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FWUS46 KMFR 240936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC OV BK SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 40 75 55 35 40 55 65 50 25 20 10 20 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 52 50 56 57 56 52 52 50 47 42 44 47 46 40 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 42 48 35
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S SW W W W NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 13 13 17 20 17 20 24 26 28 26 21 12 9 12 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 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 10.4 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.7 7.6 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.2
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC OV BK SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 40 75 55 35 40 55 60 50 25 20 10 20 30 25 30
TEMPERATURE 47 49 60 60 58 50 48 46 43 41 46 49 48 39 35 33 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 39 51 31
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S SW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 12 14 12 16 18 20 21 20 16 9 9 10 10 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 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 10.5 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.7 7.6 7.5 7.9 8.4 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.2
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC OV BK SC SC BK BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 25 40 70 50 35 35 55 65 50 25 20 10 20 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 53 52 54 56 56 52 52 50 47 42 42 47 47 40 38 37 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 41 49 35
WIND DIR S S S S SW S S S SW W W W NW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 13 13 17 20 17 20 24 26 28 26 21 12 8 12 12 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 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 10.4 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.5 9.8 7.6 7.5 8.0 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.2
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC SC OV BK SC SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 40 80 50 40 45 70 65 55 25 20 10 20 35 25 35
TEMPERATURE 41 43 46 46 45 41 40 39 37 35 35 37 36 31 29 28 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 34 37 27
WIND DIR SW SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW W W SW N N NE
WIND (MPH) 24 24 29 35 32 39 43 48 50 49 42 29 21 20 16 16 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 50 58 72 73 88 100 107 105 107 95 77 64 55
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.7 7.6 7.5 7.9 8.4 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.2
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 15 25 75 65 60 55 55 60 45 25 10 25 20 35 30 30
TEMPERATURE 50 50 57 59 58 54 52 50 48 44 45 50 49 43 39 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 44 50 36
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW NW W W NW N N N NE
WIND (MPH) 11 11 14 14 14 16 20 20 13 10 8 8 8 14 16 16 16
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) 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.5 9.9 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.2 7.5 7.6 7.2
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC BK FW SC BK BK BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 25 45 60 15 40 50 65 60 50 10 20 10 20 25 30 30
TEMPERATURE 58 61 66 68 67 59 58 56 53 52 55 59 58 47 43 42 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 50 61 41
WIND DIR N S S S S S SW SW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 0 2 5 10 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 4 5 10 10 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.4 9.6 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.4
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC BK SC BK BK FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 40 45 65 35 40 55 50 65 55 10 10 10 20 30 25 35
TEMPERATURE 53 57 61 64 62 55 53 52 50 49 47 52 51 41 39 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 45 53 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW N N N N N
WIND (MPH) 10 10 12 11 12 14 16 16 13 13 10 5 5 9 10 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 0 0 5 5 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 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.4 9.4 7.6 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.1 7.5 7.5 7.4
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 25 70 70 80 85 95 85 75 85 90 90 55 45 35 40
TEMPERATURE 44 45 59 62 59 51 47 42 39 36 36 38 39 35 33 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 36 39 30
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SW W W W W W W W N NE E E
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 13 12 18 20 23 26 20 16 13 8 6 8 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 50 70 60 60 50 50 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.15 0.05 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4 9.5 7.7 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.7
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 30 70 75 90 90 90 80 65 75 85 80 50 40 35 40
TEMPERATURE 43 44 57 61 59 50 46 42 39 35 36 39 38 35 33 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 35 39 28
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW W W W W W W W W NW N NE E
WIND (MPH) 13 13 12 12 11 18 19 19 26 20 16 14 8 6 6 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 50 70 50 50 40 40 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.12 0.06 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 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.4 9.7 7.8 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.1 5.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC SC BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 30 30 75 85 75 70 80 85 80 50 50 65 40 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 45 45 61 66 64 55 50 46 43 40 39 45 44 39 36 35 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 39 45 32
WIND DIR S S S SW W W SW SW W W W W NW N NE NE E
WIND (MPH) 5 5 5 10 8 6 10 11 14 12 13 6 5 2 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 40 50 40 20 30 30 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.11 0.03 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 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.6 10.5 9.9 8.3 7.1 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.5
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 35 45 75 80 75 85 90 85 80 75 75 85 55 45 40 40
TEMPERATURE 47 48 58 60 58 51 49 46 43 38 36 39 39 36 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 35 43 32
WIND DIR SE SE SW SW W SW W W W W W W NW NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 13 13 13 13 10 18 21 25 25 18 14 10 9 6 8 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 42
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 60 60 50 80 60 60 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.16 0.04 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 10.2 10.1 10.3 10.2 10.4 9.4 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.8
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 45 55 70 75 75 90 95 85 85 85 85 95 65 45 40 45
TEMPERATURE 47 48 58 60 58 52 50 46 43 38 36 38 38 36 35 34 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 36 42 32
WIND DIR SE SE SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W W W NW NE E E
WIND (MPH) 14 14 13 13 11 19 23 27 26 18 14 11 10 8 8 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 60 60 50 80 60 60 10 10 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.16 0.03 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 10.1 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 9.2 7.4 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE THURSDAY 09/24/26 FRIDAY 09/25/26
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 SC FW SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 20 35 55 70 85 75 85 80 75 35 45 45 35 30 30 35
TEMPERATURE 50 50 58 62 60 53 51 50 48 43 41 44 42 38 37 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 41 47 35
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W W W W W W NW N N N NE E
WIND (MPH) 12 11 14 12 10 19 20 18 20 14 10 9 10 8 10 10 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 30 40 20 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.04 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 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.1 10.7 9.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 6.9 6.7
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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