33 51 39
WIND DIR SW SW W W W N E E E E E W NW N E E E
WIND (MPH) 26 21 14 12 10 6 5 4 5 8 6 3 8 4 6 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 70 60 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.04 0.01 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) 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.2 7.1 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.1
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
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 SC BK SC SC BK BK OV BK FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 40 55 45 30 60 50 75 60 20 15 50 60 40 50 40 45
TEMPERATURE 45 43 40 43 42 39 37 38 38 37 45 51 50 43 43 42 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 37 51 40
WIND DIR W W NW NW N N N NE E E E S NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 21 16 12 12 12 10 8 8 6 8 5 5 8 10 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 7.4 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.9 7.6 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.3 7.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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