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FWUS45 KABQ 161836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
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 CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 25 25 35 25 50 25
TEMPERATURE 48 41 31 29 28 26 34 49 53 44 33 31 28 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 25 53 26
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR E E E E SE SE W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 2 4 2 2 2 2 5 6 3 4 4 4 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 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
6 HOUR SNOW 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
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.0 6.9 6.1 5.6 5.8 7.5 9.3 9.4 8.5 7.5 6.8 6.4 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DATE SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC FW SC SC BK BK SC SC BK BK OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 40 40 25 40 40 55 50 30 50 55 65 70 70 65 80 85
TEMPERATURE 50 45 37 34 50 46 39 37 49 46 40 39 51 47 43 41 49 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 34 53 37 51 38 53 40 51
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR W SW SW W SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 5 3 4 4 6 4 4 4 10 5 5 4 8 3 4 5 10 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 30 30 20 20 30 50 60 60 50 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.9 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.4 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 10/16/26 SATURDAY 10/17/26
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 CL FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 30 25 35 30 50 25
TEMPERATURE 41 36 27 27 26 25 31 42 45 37 30 29 27 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 25 46 27
WIND CHILL 19 21 23 21 19 20
WIND DIR NE E E E E E NW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 4 6 4 3 3 3 6 9 4 6 6 8 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 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
6 HOUR SNOW 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
LOW END SNOW MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 7.9 6.9 6.2 5.8 6.0 7.5 9.3 9.3 8.4 7.5 6.9 6.5 6.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
DATE SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26 TUE 10/20/26 WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER BK BK SC SC FW SC SC BK BK SC BK BK BK OV OV BK OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 50 35 40 25 45 45 55 55 30 55 55 65 70 70 70 80 85
TEMPERATURE 41 39 35 34 41 40 37 36 41 40 38 37 43 41 39 39 41 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 33 44 35 43 36 45 38 43
WIND CHILL 28 26 31 30 33 32 37 33 35
WIND DIR W SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S
WIND (MPH) 6 4 9 9 9 5 6 6 12 6 8 6 10 4 8 8 12 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 30 30 20 20 30 50 60 60 50 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R S S S R S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.7 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.9 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.4 12.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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