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FWUS45 KABQ 021737
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 AM MST FRI JAN 2 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 75 40 15 10 10 10 5 5 10 20 25 25 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 33 35 33 28 26 25 24 26 41 44 37 32 30 29 28
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 22 44 27
WIND CHILL 21 25 24 20 19 19 26 24 22 19
WIND DIR W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 19 16 10 8 6 5 5 4 3 5 4 5 6 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 39 28 25 23 19 17 20 25 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.3 8.4 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.8 8.7 8.6 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 11 9 9 7 7 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 4 5
DATE SUN 01/04/26 MON 01/05/26 TUE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 20 20 15 25 30 40 35 35 40 30 35 45 50 55 55 55
TEMPERATURE 40 36 29 27 35 33 26 23 35 32 25 22 32 30 25 23 27 24
MIN/MAX TEMP 42 25 38 21 37 21 34 20 28
WIND CHILL 33 30 21 16 26 24 16 12 27 25 17 13 25 22 16 13 16 13
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW W W W SW W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 9 10 12 14 13 11 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 10 12 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 20 28 36 32 33 32 31 20 23 25 20 27 31 24 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 6 8 7 8 10 11 10 11 12 12 10 11 12 12 11 13
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 01/02/26 SATURDAY 01/03/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 45 25 15 15 15 10 5 10 20 25 25 35 35 35
TEMPERATURE 26 27 26 23 22 21 22 25 35 36 31 28 27 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 29 20 37 25
WIND CHILL 11 13 14 12 11 10 11 16 29 30 24 19 17 15 13
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 24 20 14 12 11 11 10 8 5 8 6 10 12 14 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 36 27 25 23 23 27 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.8 8.4 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.5 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 12 12 10 10 6 6 5 5 4 4 7 7 8
DATE SUN 01/04/26 MON 01/05/26 TUE 01/06/26 WED 01/07/26 THU 01/08/26
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 25 20 20 15 30 35 40 40 40 45 35 35 50 50 60 55 55
TEMPERATURE 33 30 26 24 28 27 23 21 28 26 22 19 26 24 22 21 20 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 23 31 20 29 18 27 18 21
WIND CHILL 23 19 13 10 15 14 9 7 17 15 9 6 14 12 9 6 6 3
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 14 12 16 20 18 18 17 17 12 12 13 14 12 12 16 18 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 36 35 32 32 31 28 32 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30 30 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 8.5 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 8 9 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 13
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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