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FWUS45 KABQ 171838
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1137 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 02/17/26 WEDNESDAY 02/18/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 70 75 85 75 75 75 90 90 90 90 65 65 40
TEMPERATURE 28 27 25 24 23 22 23 28 31 29 24 19 16 12
MAX/MIN TEMP 32 21 31 12
WIND CHILL 12 11 9 8 8 6 7 13 16 14 7 0 -3 -7
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 35 31 24 23 21 21 23 27 29 29 28 31 26 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 51 41 40 39 39 40 47 51 49 49 52 47 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 10 20 30 30 30 20 30 70 70 70 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.9 1.7 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.9
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.1 0.7
HIGH END SNOW 1.1 2.4 2.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.8 5.5 4.3 2.8 2.3 1.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 19
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 BK OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 80 85 90 85 65 55 35 20 5 10 15 25 45 35 10 40 45
TEMPERATURE 23 23 12 13 25 23 13 5 23 26 13 11 32 33 21 19 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 11 28 5 28 11 36 19 42
WIND CHILL 7 7 0 -1 11 7 -3 -9 12 17 3 3 26 26 13 11 32 31
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW NW W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 23 21 9 11 21 23 14 10 10 8 6 5 6 8 6 6 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 35 20 24 43 48 35 27 19 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 50 60 30 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.0 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.2 2.7 3.6 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 7.9 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 16 16 16 15 17 17 14 12 12 11 9 8 8 7 4 4 4
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 02/17/26 WEDNESDAY 02/18/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 85 90 85 80 80 90 90 95 95 70 70 45
TEMPERATURE 18 19 18 18 18 16 16 20 22 22 19 14 12 7
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 16 23 7
WIND CHILL -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 -2 -3 1 4 4 -1 -8 -9 -15
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 39 34 27 26 25 25 26 29 34 33 33 34 29 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 57 52 43 41 40 40 41 47 52 51 52 55 48 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 50 10 20 30 30 30 20 30 70 70 70 20 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.06 0.12 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.1 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 1.2 1.0 2.4
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.2 1.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.7 3.0 3.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.8 5.5 4.3 2.9 2.3 1.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18
DATE THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 85 90 85 70 60 35 25 5 10 15 25 45 35 10 40 45
TEMPERATURE 15 16 9 11 18 16 10 4 16 20 10 10 26 26 19 17 32 32
MIN/MAX TEMP 18 8 20 3 21 9 29 17 35
WIND CHILL -4 -2 -6 -6 -1 -3 -8 -14 3 9 -3 -3 17 17 8 6 23 23
WIND DIR W W SW SW W W W W W W SW NW W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 24 23 12 16 25 25 19 13 12 10 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 35 27 41 44 36 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 20 30 50 60 30 10 10 20 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 3.0 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.3 3.2 2.7 3.6 4.9 4.5 4.5 5.8 7.0 6.7 6.8 7.9 8.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 15 17 17 14 13 13 12 10 10 10 8 6 6 7
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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