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FWUS46 KMFR 212136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 35 10 5 30 40 45 5 5 5 15 65 25 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 60 54 53 52 51 50 57 58 58 50 50 50 49 49 57 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 60 48 62
WIND DIR NW NE NE E NW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 3 3 4 4 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.6 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.4 10.1 10.4
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC CL CL CL FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 45 30 10 5 30 35 45 5 5 5 10 60 20 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 62 52 49 48 46 48 60 63 59 49 47 45 45 46 61 65 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 63 44 66
WIND DIR NW NE N N NE N W W NW NW N N N N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 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 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.2 10.5 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.3 10.0 10.4
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 10 5 30 40 45 5 10 5 15 65 25 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 60 54 52 52 50 50 55 58 59 51 50 50 50 50 57 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 60 49 63
WIND DIR W NE N E NW W SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 3 4 4 5 8 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.7 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.3 9.9 9.2 9.4 10.1 10.4
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 SC SC FW CL SC SC SC CL FW CL FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 35 10 5 30 45 40 5 5 5 15 65 20 10 25 30
TEMPERATURE 48 41 40 38 37 38 44 47 46 39 38 38 38 40 47 50 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 48 37 50
WIND DIR NW E NE S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 5 5 4 3 6 8 8 11 8 9 10 12 13 11 11 13 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 29 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.7 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.4 9.9 9.2 9.4 10.1 10.5
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 CL SC SC BK CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 60 45 30 5 30 40 55 5 5 5 10 50 20 15 15 30
TEMPERATURE 63 57 54 53 52 52 59 62 61 53 50 50 49 50 59 64 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 62 49 65
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW NW SE SW W N N NE NW E SE S S
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 6 6 9 8 5 3 4 3 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.6 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.5 9.4 10.4 10.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK SC FW FW SC SC SC CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 30 5 10 30 45 30 5 5 5 10 45 20 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 71 61 59 57 57 60 67 70 68 58 57 55 55 58 68 72 72
MIN/MAX TEMP 57 71 55 73
WIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW NW N NE N NW N NW NW N NE S E
WIND (MPH) 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.9 11.4 11.0 10.6 10.0 9.7 9.2 9.3 9.9 10.6
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 FW FW SC SC CL CL FW FW BK FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 60 35 5 10 25 45 35 5 5 5 15 50 20 10 20 30
TEMPERATURE 66 56 55 53 51 54 59 63 63 53 51 50 49 53 60 66 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 63 48 66
WIND DIR N NW W W W NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N E
WIND (MPH) 6 8 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 10 8 5 4 5 5 3 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 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 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.8 11.2 11.0 10.6 10.2 9.8 9.2 9.3 10.0 10.7
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 OV FW SC OV SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 80 70 25 45 75 45 35 10 40 15 15 15 30 30 35 55
TEMPERATURE 62 52 49 47 45 46 57 59 58 47 44 43 42 43 58 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 41 61
WIND DIR NW N NW NW W W W W W NW NW SE SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 5 4 3 3 4 5 10 10 6 3 2 3 2 3 5 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) 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.6 9.1 8.6 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.8 8.2 8.9 9.1
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 OV FW SC OV SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 75 15 40 70 40 30 10 35 20 15 15 25 35 35 50
TEMPERATURE 61 52 49 46 45 45 57 60 58 48 43 42 42 42 57 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 60 40 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW E SW SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 11 9 4 3 3 2 2 4 6
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 10.5 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.2 8.8 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.4 9.0 9.2
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 65 10 25 45 40 45 15 30 25 5 20 30 30 35 40
TEMPERATURE 65 57 51 48 46 46 56 61 60 50 46 44 43 44 59 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 61 42 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W NW NW N NE NE NE W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 5 3 3 3 6 10 10 6 4 4 3 3 3 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.3 9.6 9.1 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 9.1 9.1 8.5 8.5 9.2 9.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK FW SC BK SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 65 20 45 55 45 35 15 40 15 25 20 30 30 30 50
TEMPERATURE 59 52 49 48 47 47 53 57 56 47 45 45 45 46 56 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 57 44 59
WIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW N E S S NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 3 3 3 5 8 9 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6
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) 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 9.7 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.0 8.2 8.9 9.1
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK FW BK BK SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 65 20 55 60 50 35 15 40 15 30 25 30 35 35 55
TEMPERATURE 60 52 49 48 47 47 53 57 56 48 45 45 45 46 56 59 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 57 44 59
WIND DIR NW N NW SW W W NW NW NW NW N SE S S NW NW W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 2 3 2 5 8 9 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 6
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) 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.1 9.4 9.0 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.9 7.7 8.1 8.8 8.9
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 70 30 10 20 45 45 15 25 35 25 20 30 25 25 35 45
TEMPERATURE 60 54 53 52 50 50 53 57 55 49 48 48 48 49 56 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 57 48 60
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E SW N N N NW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 5 4 4 4 5 9 12 11 5 3 3 3 3 4 6
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 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.0 9.4 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.5 8.6 9.1 9.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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