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FWUS46 KMFR 202136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT SUN SEP 20 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC SC OV OV BK SC CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 75 65 40 35 65 35 30 85 80 60 35 5 5 5 15 10
TEMPERATURE 62 55 55 54 55 53 60 63 61 54 53 52 50 49 56 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 64 49 61
WIND DIR SE E E E NE NE S SW W N NW N N N W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 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) 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.6 10.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC SC OV OV BK SC CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 75 60 45 35 60 30 30 85 80 60 30 5 5 5 20 10
TEMPERATURE 64 52 51 50 50 51 64 66 63 52 50 47 46 47 60 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 68 45 64
WIND DIR SE E SE SE E E S SW NW N N N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 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) 10.6 10.4 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.1 10.5 10.8
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC SC OV OV BK SC CL FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 75 65 40 35 65 35 30 85 80 60 35 5 5 5 15 10
TEMPERATURE 62 55 54 54 55 53 58 62 61 54 53 52 50 49 55 59 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 64 49 61
WIND DIR SE S E E N NE SE S W N NW N N N W W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 6 6 4 3 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) 10.6 10.5 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.6 10.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC SC OV OV BK SC FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 75 70 45 35 65 35 45 85 80 60 35 5 5 5 20 10
TEMPERATURE 49 43 42 43 43 44 50 51 49 43 41 40 39 41 46 48 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 51 39 48
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE S SW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 4 2 3 4 6 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 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) 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.7 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.8
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV BK SC SC BK SC SC OV OV BK SC FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 75 65 45 45 55 45 45 90 80 60 50 5 5 5 15 10
TEMPERATURE 64 58 54 54 54 52 61 65 64 56 53 51 50 49 58 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 66 49 63
WIND DIR S S SE S SW E SE S W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 6 6 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 3 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) 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.7 11.1 11.4 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.9 10.6
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 OV SC BK SC SC SC SC OV OV SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 75 40 55 40 35 30 25 75 75 50 20 5 10 5 15 5
TEMPERATURE 72 61 60 59 59 60 70 74 72 62 59 56 55 57 67 71 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 76 55 73
WIND DIR S S SW W NW N NE SE NW NW NW NW NW N N W N
WIND (MPH) 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 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) 10.4 10.4 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.8 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.3 10.1 10.8 11.1
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 BK SC BK SC SC SC OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 60 40 50 30 35 35 80 70 45 15 10 10 5 20 5
TEMPERATURE 67 57 56 56 55 58 63 68 66 57 55 53 51 54 59 64 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 68 50 65
WIND DIR SE S SW SW W N E NE N NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 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) 10.5 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.5 11.0 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.5 10.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC OV OV BK BK FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 30 35 35 30 50 70 80 60 50 10 30 40 25 30 20
TEMPERATURE 67 57 51 48 48 49 63 65 63 52 49 45 44 44 55 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 66 43 59
WIND DIR SE E E SE SE SE S W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 2 1 5 5 4 3 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 9 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 10.7 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.3 9.0 9.5 9.2
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 SC SC FW SC BK OV OV BK BK FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 45 35 25 40 50 80 75 60 55 10 25 35 25 30 20
TEMPERATURE 65 55 51 48 47 47 62 64 62 52 48 45 43 44 55 58 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 65 43 59
WIND DIR SE E E SE SE SE S W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 2 1 4 5 4 3 2 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 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) 10.6 10.7 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.5 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.3 9.0 9.7 9.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 SC SC SC SC SC BK OV SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 30 30 45 30 45 55 80 50 45 10 30 25 15 20 10
TEMPERATURE 71 62 55 52 49 49 63 68 66 57 51 47 45 45 55 61 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 69 44 62
WIND DIR E NE NE E E E NE W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 1 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 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) 10.6 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.5 9.7 9.4 9.5 9.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 SC SC SC BK BK OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 30 25 25 30 40 55 60 75 60 40 20 40 40 30 25 15
TEMPERATURE 65 55 53 52 51 51 60 62 60 52 49 48 46 45 52 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 63 45 56
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE SW NW NW NW N W NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 1 8 8 6 4 2 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 4 8 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) 10.9 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.2 9.0 9.2 9.0
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 FW SC BK BK OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 30 15 25 25 45 60 60 70 60 40 25 45 45 35 30 15
TEMPERATURE 65 55 52 52 51 51 61 62 60 52 49 48 46 46 52 55 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 63 46 56
WIND DIR NE NE SE SE S S W NW NW NW NE SW NW N NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 1 1 9 8 6 4 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 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) 11.0 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 11.0 10.9 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.1 8.9 9.1 9.0
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE MONDAY 09/21/26 TUESDAY 09/22/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK BK OV BK SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 45 35 30 40 65 65 80 50 35 10 30 30 20 15 10
TEMPERATURE 66 58 56 56 55 54 59 62 60 53 51 49 47 47 51 55 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 62 47 55
WIND DIR E N E SE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 6 6 6 6 8 6 3 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) 10.5 10.9 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.4 9.6 9.3 9.3 9.1
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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