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FWUS45 KABQ 151836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 25 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 69 67 52 41 38 36 57 66 70 67 55 47 43 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 36 70 37
WIND CHILL 36 28
WIND DIR W W NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 14 8 4 4 5 5 13 17 20 14 11 13 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 23 27 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 11.9 11.8 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.6 11.2 10.8 9.8 9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
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 FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC BK FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 25 25 25 10 20 20 20 40 50 20 20 35 50 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 59 62 45 35 52 51 37 32 50 54 41 36 55 56 42 38 57 57
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 35 57 30 57 34 59 36 61
WIND CHILL 39 23
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW S SW SW SE SE SW W SE SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 20 25 14 23 31 21 5 4 16 18 6 5 13 14 4 3 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 27 43 52 40 28 32 25 28 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 10 20 10 10 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 11.1 10.2 9.1 9.4 9.6 8.8 8.3 9.8 10.6 10.0 9.6 10.6 11.2 10.8 10.5 11.2 11.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 2 4 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 20 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 59 56 46 38 35 34 50 57 59 56 49 44 40 35
MAX/MIN TEMP 60 34 60 35
WIND CHILL 28 36 31 24
WIND DIR W W NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 12 17 10 6 6 6 6 14 18 23 18 14 17 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 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 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.6 12.0 11.7 11.4 11.2 10.9 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.6 11.2 10.7 9.8 9.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
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 FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC BK FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 25 25 25 10 20 20 20 40 50 20 20 35 50 25 40 40
TEMPERATURE 50 51 41 32 42 43 32 29 43 46 37 32 47 48 38 35 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 31 48 28 52 32 55 34 57
WIND CHILL 32 17 30 33 25 21 35 38 30 25 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW S SW SW SE SE SW W SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 21 26 20 29 35 25 9 8 19 20 9 9 17 18 8 6 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 32 47 56 47 33 35 28 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 0 10 20 10 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 11.1 10.1 9.0 9.4 9.6 8.9 8.4 9.8 10.6 10.0 9.6 10.6 11.2 10.8 10.5 11.2 11.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 4 6 4 5 6 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 1 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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