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FWUS46 KMFR 170936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC FW FW BK SC FW FW SC SC BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 25 40 20 20 55 45 25 15 30 40 65 70 65 70
TEMPERATURE 23 28 36 41 44 37 34 34 33 37 44 46 47 41 38 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 33 48 37
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NW W S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 6 3 2 4 6 6 8 6 8 10 12 12 17 20 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.4 2.6 4.3 5.7 6.4 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.3 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.1
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC SC FW FW BK SC FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 25 30 20 20 60 45 25 15 30 40 65 75 70 70
TEMPERATURE 18 24 39 44 43 33 31 30 29 35 47 49 49 40 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 28 51 33
WIND DIR E E E E W W SE SE E SE S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 3 2 3 10 10 6 6 9 10 11 11 12 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.3 2.5 4.3 5.7 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.3 6.1
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC FW FW BK SC FW FW SC SC BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 20 25 40 20 20 50 45 25 15 30 40 65 70 65 70
TEMPERATURE 23 27 35 40 43 37 35 34 33 37 43 46 46 42 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 33 47 36
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE W W S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 12 12 8 3 2 4 6 6 9 6 8 10 11 12 17 20 21
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.3 2.6 4.2 5.6 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.3 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.1
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 FW SC SC FW FW BK SC SC FW SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 30 40 20 20 60 50 25 15 25 40 65 75 70 70
TEMPERATURE 17 21 28 31 32 28 25 25 24 28 34 36 36 32 29 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 24 36 28
WIND DIR N N N N NW W SW W W SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 21 19 13 8 5 9 13 12 13 12 16 17 20 21 28 32 33
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 44 36 26 23 34 31 36 34 40 47 54 57 58
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.4 2.7 4.4 5.9 6.6 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.4 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC FW SC BK SC SC FW SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 25 40 20 25 60 50 25 15 25 45 65 65 70 70
TEMPERATURE 21 23 34 41 44 38 34 33 33 36 44 47 48 43 39 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 33 49 37
WIND DIR E E E SE S NE S S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 6 3 1 2 2 6 9 9 12 13 16 14 16 17 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.1 2.2 3.7 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.2 6.3 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.1
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 FW FW SC FW SC BK SC SC FW FW SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 10 35 25 35 65 45 30 15 20 45 65 70 70 75
TEMPERATURE 28 33 44 53 53 46 43 41 39 44 53 57 57 49 45 44 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 39 58 42
WIND DIR E E E E E W W S SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 8 10 6 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 6 9 10 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.3 2.3 3.8 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC FW SC SC BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 25 20 40 30 35 60 45 30 20 25 40 70 70 70 70
TEMPERATURE 23 29 39 45 46 40 37 37 36 40 48 50 51 45 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 35 51 38
WIND DIR E E E N NW N SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
WIND (MPH) 10 9 6 4 2 3 4 8 9 9 11 13 14 13 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.3 2.4 4.0 5.6 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.0
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 25 45 55 55 50 55 65 50 40 30 50 60 65 70 80
TEMPERATURE 15 21 35 41 43 36 31 30 29 33 45 50 51 43 37 36 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 28 51 35
WIND DIR SE S S SW W W SE S S SE S SW W NW NE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 4 3 4 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 8 11 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
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) 2.3 2.6 4.1 5.4 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 6.4 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.5 6.9 6.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC BK BK SC BK BK BK SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 15 25 45 55 55 45 55 60 55 40 30 50 65 70 70 80
TEMPERATURE 15 21 33 40 42 35 30 28 27 31 43 49 50 43 37 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 26 51 34
WIND DIR E SE SE S SW W SE S S SE S SW SW NW NE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 6 4 3 4 8 8 8 9 11 10 11 9 11 16 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.4 2.5 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.9 5.0 6.2 7.1 7.6 7.7 7.4 6.8 6.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 50 50 35 40 50 55 40 25 30 45 60 70 70 80
TEMPERATURE 21 26 37 45 48 41 34 33 31 35 48 55 57 49 42 40 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 31 57 38
WIND DIR E E E E SW W NE E E SE S SW W W SW SE E
WIND (MPH) 5 8 6 3 3 2 2 4 5 5 6 6 8 4 5 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
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) 2.4 2.6 4.0 5.2 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.5 6.1
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC BK SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 50 60 50 45 55 50 45 35 30 50 60 65 70 80
TEMPERATURE 20 25 36 41 43 38 34 34 33 36 46 49 50 45 41 40 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 33 51 39
WIND DIR SE SE S SW W NW SE S SE SE S SW W NW SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 4 3 5 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
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) 2.3 2.5 4.1 5.4 6.1 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 6.4 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 SC BK BK SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 20 50 65 50 45 55 50 45 40 30 50 60 60 70 75
TEMPERATURE 19 25 36 41 43 37 34 34 32 36 47 49 51 45 40 39 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 32 51 38
WIND DIR SE S S W W NW SE S S SE S SW W NW E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 4 3 5 8 8 9 10 11 10 10 9 11 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
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) 2.1 2.4 4.1 5.5 6.2 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.2 6.4 7.1 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 FW SC SC SC SC SC BK SC FW SC SC OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 25 40 35 40 45 45 50 45 25 30 50 75 70 75 80
TEMPERATURE 25 30 37 42 44 39 37 38 36 39 47 51 52 48 43 43 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 36 52 41
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE NW N NE S S S S SW NW N SE S S
WIND (MPH) 10 9 9 4 2 3 5 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 12 14 18
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
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) 2.4 2.5 3.9 5.1 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.6 6.0
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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