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FWUS46 KMFR 190936
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 20 70 55 60 70 70
TEMPERATURE 59 60 67 70 70 63 61 60 60 60 64 67 69 63 63 63 63
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 58 69 61
WIND DIR NE NE S S SW SW N N S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 9 10 4 2 3 3 8 11 12 11 4 3 4 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) 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.0 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.4 12.3
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW OV SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 20 70 50 55 65 70
TEMPERATURE 53 58 73 75 74 61 56 54 54 59 71 73 73 63 58 57 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 53 74 55
WIND DIR E SE S S S S E E E SE S S S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 8 10 4 3 4 4 6 10 12 11 5 3 4 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) 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.9 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.3 12.3
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 5 20 70 55 60 70 70
TEMPERATURE 59 59 65 69 70 63 61 60 59 60 63 67 68 63 63 63 62
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 58 69 59
WIND DIR NE NE S S SW W W W W S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 4 9 10 4 2 3 3 6 10 12 11 4 3 4 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) 11.9 11.7 11.6 12.0 12.3 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.4 12.3
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW BK BK BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 5 20 65 55 55 65 70
TEMPERATURE 47 50 57 59 57 51 49 49 48 50 55 57 56 51 51 51 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 59 47 57 50
WIND DIR SE SE S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 8 5 5 10 12 5 3 5 8 12 16 17 14 6 4 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) 11.9 11.7 11.7 12.2 12.6 12.7 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.4 12.3
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW BK BK BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 15 60 60 65 75 75
TEMPERATURE 58 60 68 73 73 65 60 59 58 60 66 70 71 65 62 61 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 57 71 60
WIND DIR NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S
WIND (MPH) 9 6 4 9 10 9 5 4 5 6 11 13 12 9 5 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) 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.9 12.4 12.5 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.6 12.6
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 20 80 60 50 65 70
TEMPERATURE 63 67 77 81 81 71 66 65 63 67 75 79 79 72 67 67 66
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 62 80 65
WIND DIR NW NW E S S S NW S N SE S S S S S SE SE
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 6 6 3 1 1 0 2 5 8 8 4 1 1 1
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) 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.8 12.4 12.7 12.4 12.3 12.1 11.9 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.3 12.2
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 15 65 60 50 55 65
TEMPERATURE 61 64 70 76 76 66 63 63 61 66 70 74 75 66 65 66 65
MAX/MIN TEMP 77 60 75 63
WIND DIR NW SW SE SE S SW W S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 3 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 5 4 6 8 6 5 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) 11.9 11.6 11.6 12.5 12.9 12.9 12.5 12.3 12.0 11.9 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.9 12.9 12.3 12.2
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 10 5 10 5 5 10 20 5 5 5 20 45 65 65 75
TEMPERATURE 51 56 72 75 73 63 58 55 53 58 71 74 75 66 59 57 55
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 52 75 54
WIND DIR E SE S W W NW NW E SE S SW W W NW NW S SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 3 9 10 4 2 2 3 5 9 11 9 4 2 2 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) 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.6 13.0 13.2 13.2 13.2 12.5 12.2
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 40 15 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 20 45 70 65 80
TEMPERATURE 50 55 70 75 73 63 57 54 52 56 70 74 74 66 59 56 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 51 74 53
WIND DIR E SE S W W NW NW E SE S S SW W NW NW SW SE
WIND (MPH) 4 5 3 6 10 6 3 2 3 5 9 9 8 5 3 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) 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.6 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.2 12.5 12.3
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 30 0 5 5 5 0 0 10 5 0 5 20 55 60 60 65
TEMPERATURE 53 55 73 77 77 70 62 58 55 56 73 78 79 73 64 60 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 53 79 55
WIND DIR E E E W NW NW W E E SE SW SW W NW W E SE
WIND (MPH) 3 4 2 4 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 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) 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.3 12.5 13.0 12.7 12.5 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.4 12.3
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 5 10 5 10 5 5 20 5 5 5 15 50 65 60 70
TEMPERATURE 55 57 69 72 71 62 59 58 57 60 70 73 72 65 61 60 59
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 56 73 59
WIND DIR SE SE S NW NW NW N SE SE S SW W W NW N SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 5 2 9 9 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 8 4 4 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) 11.8 12.0 11.9 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.9 12.6 12.3 12.1 12.4 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.6 12.3
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC BK BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 5 10 5 10 5 10 20 5 5 5 15 45 65 60 75
TEMPERATURE 55 57 69 72 70 62 59 58 57 60 70 72 72 65 61 61 60
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 56 72 59
WIND DIR SE SE SW W NW NW N SE SE S W W W NW NE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 5 6 2 10 10 3 3 4 5 4 8 10 9 4 4 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) 11.6 12.0 12.0 12.4 12.8 12.5 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.2 12.4 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.6 12.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE WEDNESDAY 08/19/26 THURSDAY 08/20/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 0 5 5 20 45 50 50 55
TEMPERATURE 58 61 68 72 71 63 61 61 60 62 69 74 73 66 63 63 63
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 59 74 62
WIND DIR E SE S NW NW NW W S S S SW NW NW NW NW W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 3 2 3 10 8 3 3 5 4 3 4 6 5 4 3 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) 12.0 11.9 11.7 12.0 12.8 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.0 11.7 12.0 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.2 12.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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