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FWUS46 KMFR 220932
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
231 AM PDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 15 25 5 5 0 5 40 50 65 60 60 25 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 49 49 55 58 58 50 48 48 46 46 55 59 59 52 51 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 44 61 47
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW W W SE SE S SW SW SW SE S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 8 9 5 4 8 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 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 10.3 10.1 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.4 9.6 9.5 10.0 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.4 11.0 11.0
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 FW SC CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 45 15 30 0 5 0 5 35 50 60 55 60 20 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 45 46 59 61 59 48 44 43 42 44 59 62 60 49 47 47 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 62 40 64 43
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW N N NE NE SE W W NW NE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 4 3 4 6 5 6 8 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 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 10.3 10.0 10.7 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3 9.6 9.5 9.9 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.4 11.0 10.9
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 15 25 5 5 0 5 35 50 65 60 60 25 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 50 49 53 58 58 50 48 48 47 46 54 58 59 52 51 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 45 61 48
WIND DIR NW W W W W NW W W E SE S SW SW SW SE S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 6 6 8 9 5 4 8 9 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 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 10.3 10.1 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.4 9.6 9.5 9.9 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.4 11.0 11.0
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL FW SC BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 15 20 5 5 0 5 40 50 65 60 60 20 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 39 41 45 47 45 39 37 37 37 38 46 48 46 40 39 40 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 35 48 38
WIND DIR W SW W W W W SW SW S SW SW S S S SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 13 12 10 11 13 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01 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 10.3 10.2 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.4 9.7 9.6 10.1 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.4 11.0 11.0
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 SC SC SC CL CL CL FW SC SC BK BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 40 25 30 5 5 0 10 40 35 65 50 60 20 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 49 49 56 60 60 52 47 47 46 47 56 61 62 54 50 50 49
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 45 62 47
WIND DIR NW W SW SW W NW NW N N NE S SW SW NW NW S S
WIND (MPH) 4 4 3 5 5 6 9 8 5 3 3 5 4 2 3 4 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 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 10.6 10.3 11.1 11.2 10.7 10.7 10.5 9.9 9.5 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.4 10.4 11.0 11.0
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 35 15 15 5 5 0 5 30 45 55 45 50 20 10 15 20
TEMPERATURE 55 56 65 69 68 58 54 52 52 54 66 70 70 59 56 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 51 72 53
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N NW N NE S SW NW N N N
WIND (MPH) 2 2 1 2 2 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 0
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 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 10.2 9.9 11.0 11.3 10.8 10.5 10.0 9.6 9.4 10.0 10.8 11.0 10.8 10.5 11.1 10.9
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 FW FW CL CL CL FW SC BK BK BK BK FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 15 20 0 5 0 5 30 50 50 55 55 25 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 50 53 58 63 62 52 49 47 46 49 58 64 64 53 51 51 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 44 65 47
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N N SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 4 3 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 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 10.1 10.0 11.0 11.1 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.4 10.2 11.0 11.2 11.0 10.4 11.1 10.9
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK OV BK SC FW FW CL FW SC BK SC BK BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 50 35 20 15 5 15 40 55 50 65 65 45 20 30 45
TEMPERATURE 43 44 54 57 56 45 41 40 40 41 55 59 57 48 46 44 44
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 38 59 42
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW E E W W W NW E E SE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 5 9 9 4 2 2 3 2 3 6 4 1 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) 9.9 9.4 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.7 8.3 8.8 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.8 10.4 10.2
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 OV SC SC FW FW CL FW SC BK BK BK BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 80 45 35 15 5 5 15 45 55 50 65 70 45 20 30 45
TEMPERATURE 42 43 54 57 56 45 41 39 39 40 54 58 57 47 46 44 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 37 59 41
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NW NE E SW W W NW NE E SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 4 9 9 5 2 2 3 2 3 5 4 2 1 3 4
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) 10.0 9.5 9.1 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.8 8.4 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK OV BK BK SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 70 40 35 5 15 10 10 55 55 75 60 65 40 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 44 44 54 60 58 48 43 41 40 40 56 62 61 52 48 47 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 38 63 43
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW NW NE NE NE W W W NW N E E
WIND (MPH) 3 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 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) 10.4 9.9 9.5 9.0 8.6 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.8 9.0 9.4 9.6 9.7 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.6
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 OV SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 75 40 35 10 20 5 15 50 55 55 65 60 40 25 25 35
TEMPERATURE 46 45 51 54 52 44 41 40 40 41 53 56 55 47 45 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 39 57 44
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NE E E NW NW NW NW E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 3 4 8 6 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 1 6 6 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) 9.8 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.3 8.9 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.8 10.4 10.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK OV SC SC FW SC CL FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 75 40 30 10 25 5 20 45 55 50 65 55 40 35 30 45
TEMPERATURE 46 45 51 54 53 44 41 41 41 41 53 56 55 47 45 46 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 39 57 44
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW NE SE E NW NW NW NW E SE SE
WIND (MPH) 2 2 4 8 6 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 0 8 6 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) 9.6 9.1 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.5 10.2 10.1
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE TUESDAY 09/22/26 WEDNESDAY 09/23/26
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 BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC OV BK OV SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 60 30 20 10 15 15 10 40 45 80 70 95 30 10 20 25
TEMPERATURE 47 47 50 55 53 46 44 42 41 43 51 56 54 48 47 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 41 56 46
WIND DIR NW W NW NW NW NW NW N NW N N N NW N N SE SE
WIND (MPH) 8 8 4 6 9 6 5 5 4 2 2 3 5 3 2 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) 10.1 9.6 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.3 8.5 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.9 10.0 10.5 10.3 10.7 10.6
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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