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FWUS46 KMFR 211022
AVGMFR
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
322 AM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 20 20 15 15 30 50 30 35 35 40 50 45 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 43 43 50 50 48 39 36 34 33 35 45 52 53 46 43 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 32 54 38
WIND DIR W NW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW SE SE W W W S SW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 17 11 9 8 4 4 6 5 8 6 6 10 16 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 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) 8.7 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.7 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.1 6.0 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.8
..MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 25 25 20 15 15 30 55 30 40 35 40 45 45 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 41 42 52 52 47 38 34 32 30 32 48 54 53 44 40 38 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 28 56 34
WIND DIR NW N SW W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 12 9 8 6 4 4 6 5 6 6 5 8 12 12 12
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) 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.9 8.5 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.1 5.9 7.6 7.8 8.1 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.7
..MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 25 20 20 15 15 30 50 30 35 35 40 50 45 50 50 50
TEMPERATURE 44 44 49 50 48 39 36 34 33 35 45 51 53 46 43 41 39
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 33 53 39
WIND DIR W NW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE W W S SW
WIND (MPH) 16 16 16 11 9 8 4 4 6 6 8 6 8 10 16 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 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) 8.7 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.7 7.7 7.2 6.6 6.1 6.0 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.8
..MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC BK SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 20 25 20 15 15 25 50 35 35 35 40 50 45 55 55 50
TEMPERATURE 34 34 38 39 37 30 27 25 23 26 36 41 41 36 32 31 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 23 42 29
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW W W W W W SW S S SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 34 34 34 26 23 18 11 11 11 10 10 12 11 25 29 29 31
WIND GUST (MPH) 62 61 62 48 43 43 33 29 33 69 62 61 65
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 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) 8.8 8.5 8.8 8.9 8.7 7.3 6.8 6.4 5.9 5.9 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.8 7.8
..ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 SC FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 15 30 20 15 40 50 40 45 30 45 55 55 55 60 60
TEMPERATURE 42 42 50 51 49 39 35 34 33 34 44 52 53 47 42 41 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 51 33 53 38
WIND DIR NW NW S W W N N N NE NE NE NE NE N W S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 11 9 6 10 13 11 9 11 12 8 9 5 8 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 5 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) 8.8 8.6 8.9 9.4 9.0 7.9 6.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.6
..CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 45 20 15 15 10 40 50 35 35 25 35 45 55 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 49 49 58 60 59 48 44 42 41 42 53 62 63 55 51 48 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 40 63 45
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NW N N N N N N NW NW NW N W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 8 13 14 11 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 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) 8.6 8.5 8.7 9.0 8.8 7.6 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.0 7.2 7.4 8.2 8.2 7.8 7.7 7.5
..MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 25 30 15 20 15 30 45 35 35 30 40 50 55 50 50 55
TEMPERATURE 45 45 52 53 49 40 39 37 36 38 47 54 55 49 45 43 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 34 56 40
WIND DIR NW NW W NW N N N N N N NE NE N N NW S S
WIND (MPH) 11 12 12 9 12 13 11 9 11 10 8 6 6 8 11 11 11
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) 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.9 8.5 7.3 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.6 7.4 7.6 8.4 8.2 7.7 7.5 7.5
..WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 65 30 10 30 50 45 30 45 45 55 70 60 45 50 65
TEMPERATURE 38 37 39 43 42 33 29 27 26 27 42 51 51 42 38 34 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 24 52 32
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE E E E E E NE E E W
WIND (MPH) 24 19 17 13 13 12 9 6 8 9 10 6 6 9 10 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 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) 8.7 7.9 7.2 7.1 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 6.2 6.5 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.1 5.7
..GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 60 30 10 35 45 45 30 45 40 50 65 60 50 50 65
TEMPERATURE 37 37 40 44 43 34 29 27 25 27 42 49 50 42 36 33 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 24 51 31
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NE NE E E E E NE NE NE W
WIND (MPH) 24 20 18 13 13 12 8 6 8 8 9 8 5 9 10 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 8.7 8.1 7.3 7.2 6.8 5.7 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.1 5.7
..BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 60 40 15 20 20 40 50 35 40 50 60 55 55 60 55
TEMPERATURE 42 41 44 47 47 39 34 31 30 31 44 54 56 46 40 36 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 29 57 33
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NW N N W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 9 8 11 11 6 4 6 8 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 8.5 8.4 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.9 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.0 6.2 6.5 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.5 6.0
..MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 OV OV BK SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 80 55 25 10 15 30 45 40 40 40 55 65 50 45 50 60
TEMPERATURE 41 39 39 42 41 34 30 29 28 30 42 49 50 44 40 37 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 27 51 35
WIND DIR W W W W NW NW N NE E E E NE NE NE E E S
WIND (MPH) 23 19 16 14 13 12 8 8 9 8 10 6 6 9 10 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 8.6 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.4 5.4 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.7 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.1 5.7
..MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 OV OV BK FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 55 25 10 15 30 45 35 40 45 55 65 50 45 50 60
TEMPERATURE 40 38 38 42 40 33 29 28 27 29 42 50 50 44 40 36 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 26 52 34
WIND DIR W W W W W NW N NE E E E NE N E E E S
WIND (MPH) 25 18 16 13 12 12 9 8 9 8 10 6 6 9 10 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.6 6.3 5.2 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.5 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.5
..MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)
DATE SATURDAY 03/21/26 SUNDAY 03/22/26
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 OV BK BK SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 55 55 35 20 30 20 40 45 35 40 55 65 55 55 60 55
TEMPERATURE 43 42 44 44 41 37 34 35 33 35 44 50 50 45 42 39 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 44 31 51 37
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW N N N NE E E E E N E S NW
WIND (MPH) 16 18 16 12 16 11 6 4 5 6 11 9 6 9 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 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) 8.5 8.3 7.4 7.1 6.7 5.5 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.8 6.3 6.6 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.2
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CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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