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FWUS46 KMFR 160931
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
231 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 56 57 61 65 67 61 55 54 53 57 62 66 67 62 57 54 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 51 67 52
WIND DIR W SW S S SW SW W SE SE S S S S SW SW E NE
WIND (MPH) 13 14 13 13 13 10 11 10 12 13 17 14 13 9 2 2 3
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) 11.1 10.4 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.1 9.9 10.3 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.3
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 49 56 65 69 71 62 51 48 47 56 67 69 70 61 53 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 45 71 47
WIND DIR N NW S S S W N E SE SE S S S S S E E
WIND (MPH) 10 11 11 12 11 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 6 2 2 3
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) 11.1 10.3 10.0 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 56 57 59 63 66 62 55 54 53 57 60 63 65 62 57 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 51 66 52
WIND DIR W SW S S SW SW W SE SE S S S S SW SW E NE
WIND (MPH) 13 14 12 13 13 9 11 10 12 14 17 13 13 9 2 2 3
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) 11.1 10.4 10.1 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.0 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.3
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 44 46 50 52 53 49 43 43 42 47 51 53 53 50 45 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 41 53 43
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW E E
WIND (MPH) 26 26 24 23 16 17 19 19 23 25 27 21 17 11 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 62 58 55 57 33 37 44 48 51 57 55 49
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) 11.1 10.4 10.2 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.4 10.5 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.3
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
TEMPERATURE 54 57 62 66 68 64 55 52 50 56 63 67 68 64 57 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 68 50 68 52
WIND DIR W S S S S SW NW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 14 13 9 9 8 10 12 12 14 14 10 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) 11.0 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.9 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.4
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 60 65 71 75 77 71 61 58 58 65 72 75 75 70 62 59 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 56 77 57
WIND DIR NW N SE S S NW N N N E S SE S S SW N N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 10 10 10 3 5 2 0 1 9 11 11 9 1 0 0
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) 11.0 10.2 9.9 10.4 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.6 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.3
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 53 61 64 69 70 63 55 51 51 63 66 69 71 65 57 54 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 48 71 51
WIND DIR N NW S S S N N NE E SE SE SE S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 10 8 6 4 5 8 6 8 10 12 13 12 5 2 2 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) 11.0 10.1 10.1 10.7 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.1 10.0 10.3 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.0 10.6 10.3
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
TEMPERATURE 47 51 60 63 64 58 48 45 43 52 66 70 70 63 53 49 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 42 70 46
WIND DIR W W SW W W NW NW NE E E SW W W NW NW N N
WIND (MPH) 10 13 12 12 11 12 12 10 8 8 9 11 11 12 3 2 3
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) 11.7 10.9 10.1 9.6 9.9 10.5 10.8 10.4 10.4 10.4 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.0
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 46 52 60 64 64 58 48 45 43 52 65 70 70 63 53 48 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 41 70 45
WIND DIR W W SW SW W NW NW NE E E S SW W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 10 13 11 11 11 13 12 10 8 8 9 10 11 11 5 2 2
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) 11.7 10.9 10.3 9.7 10.1 10.9 10.9 10.4 10.5 10.4 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.2 11.0
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 49 50 62 66 67 63 53 49 46 50 68 73 74 69 58 52 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 44 75 49
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW N E E S W W NW NW N NE
WIND (MPH) 2 4 9 10 11 9 3 2 2 2 8 9 10 6 3 3 3
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) 11.4 10.5 9.8 10.1 10.8 11.0 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.5 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.8
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 10 10 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 51 52 57 60 60 56 49 47 47 53 63 67 66 61 55 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 46 67 51
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE E E SW W W NW NW SE SE
WIND (MPH) 10 13 12 11 11 14 12 10 9 9 9 10 10 12 4 3 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) 11.6 10.8 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.6 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.1 10.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 10 15 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
TEMPERATURE 51 53 57 60 61 56 48 47 46 54 64 67 66 60 54 53 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 67 51
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N E E E SW W W NW NW S S
WIND (MPH) 10 13 12 10 11 14 13 11 10 9 9 10 11 13 3 3 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) 11.8 11.0 10.0 9.6 9.5 9.6 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.2 10.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 07/16/26 FRIDAY 07/17/26
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 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMPERATURE 52 54 56 60 60 55 51 49 48 53 62 67 66 60 56 55 53
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 48 68 53
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW N N N E SE S NW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 12 10 13 16 13 11 9 11 10 8 11 10 10 6 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) 10.8 9.8 9.4 9.9 10.5 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.1 10.3 11.4 11.8 11.8 11.3 11.0 10.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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