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FWUS46 KMFR 181101
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
401 AM PDT THU SEP 18 2025
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 50 45 60 80 80 75 80 95 95 70 80 85 85 80 70 60
TEMPERATURE 53 53 62 64 64 56 54 53 53 53 55 57 56 51 51 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 52 58 49
WIND DIR E E SE S SW SW S S SE SE E NE NE SW NE NE S
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 10 5 5 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 9 8 11 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.15 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) 11.2 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.3 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.4 11.6 12.1 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 50 40 60 80 80 75 80 90 90 70 80 85 85 80 70 60
TEMPERATURE 48 51 65 68 65 55 51 49 49 51 60 61 58 49 48 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 48 62 45
WIND DIR NE NE E S SW W S S S S SE E E SE E SE W
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 6 4 5 5 8 8 9 10 8 8 6 5 9 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.14 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 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.7 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.4 11.6 12.1 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 50 45 65 80 80 75 80 95 95 70 80 90 85 85 70 60
TEMPERATURE 54 54 60 63 63 57 55 54 54 53 54 56 55 50 51 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 52 58 49
WIND DIR E E SE S SW SW S S SE SE E NE NE NE N NE SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 9 5 6 4 3 5 10 9 11 8 10 8 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.15 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) 11.2 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.3 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.5 12.1 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 50 45 60 75 80 75 80 90 90 75 80 85 85 80 70 60
TEMPERATURE 42 44 50 51 51 45 43 43 42 42 45 46 44 40 41 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 41 46 39
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW NE NE NE N N NW NW N SE
WIND (MPH) 19 21 20 17 9 10 11 8 8 10 16 19 17 13 11 16 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 48 44 36 26 27 33 40 50 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.21 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) 11.1 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.6 12.1 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 45 55 75 85 80 70 80 95 90 75 80 90 85 80 75 70
TEMPERATURE 53 54 63 67 67 61 57 55 54 54 57 61 59 55 52 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 53 61 51
WIND DIR NE NE E S SW W SW SW S S SE E E SE NE NE SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 8 11 11 10 6 9 12 9 5 6 6 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.06 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) 11.5 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.3 11.6 12.0 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 50 35 60 70 80 75 70 90 85 70 80 80 80 75 65 65
TEMPERATURE 60 62 71 75 75 65 63 60 60 63 66 68 65 58 57 56 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 59 69 55
WIND DIR NW NW N E E SW S S SW W W NE S W N N W
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 10 9 9 8 4 5 3 3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.21 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 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.5 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC SC BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 45 40 50 70 80 70 70 85 85 70 75 80 85 75 65 65
TEMPERATURE 53 57 63 68 68 58 57 55 55 57 59 62 61 53 54 53 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 52 62 50
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE W NW S S S S SE SE N S SE S SW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 8 4 4 9 10 10 6 9 10 9 8 9 9 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.20 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 10.9 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.5 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.8
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 FW SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 30 45 65 60 65 80 65 50 50 60 65 60 55 55
TEMPERATURE 50 50 63 67 66 57 55 54 53 53 62 64 64 56 54 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 51 66 50
WIND DIR NE NE NE SW NW N NE NE NE E S SW S SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 6 5 8 4 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 6 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T 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) 10.6 10.4 10.7 11.3 11.4 11.4 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.7 11.6
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 FW SC SC OV BK BK OV OV BK SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 35 45 75 65 65 75 70 55 50 60 65 65 60 60
TEMPERATURE 49 49 61 67 66 58 54 53 51 51 61 64 62 55 53 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 50 65 49
WIND DIR NE NE NE SE NW N NE NE NE NE SE S S SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 6 6 8 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 10 5 8 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 20 20 20 20 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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) 10.6 10.5 10.8 11.4 11.5 11.5 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.6
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 35 40 50 70 65 75 80 65 50 65 70 70 70 65 65
TEMPERATURE 48 47 63 69 67 59 55 52 50 50 61 66 64 58 55 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 49 68 49
WIND DIR NE NE NE W W NW NW S SE SE S W NW W SW E W
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 5 9 6 4 3 4 5 5 6 5 6 5 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 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) 10.4 10.6 10.9 11.2 11.5 11.8 12.2 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.7 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 FW FW SC SC BK BK BK BK OV SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 35 45 60 65 55 70 70 45 50 55 60 55 50 50
TEMPERATURE 50 50 60 64 62 55 54 53 52 52 59 62 61 55 53 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 51 63 51
WIND DIR NE NE N NW NW NW NE NE E SE S SW SW SW SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 8 6 5 4 3 3 5 6 8 6 6 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 20 20 10 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T 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) 10.6 10.4 10.6 11.1 11.4 11.6 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.5
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 FW CL SC SC BK BK SC BK OV SC SC SC BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 30 40 60 65 45 65 70 45 45 50 60 55 45 45
TEMPERATURE 50 50 61 64 63 55 54 53 52 52 60 63 62 55 53 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 51 64 51
WIND DIR E E N NW NW N NE E E SE SW W W W SW S SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 6 9 6 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 20 20 10 10 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE T 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) 10.7 10.4 10.5 11.1 11.4 11.6 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25
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 SC SC OV BK BK OV OV SC BK BK OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 15 40 50 70 65 65 70 80 35 65 65 70 75 70 55
TEMPERATURE 52 52 59 63 61 53 55 54 53 53 59 63 61 54 55 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 52 64 53
WIND DIR NE NE NE N N N N NE SE S S S E E SE SE S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 9 10 6 4 3 5 10 9 5 9 6 4 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE T T T 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) 10.2 10.1 10.3 11.0 11.2 11.9 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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