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FWUS46 KMFR 152136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV SC FW FW FW FW BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 30 20 10 5 25 55 85 60 65 85 100 50 40 15 15
TEMPERATURE 60 54 52 51 51 53 59 63 64 57 55 56 57 56 59 62 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 64 54 64
WIND DIR S S S NE S SE S S S E NE NE NE NE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 4 2 3 3 5 5 8 5 2 2 2 3 4 8 10 10
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) 9.8 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.7 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 CL FW SC OV BK BK OV OV SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 70 25 15 10 5 20 50 85 60 65 85 100 50 40 15 15
TEMPERATURE 64 55 49 47 46 52 64 67 68 58 52 51 51 55 64 67 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 69 49 69
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE E E E SE S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 5 2 3 3 4 5 9 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 10 10
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) 9.7 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.6 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.9
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV SC FW FW FW SC BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 25 15 10 5 25 55 85 60 65 85 100 55 40 15 15
TEMPERATURE 60 55 52 51 51 52 57 62 64 57 55 56 56 55 57 61 63
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 64 54 64
WIND DIR S SW S N S SE S S S N N N N N S S S
WIND (MPH) 10 4 2 3 3 5 5 8 5 2 2 3 3 4 8 10 10
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) 9.8 10.1 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.6 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.3 10.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 35 15 10 10 20 65 85 65 70 85 100 55 35 15 15
TEMPERATURE 48 44 41 41 40 44 49 51 52 46 45 45 45 47 49 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 52 44 52
WIND DIR S SW SE S S S S S S S E SE S NW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 6 3 3 4 8 8 11 8 3 3 4 5 8 12 14 13
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) 10.1 10.5 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.8 10.4 10.6 10.6 10.2 10.0 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.6 11.0
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 CL FW CL FW BK OV BK BK OV OV BK SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 75 45 5 10 5 10 60 85 65 65 75 95 55 45 20 15
TEMPERATURE 63 57 52 51 49 53 60 65 66 60 55 56 55 56 60 65 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 66 54 66
WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S SW W SW S SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 12 8 3 3 3 4 5 9 8 4 3 3 4 5 8 10 11
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) 9.9 10.1 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.5 10.1 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.5 10.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW SC SC OV SC SC OV OV SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 30 10 10 5 40 50 85 45 50 90 95 40 35 15 10
TEMPERATURE 71 64 57 56 55 59 69 73 75 68 61 61 60 62 69 73 74
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 75 58 75
WIND DIR S S NW W SW S SE S S SW NW NW N E S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 3 1 1 1 1 3 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 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) 9.6 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.9 10.3 10.4 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.3 10.9
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 CL SC BK OV BK BK OV OV SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 60 30 5 10 5 35 55 85 55 60 90 100 40 30 15 15
TEMPERATURE 66 58 54 52 51 57 63 69 70 61 57 58 59 63 64 69 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 70 56 71
WIND DIR S S W SW S S SE SE SE SW W S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 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) 10.3 10.7 9.8 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.6 10.5 10.8 10.9 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.8 11.4
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV OV BK OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 65 65 45 15 15 20 35 75 100 95 70 95 65 50 35 40
TEMPERATURE 64 58 52 49 47 52 64 67 68 61 56 53 51 55 65 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 68 50 68
WIND DIR W NW NW SE SE S SW W NW NW NE E E E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 9 6 3 3 3 4 3 6 8 4 3 3 4 4 4 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5
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 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.5 10.9 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.2 12.0 12.1
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV OV BK OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 60 70 45 15 15 25 40 75 95 90 65 90 55 45 35 35
TEMPERATURE 64 58 51 49 46 51 63 67 67 61 55 52 50 53 63 67 65
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 67 49 67
WIND DIR W NW NW SE SE SE S W NW NW N NE NE NE S W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 3 3 4 4 4 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.4 10.7 11.9 12.2 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.1 12.0 12.1
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK OV OV BK OV OV BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 75 40 15 10 10 25 60 90 90 55 85 100 55 50 40 25
TEMPERATURE 69 65 57 53 50 51 66 71 72 67 60 56 53 53 66 71 71
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 73 51 72
WIND DIR W NW W NE E E S W W NW N NE NE E SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 11.0 10.7 10.1 9.8 10.1 11.1 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.6 10.4 10.3 11.3 11.6
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 70 60 40 10 15 25 45 85 95 85 70 100 65 50 40 35
TEMPERATURE 62 57 53 52 52 54 63 65 65 60 57 56 55 57 63 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 66 55 66
WIND DIR W NW W SE SE SE W W NW NW NE E E E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 5 5 4 3 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.7 10.4 10.7 11.7 11.8 11.5 11.7 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.8 11.9
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 OV SC FW FW FW SC OV OV OV BK OV BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 65 70 50 10 20 20 45 80 95 95 65 100 65 50 40 40
TEMPERATURE 62 56 53 52 52 55 63 65 64 59 57 56 55 57 63 65 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 65 55 66
WIND DIR W NW W S S S W NW NW NW NE E SE E W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 6 4 5 5 3 3 6 6 4 4 5 6 5 4 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.0 10.6 10.9 11.9 12.0 11.6 11.8 11.6 11.3 11.2 11.3 12.1 12.2
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SUNDAY 08/16/26 MONDAY 08/17/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 85 35 25 20 10 15 50 90 90 70 80 80 45 50 40 15
TEMPERATURE 64 58 56 55 55 56 62 67 67 60 59 59 59 60 64 67 66
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 67 58 68
WIND DIR NW NW W S SE S S NW NW NW NW W E E W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 8 9 6 3 4 5 2 2 8 6 5 3 3 4 2 3 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
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) 11.5 11.7 11.0 10.5 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.8 11.6 11.5 11.1 10.7 10.2 10.1 10.1 11.2 11.8
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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