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FWUS45 KABQ 191736
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 12/19/25 SATURDAY 12/20/25
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 10 10 5 10 10 15 15 15 20 30 35 35 15
TEMPERATURE 42 44 39 36 35 33 32 33 43 44 38 34 31 30 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 30 45 28
WIND CHILL 34 36 30 26 24 22 21 23 36 38 31 26 24 23 21
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 20 18 19 19 18 17 14 14 14 11 9 8 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 49 41 48 52 52 49 41 31 27 25 24 24 24 27
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 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.1 7.8 8.1 8.9 9.3 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK BK BK SC BK FW FW SC BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 5 5 10 50 55 60 45 60 20 10 40 55 40 55 40
TEMPERATURE 42 40 35 33 46 41 33 31 46 41 35 33 44 41 36 35 41 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 45 32 49 30 50 30 47 32 43
WIND CHILL 35 32 26 24 26 25 29 25 34 27 24 33 31
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W SW W W SW SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 11 13 13 12 11 9 8 6 5 4 6 10 11 10 14 17 16 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 31 36 36 23 20 25 24 20 31 23 39 47 32 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.6 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.3 9.1 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 4
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 12/19/25 SATURDAY 12/20/25
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 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 15 10 10 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 30 40 40 20
TEMPERATURE 34 36 33 32 31 30 29 29 36 36 32 29 28 28 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 37 27 38 27
WIND CHILL 22 25 20 18 16 15 15 16 26 26 22 18 18 16 15
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 24 23 26 27 27 25 20 18 17 14 13 13 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 50 39 44 48 48 47 39 32 31 25 27 28
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 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.1 7.8 8.1 8.9 9.2 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25 THU 12/25/25
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 CL CL CL FW BK BK BK SC BK FW FW SC BK SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 5 5 5 10 55 60 60 45 60 20 10 45 55 40 55 40
TEMPERATURE 35 33 32 31 38 35 30 29 39 34 32 31 38 34 33 33 35 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 30 41 29 42 29 39 31 36
WIND CHILL 26 22 20 19 30 27 20 19 27 23 20 29 25 21 20 24 22
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 14 17 19 19 13 11 12 12 8 8 12 17 14 13 21 25 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 35 25 25 25 31 36 44 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.1 9.7 9.5 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.7 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.3 9.1 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 5 5 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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