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FWUS46 KMFR 272136
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 30 45 45 55 50 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 35
TEMPERATURE 66 59 56 55 53 53 56 58 58 52 50 48 48 48 54 58 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 60 46 60
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 18 4 5 6 5 9 14 16 13 9 4 4 3 4 6 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.2 10.4 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.8 10.8 10.4 9.9 9.3 9.1 9.3 10.5 11.1
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 25 50 35 60 40 35 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 35
TEMPERATURE 69 56 52 50 49 53 61 63 62 51 48 46 44 48 59 63 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 65 42 65
WIND DIR SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE NW SW W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 4 4 5 4 6 13 13 12 8 4 3 2 3 5 9 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 11.0 11.1 11.4 11.2 10.3 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.8 10.9 10.4 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.1 10.6 11.1
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 30 45 45 55 50 45 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 35
TEMPERATURE 65 59 55 54 53 52 54 58 58 53 50 48 47 48 52 57 58
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 60 47 60
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 18 4 5 6 5 9 14 14 13 9 4 4 3 4 6 9 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.0 11.2 11.4 11.2 10.5 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.4 9.9 9.3 9.1 9.2 10.4 11.1
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC SC SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 30 45 50 60 50 45 20 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 35
TEMPERATURE 53 47 44 43 42 43 47 47 47 41 40 39 38 39 44 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 48 36 48
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 25 5 5 9 9 13 23 21 17 12 5 6 5 6 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 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) 11.0 11.1 11.4 11.1 10.4 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.8 10.9 10.3 9.9 9.3 9.2 9.4 10.6 11.1
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC SC BK SC BK SC CL CL CL FW CL CL CL SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 20 15 30 35 50 50 55 45 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 30
TEMPERATURE 68 61 56 55 53 54 58 62 61 55 52 50 48 50 56 61 61
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 63 48 62
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 18 8 5 8 8 11 17 18 17 13 8 8 5 5 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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) 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.1 10.3 10.0 10.0 10.8 11.0 10.5 10.0 9.5 9.3 9.5 10.6 11.1
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 SC SC BK SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 40 35 50 50 40 25 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 35
TEMPERATURE 77 67 62 60 59 60 67 70 70 62 57 55 53 56 65 70 70
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 72 53 72
WIND DIR S SW NW SW SW S S S S S S N N NW S SW W
WIND (MPH) 11 4 3 2 1 2 9 10 10 6 1 0 0 1 4 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.2 9.6 9.6 9.8 10.8 10.8 10.3 9.7 9.2 9.1 9.1 10.4 11.0
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 BK SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 15 50 40 50 40 40 25 0 0 0 5 0 10 10 45
TEMPERATURE 71 62 57 55 54 57 61 65 65 55 53 51 50 53 58 64 64
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 66 48 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S W NW W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 10 3 3 3 3 4 11 10 9 8 2 2 1 2 3 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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) 11.0 11.1 11.2 10.6 9.9 9.4 9.6 10.1 10.9 10.8 10.4 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.2 10.7 11.1
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC BK FW CL SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 5 5 15 15 30 60 10 5 25 15
TEMPERATURE 64 55 50 47 45 49 61 63 62 52 46 43 40 43 54 56 56
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 64 39 58
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 4 2 3 2 3 11 16 12 9 2 2 2 3 11 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) 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.2 9.6 9.1 9.2 9.5 9.8 9.9 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.9 8.7
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC FW CL SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 0 5 10 10 5 0 10 5 15 10 25 50 5 5 30 15
TEMPERATURE 63 54 49 47 44 47 60 63 62 52 46 43 40 42 53 57 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 64 39 57
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW S SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 5 3 3 2 3 10 16 13 10 4 4 3 4 10 16 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) 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.3 9.7 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.9 10.0 9.7 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.2 9.0 8.8
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 FW CL FW CL CL CL FW BK FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 25 15 10 15 5 0 10 5 5 5 20 55 15 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 68 62 55 51 48 49 62 66 66 59 52 48 45 44 56 60 60
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 68 43 62
WIND DIR W W W SW SW S SW W W W W W W NW W W NW
WIND (MPH) 5 4 3 3 2 2 6 6 8 6 3 2 2 2 6 9 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) 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.4 9.6 9.2 9.2 9.8 10.5 10.4 10.4 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.5 9.0 9.1
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW SC OV FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 5 10 10 5 0 5 5 15 20 30 70 15 10 20 10
TEMPERATURE 61 53 50 49 48 50 59 61 60 51 47 46 44 45 51 54 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 62 43 55
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 8 4 3 4 3 3 9 11 11 9 3 2 2 2 9 12 12
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 10.4 10.3 9.9 9.4 9.0 9.0 9.6 9.9 9.8 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.7 8.5
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC OV FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 10 20 25 35 75 20 10 25 5
TEMPERATURE 61 53 50 49 48 50 59 61 60 51 47 45 43 45 50 53 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 62 43 54
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 3 4 2 3 10 13 11 9 3 2 1 2 10 13 12
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 10.1 10.1 9.7 9.3 8.9 8.9 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.0 8.3 8.5 8.3
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE FRIDAY 08/28/26 SATURDAY 08/29/26
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 CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 10 5 15 10 5 0 10 5 5 5 20 45 15 5 15 15
TEMPERATURE 63 55 53 53 51 52 58 62 61 53 51 50 47 49 52 55 55
MIN/MAX TEMP 50 63 47 57
WIND DIR NW NW SW S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND (MPH) 9 6 6 5 4 3 6 9 12 10 8 8 8 6 5 12 14
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) 10.8 10.6 10.4 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.1 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.1 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.7 9.3 9.4
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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