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FWUS46 KMFR 232136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT WED SEP 23 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC BK BK OV SC BK SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 10 25 25 50 65 55 70 40 60 40 20 10 15 10
TEMPERATURE 59 52 52 52 51 50 56 57 56 52 52 51 47 42 45 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 58 42 48
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 10 11 13 13 17 17 13 20 23 25 21 19 12 6 9
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 11.0 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.3 8.9 7.7 7.2 7.8 8.0
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC OV BK OV SC BK SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 20 5 10 20 15 40 70 55 75 35 55 35 20 10 15 10
TEMPERATURE 61 49 47 47 46 49 60 60 58 50 48 46 43 41 47 49 48
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 62 41 51
WIND DIR W W W SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 8 9 10 10 12 12 11 16 17 18 16 14 10 8 9
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 11.0 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.3 8.8 7.7 7.1 7.8 7.9
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC FW BK BK BK OV SC BK SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 10 30 25 50 60 55 70 40 60 40 20 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 59 53 52 52 52 50 54 57 56 52 52 51 46 42 43 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 58 41 49
WIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 4 5 10 11 13 13 17 17 13 20 24 25 21 19 12 6 8
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 11.0 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.3 9.0 7.7 7.2 7.8 8.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK OV SC BK SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 10 30 30 50 70 55 75 40 60 40 20 10 15 10
TEMPERATURE 47 40 39 41 41 42 46 46 45 41 40 39 37 34 35 37 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 47 34 37
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 17 21 24 23 28 32 23 39 43 46 42 39 29 20 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 37 47 48 48 58 77 52 88 96 103 105 92 78 61 50
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) 11.2 11.1 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.2 8.9 7.6 7.1 7.7 7.9
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK OV BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 10 10 20 15 35 65 75 60 70 25 45 20 10 10 15
TEMPERATURE 62 55 51 51 50 50 56 59 58 55 52 50 47 44 45 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 60 44 51
WIND DIR W NW SW S S S S S S S S S SW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 9 9 11 11 14 14 14 16 20 20 13 10 8 8 8
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 10.7 10.4 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.9 10.5 10.3 9.5 8.1 7.7 8.0 8.1
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW OV BK BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 5 5 15 10 70 60 55 75 30 30 30 20 10 15 10
TEMPERATURE 70 60 57 57 57 59 66 68 67 59 58 56 53 52 55 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 70 51 61
WIND DIR N N W SW N S S S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 3 1 2 1 0 2 5 10 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 4 5
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 11.0 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.3 8.7 7.5 7.2 7.8 8.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 20 10 10 15 15 55 60 65 80 25 35 45 25 15 15 10
TEMPERATURE 64 55 52 52 53 57 61 64 62 55 53 52 49 48 48 52 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 64 46 52
WIND DIR NE N NW S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N
WIND (MPH) 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 11 12 14 16 16 13 13 10 5 5
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) 11.3 11.1 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.3 8.4 7.5 7.2 7.7 7.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 OV BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 65 35 30 30 30 60 70 85 95 85 90 90 80 70 70 65
TEMPERATURE 58 48 46 45 44 45 58 60 59 50 47 43 39 36 37 39 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 61 36 40
WIND DIR W NW E E SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 10 13 14 13 13 12 13 12 18 20 23 26 20 16 13 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 60 70 70 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.08 0.01
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 9.8 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 9.7 7.7 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.0
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 BK BK SC FW SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 70 40 20 30 30 55 70 90 95 85 85 80 75 60 65 60
TEMPERATURE 57 48 46 44 43 44 57 60 58 50 46 43 39 35 36 39 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 61 35 40
WIND DIR W NW NE E SE SE S SW SW W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 6 10 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 18 19 19 26 20 16 14 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 50 60 60 20 20 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.07 0.01
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 9.9 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.6 9.8 7.8 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.0
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 50 20 15 35 25 40 85 85 95 70 80 85 60 45 45 45
TEMPERATURE 61 52 48 47 45 45 60 65 64 55 50 47 43 40 40 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 66 40 46
WIND DIR NW W SW S S S S SW W W SW SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 4 5 5 5 10 8 6 10 11 14 12 13 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 30 40 40 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.04 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) 9.8 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.8 10.6 10.6 9.9 8.0 7.1 6.7 7.1 7.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 BK BK SC SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 65 35 30 35 35 65 75 90 95 85 90 90 85 70 65 65
TEMPERATURE 55 48 46 47 47 48 57 60 57 51 49 48 43 38 36 39 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 36 44
WIND DIR NW N E SE SE SE SW SW W SW W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 10 12 14 13 13 13 13 10 18 21 25 25 18 14 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 60 90 90 50 50 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.09 0.02
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 9.8 10.4 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.5 10.5 10.4 9.5 7.7 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.0
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 OV OV SC SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 40 35 40 40 75 70 85 95 90 90 90 90 75 75 70
TEMPERATURE 55 48 46 47 47 48 57 59 57 51 50 48 42 37 36 38 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 59 36 43
WIND DIR W N SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 10 13 16 14 14 13 13 11 19 23 27 26 18 14 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 90 60 90 90 50 50 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.10 0.02
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 9.5 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.3 9.4 7.5 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.0
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 FW SC FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 20 15 35 30 55 65 90 90 90 70 40 40 25 35 45
TEMPERATURE 55 49 48 50 49 50 58 62 60 53 52 51 47 42 41 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 62 41 48
WIND DIR NW N SE S S S S SW SW W W W W W W NW N
WIND (MPH) 8 12 12 12 12 11 14 12 10 19 20 18 20 14 10 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 50 50 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 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) 10.2 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 9.2 7.5 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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