739  
FWUS45 KABQ 181105  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
505 AM MDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
   
..NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 9KFT AND 10KFT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/18/24 FRIDAY 04/19/24  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK OV OV BK BK FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 45 60 80 80 60 55 25 5 20 20 40 40 75 75 70  
TEMPERATURE 30 41 54 59 56 46 40 36 33 44 56 61 59 47 40 37 34  
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 32 62 33  
WIND CHILL 21 33 33 29 24 37 34 31 28  
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW S S SW W W W W SE E E E  
WIND (MPH) 9 16 21 23 21 12 12 11 12 14 20 21 20 8 10 8 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 35 36 36 25 28 25 25 27 33 33 33 20 25 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
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 9.6 10.2 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.4 9.7 10.2 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.3 9.9  
 
   
..NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 10KFT AND 11KFT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/18/24 FRIDAY 04/19/24  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 45 60 80 80 60 50 25 5 25 25 40 40 75 75 70  
TEMPERATURE 29 39 50 54 52 43 38 35 33 41 52 56 54 44 38 35 32  
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 32 56 31  
WIND CHILL 19 29 36 30 26 22 33 38 30 27 24  
WIND DIR W W W W W SW S SW SW W W W W S E E E  
WIND (MPH) 12 18 24 25 23 14 14 14 14 17 21 23 23 10 11 10 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32 39 40 39 28 32 32 27 28 35 35 36  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
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 9.7 10.3 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.4 9.8 10.2 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.3 9.9  
 
   
..NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11KFT
 
 
DATE THURSDAY 04/18/24 FRIDAY 04/19/24  
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW SC BK OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW SC SC OV OV OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 45 60 80 80 60 50 25 10 25 25 40 40 80 80 70  
TEMPERATURE 27 35 44 48 46 40 36 33 30 36 45 49 47 40 35 32 29  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 30 49 29  
WIND CHILL 15 23 35 37 31 25 21 18 26 37 39 33 26 23 20  
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W W W S E E SE  
WIND (MPH) 16 20 26 27 26 18 18 18 17 19 24 25 25 12 12 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 40 43 40 31 33 33 28 31 36 39 40  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 20 20  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
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) 9.3 9.6 10.3 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.1 9.6 9.4 9.8 10.2 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.5 10.3 9.9  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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