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FWUS46 KMFR 180936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 0 5 15 10 25 70 60 90 95 80 75 60 60 70
TEMPERATURE 46 44 52 52 51 45 45 44 41 39 41 40 38 37 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 39 42 35
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 12 11 12 12 11 12 16 20 20 19 18 14 13 11 13 13 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.0 6.8 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.2 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 0 0 5 10 10 25 70 65 90 95 80 70 60 60 70
TEMPERATURE 39 40 55 55 51 42 40 39 36 36 43 42 37 34 34 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 35 45 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 10 9 10 12 14 14 13 13 11 10 9 10 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 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) 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.0 6.8 6.4 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 0 0 5 15 10 25 70 60 90 95 85 75 65 60 75
TEMPERATURE 46 45 50 52 51 45 45 44 41 39 40 40 40 37 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 38 43 35
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S SW SE
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 12 11 12 17 20 20 19 18 14 13 11 13 14 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.0 6.8 6.3 6.7 6.9 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW FW FW OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 5 5 15 15 20 70 65 90 95 85 75 60 60 70
TEMPERATURE 36 36 43 43 41 35 35 35 33 33 34 32 29 29 29 30 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 32 35 28
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 19 18 18 19 19 21 26 31 32 32 33 21 18 18 27 29 28
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 46 44 51 57 63 69 70 67 77 54
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.0 6.9 6.3 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.8
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC OV BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 20 5 25 15 30 70 65 85 95 90 75 65 65 70
TEMPERATURE 43 42 51 54 52 46 45 44 41 39 41 42 41 39 38 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 39 44 35
WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 11 13 12 11 14 20 18 18 12 11 11 10 12 11 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 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 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.0 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.8
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 0 0 15 10 25 65 60 90 95 70 70 65 60 70
TEMPERATURE 50 50 58 61 58 50 50 48 46 44 45 47 45 41 41 41 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 44 48 39
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE S SE SE N N
WIND (MPH) 1 1 4 6 5 3 3 2 1 2 4 4 3 2 1 1 1
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 5 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) 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.3 7.8 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.0 7.4 6.9 6.4 6.8 6.8
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW CL FW FW FW OV OV OV OV BK OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 0 15 10 25 70 75 90 95 70 70 60 55 65
TEMPERATURE 45 47 55 58 56 48 46 46 43 43 43 44 42 39 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 45 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE E
WIND (MPH) 9 8 9 8 8 9 12 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 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 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.4 8.3 7.9 6.9 6.6 7.0 7.1 7.4 7.2 6.7 6.8 6.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 SC FW FW SC BK FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 20 15 35 55 20 35 90 95 95 95 95 75 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 37 36 52 56 54 42 40 37 37 36 42 44 43 38 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 35 45 33
WIND DIR E SE S SW W W SW S SW W SE SW W N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 9 10 12 11 14 13 11 16 8 5 9 6 9 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 5 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.9
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 SC SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 20 30 45 20 30 95 100 95 95 95 80 75 75 65
TEMPERATURE 36 35 50 55 53 42 38 37 36 34 41 43 42 38 36 35 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 34 44 31
WIND DIR E E S SW W W W SW SW W SE S SW NW N NE NE
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 8 10 12 11 13 13 11 16 8 5 8 6 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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 7.9 7.9 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.3 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 CL FW FW SC FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 0 15 15 30 10 30 95 95 95 100 95 80 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 38 36 52 59 58 46 41 39 38 37 42 47 47 41 38 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 36 48 33
WIND DIR SE SE S SW W W SW SW SW S SW S SW NW NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 3 5 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 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 8.1 8.0 8.2 8.5 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 20 35 45 30 45 90 95 95 95 95 80 75 70 60
TEMPERATURE 39 38 50 54 52 43 41 40 39 38 40 43 41 39 38 37 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 38 44 35
WIND DIR SE SE SW W W S SW S SW W S SW W N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 9 10 13 12 13 13 12 16 9 6 10 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 8.1 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 FW FW SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 15 20 40 55 40 55 90 90 95 95 95 75 80 70 60
TEMPERATURE 39 38 50 54 52 43 41 40 39 38 40 42 42 39 38 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 38 44 35
WIND DIR SE SE SW W W S S S SW W S SW W N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 11 10 9 9 11 14 13 13 13 13 17 9 5 10 8 9 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 8.0 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 10/18/26 MONDAY 10/19/26
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 SC CL FW SC FW CL SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 5 15 30 15 5 25 80 85 95 95 75 75 75 55 60
TEMPERATURE 41 41 49 55 53 44 42 41 40 39 39 42 40 39 39 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 39 42 37
WIND DIR E SE S SW NW N W S W NW S SW NW N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 9 9 9 10 9 11 12 14 13 11 13 12 10 8 11 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 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 8.1 7.9 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.9
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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