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FWUS45 KABQ 170635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1134 PM MST TUE DEC 16 2025
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/17/25 THURSDAY 12/18/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 15 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 23 20 24 41 44 39 35 32 29 26 26 38 42 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 17 46 23 42
WIND CHILL 13 14 34 36 28 22 18 15 10 13 30 36 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 12 23 23 26 28 27 26 19 14 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 25 40 39 43 48 48 47 35 25
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.0 7.9 7.8 8.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.2 7.4 6.2 5.6 6.2 7.3 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 10 10 11 11 8 8 6
DATE FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 35 20 25 20 10 20 25 25 15 15 15 10 10 5 10 15 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 28 26 43 42 35 31 44 41 33 30 43 40 33 32 45 41 33 31 46 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 24 48 30 47 29 46 31 48 30 48
WIND CHILL 17 14 36 33 24 20 38 34 25 22 37 34 26 23 35 26 23
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 14 14 20 20 16 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 9 8 8 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 41 28 40 47 44 27 24 24 25 24 28 20 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.9 8.8 9.1 8.8 8.4 8.9 9.1 8.7 8.7 9.2 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.8 8.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/17/25 THURSDAY 12/18/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 5 15 10 10 10 30 15 10 10 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 23 21 23 36 37 33 30 28 26 23 23 31 35 29
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 39 21 35
WIND CHILL 13 9 11 26 26 19 16 12 9 5 7 20 26 18
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 11 14 16 25 24 28 31 29 28 23 16 13 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 43 39 43 48 48 47 39
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.4 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.3 7.4 6.1 5.6 6.2 7.2 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 12 12 13 13 11 11 8
DATE FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25 SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 35 25 25 20 10 25 30 25 15 15 15 10 10 5 15 20 20 30 30
TEMPERATURE 26 24 36 36 33 29 37 34 30 29 36 34 31 29 38 34 30 29 39 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 41 28 40 27 38 29 40 28 41
WIND CHILL 12 9 26 24 19 15 27 25 20 18 28 25 21 19 31 26 21 19 33 26
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 19 23 18 24 27 24 17 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 12 10 11 12 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 41 32 40 47 43 31 25 27 27 27 28 23 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.9 8.8 9.1 8.8 8.4 8.9 9.1 8.7 8.7 9.2 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.7 8.8 8.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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