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FWUS46 KMFR 222136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW CL FW FW BK FW SC OV SC FW SC BK SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 15 60 15 50 70 50 20 30 60 30 30 45 55
TEMPERATURE 58 51 49 49 49 48 56 60 60 55 54 56 56 55 57 58 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 61 54 58
WIND DIR W W SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 8 11 12 13 14 17 19 18
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) 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.6 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW CL FW FW BK FW SC BK SC FW SC BK FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 15 60 15 45 70 45 20 25 60 25 30 45 55
TEMPERATURE 59 49 45 44 43 46 60 64 63 53 51 52 52 52 61 61 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 65 50 62
WIND DIR NW N NE E E SE SW SW W NW E SE SE S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 8 9 10 11 13 14 12
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) 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.3 9.8 9.4 9.4 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.8
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW CL FW FW BK FW SC OV BK FW SC BK SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 15 60 15 45 70 50 20 30 60 30 30 45 55
TEMPERATURE 58 50 49 49 48 48 54 59 60 55 54 56 56 55 56 57 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 61 54 58
WIND DIR W E SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SE S S S S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 8 11 12 13 13 17 19 18
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 11.0 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.6 10.2 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.7
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW CL FW FW BK FW BK BK SC FW SC BK FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 0 5 10 50 20 55 70 45 25 30 60 25 30 50 55
TEMPERATURE 45 39 37 36 36 37 45 48 48 43 43 43 43 43 45 45 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 48 43 45
WIND DIR NW S S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 8 9 10 10 10 12 11 13 18 20 23 24 28 31 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 29 39 42 43 50 63 67
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) 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.4 10.0 9.5 9.7 10.4 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.8
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC FW SC BK BK SC FW BK SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 10 35 15 40 70 60 30 20 60 25 30 45 65
TEMPERATURE 60 52 48 48 47 48 57 63 63 56 53 53 53 53 58 58 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 64 53 58
WIND DIR W N N N N E SE S S SW SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 8 9 5 4 5 6 8 6 4 6 6 8 10 14 17 16
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) 11.3 11.0 11.0 10.6 10.1 9.5 9.5 10.1 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.7
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW CL CL FW SC FW SC BK SC FW FW BK FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 0 5 20 40 20 50 65 50 15 20 65 25 25 45 50
TEMPERATURE 68 58 55 54 53 56 66 71 70 60 60 60 60 62 68 69 67
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 72 59 70
WIND DIR N NW NW NW NW NW NE E E NW W W SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 9 8 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 8 9 8
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 11.0 10.5 10.2 9.6 9.4 9.4 10.4 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.6 10.7
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW CL FW FW SC SC SC BK SC SC SC BK FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 0 5 25 50 30 45 70 45 30 30 65 20 30 45 55
TEMPERATURE 63 53 51 49 48 52 59 64 64 56 55 56 56 58 61 62 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 64 54 62
WIND DIR N NW NW NW W W E NE N W SW S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 10 8 5 5 4 5 8 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 11 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) 11.3 10.9 10.5 10.2 9.6 9.3 9.6 10.7 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.3 10.7 10.8
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 10 10 30 35 65 80 50 30 45 35 40 45 45 80
TEMPERATURE 57 46 42 41 41 43 58 61 61 51 49 47 47 49 60 62 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 62 46 62
WIND DIR W NW NW E SE SE W W W W S SE S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 3 8 8 8 8 12 13 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 9.1 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.9 7.9 8.7 9.3 9.6 10.3 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.4
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV BK FW SC SC SC SC SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 10 5 10 25 40 60 75 55 25 40 40 35 40 45 75
TEMPERATURE 56 46 42 41 40 42 56 60 60 50 49 47 46 47 59 62 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 40 61 46 62
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE SE SE SW W W W S SE S S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 8 8 5 5 8 6 8 8 4 6 5 6 6 10 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 9.2 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.9 9.6 9.8 10.4 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.5
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 CL FW FW FW FW SC SC BK OV BK FW SC OV SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 5 5 15 50 25 65 70 50 15 40 70 25 40 55 65
TEMPERATURE 60 50 45 44 43 44 58 64 63 54 51 51 50 49 63 67 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 64 48 67
WIND DIR NW NW NW NE E NE SW W W NW SE E SE SE S SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 6 5 5 5 5 4 8 8 5 4 6 6 6 9 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.6 10.5 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.7
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 25 10 15 20 40 40 70 65 50 25 45 50 35 45 50 70
TEMPERATURE 54 46 43 43 43 44 56 59 58 51 49 50 50 50 59 61 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 49 61
WIND DIR NW NW N E SE SE W W NW N S SE S S S SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 6 5 4 6 6 8 8 9 3 5 6 8 9 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.6 9.1 9.7 10.3 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 SC OV BK SC SC BK SC SC SC SC OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 10 15 20 35 45 75 55 50 30 50 40 40 45 45 75
TEMPERATURE 54 46 43 43 43 45 56 59 58 51 49 50 50 50 59 60 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 59 49 60
WIND DIR NW NW NW E S SW W W W N S S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 4 5 6 8 6 8 3 6 6 9 9 11 12 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.3 9.0 9.3 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.4 10.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/23/26 THURSDAY 09/24/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC FW SC SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 15 20 20 35 40 60 55 40 15 40 50 30 40 50 75
TEMPERATURE 55 48 46 46 45 47 55 60 59 53 51 52 53 53 60 64 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 60 51 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW S S N NW NW NW S S S S S W W
WIND (MPH) 13 11 8 5 5 5 6 8 11 6 6 6 8 9 6 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE R
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) 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.5 10.6 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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