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FWUS46 KMFR 152136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT THU OCT 15 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 30 30 20 10 15 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 57 50 50 49 47 45 56 62 61 50 50 49 47 45 55 58 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 45 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S S S SW NW N SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 13 14 13 9 8 10 6 8 9 10 3 3 3 4 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) 9.3 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.2 8.7 9.3 9.5
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 10 25 25 20 10 15 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 58 46 45 43 41 41 59 64 61 46 45 43 41 42 58 60 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 66 40 61
WIND DIR E E E E E E NE SE S SW S S N N SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 12 14 13 10 5 5 8 4 5 5 8 3 3 2 4 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) 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.2 8.7 9.3 9.5
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 25 30 20 15 15 5 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 58 51 50 49 47 45 54 61 61 50 50 49 48 46 54 58 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 46 58
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E SE SE S S SW S SW NW N SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 12 14 13 9 9 10 6 8 9 10 3 3 2 4 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) 9.3 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.3 8.7 9.3 9.5
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 25 30 20 15 15 5 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 46 39 38 38 36 37 47 50 49 39 39 38 38 38 45 46 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 51 38 46
WIND DIR SE S SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW NW N W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 14 14 16 14 13 16 19 17 16 16 18 5 4 4 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 41 47 48 47 41 40
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) 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.1 8.8 9.3 9.5
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 25 30 20 15 15 5 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 58 50 47 46 45 44 53 62 61 51 48 46 45 44 55 59 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 62 44 59
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E E E SE S SW SW SW W NW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 9 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 4 6 9 6 4 4 3 5 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) 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.6 9.3 9.5
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 25 30 15 10 15 10 5 10 10
TEMPERATURE 66 57 55 53 52 51 63 71 69 56 55 53 52 51 63 67 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 72 51 68
WIND DIR E SE SE SE E E E SE S NW NW N W N S S SW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 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) 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.2 8.6 9.3 9.6
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 30 25 20 10 15 10 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 62 52 50 48 47 48 59 66 64 52 50 49 48 49 58 61 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 66 47 61
WIND DIR E E E E NE NE E SE S SW S S SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 6 5 5 6 4 3 4 6 2 2 1 3 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) 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.1 8.7 9.4 9.6
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 0 10 15 5 25 50 55 35 30 30 45 25 35 50
TEMPERATURE 59 49 46 43 41 40 56 62 60 48 46 43 41 39 52 55 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 62 39 55
WIND DIR SE E E E E E SE S SW NW S SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 11 16 18 17 14 10 8 6 9 11 13 4 3 5 8 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) 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.9 9.0
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW CL SC BK BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 0 10 10 5 30 50 55 35 30 35 40 25 30 45
TEMPERATURE 57 48 44 41 39 38 54 60 58 47 44 41 39 38 52 54 52
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 60 38 54
WIND DIR SE E E E E SE SE S SW NW W SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 10 13 14 14 13 11 9 6 9 10 13 5 4 4 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) 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.9 9.0
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 20 40 45 20 25 20 25 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 63 54 48 44 41 40 54 65 65 52 48 44 41 40 54 59 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 67 40 59
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E SE N N N NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 6 8 11 12 11 10 6 4 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 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) 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.8 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.7 8.9 8.9 8.9
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 10 15 10 30 50 50 35 35 30 35 25 35 40
TEMPERATURE 58 49 49 47 46 44 56 62 61 49 48 47 44 42 50 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 63 42 52
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE E SE S W SW SW W SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 13 14 16 16 14 9 8 6 9 11 13 4 3 4 5 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) 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 9.0 8.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 15 20 10 25 50 55 40 40 35 40 25 40 45
TEMPERATURE 58 49 48 47 45 43 56 63 61 49 48 47 44 42 49 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 63 42 52
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW W SW S SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 14 16 17 17 14 10 8 6 10 12 14 4 3 4 5 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) 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.9 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.5 9.0 8.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 20 35 35 25 15 15 25 20 20 35
TEMPERATURE 60 52 53 50 47 45 55 62 61 51 51 49 47 45 51 54 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 63 45 54
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE N N NW NW W N N NW NW
WIND (MPH) 11 9 16 17 16 13 8 8 9 8 9 11 6 4 2 1 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) 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.9 8.9
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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