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FWUS45 KABQ 191836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT MON OCT 19 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 10/19/26 TUESDAY 10/20/26
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 SC SC SC SC BK OV BK SC BK SC FW FW BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 50 45 65 75 60 45 55 25 25 25 50 70
TEMPERATURE 53 47 41 38 37 37 40 49 51 47 40 38 38 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 37 52 37
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 9 4 3 3 3 4 5 10 11 5 4 4 3 2
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
DATE WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26 SAT 10/24/26 SUN 10/25/26
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 BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 65 70 70 80 85 90 85 75 60 60 55 60 45 35 40 50 40
TEMPERATURE 55 51 44 42 55 47 43 42 47 40 35 33 45 39 31 30 45 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 42 56 41 49 33 47 30 47
WIND CHILL 36 34
WIND DIR SW SW SE S SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW E NE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 11 11 11 10 16 5 14 14 16 8 5 5 8 4 4 3 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 31 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 40 10 10 70 80 90 80 60 40 40 30 40 20 20 20 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R T T R R R R R R S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.1 12.5 11.9 11.5 10.9 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.0 9.6 10.2 10.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 4 4 2 2 3
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE MONDAY 10/19/26 TUESDAY 10/20/26
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 BK SC BK SC OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 50 45 70 85 70 55 55 35 30 30 50 75
TEMPERATURE 45 41 37 36 36 35 37 41 44 41 36 36 36 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 35 44 36
WIND CHILL 30 30 29 30 34 37 30 30
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW W W
WIND (MPH) 10 5 6 6 6 8 9 12 12 6 6 8 6 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 40 5 5 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
DATE WED 10/21/26 THU 10/22/26 FRI 10/23/26 SAT 10/24/26 SUN 10/25/26
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 BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC SC SC BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 65 70 70 80 85 90 90 75 65 60 55 60 45 35 40 50 45
TEMPERATURE 48 44 41 40 47 41 40 39 40 35 33 32 38 33 30 29 38 34
MAX/MIN TEMP 49 40 48 38 41 32 39 29 40
WIND CHILL 37 33 32 30 30 31 28 26 25 31 23 23
WIND DIR SW SW SE NW SW S SW SW SW SW SE SW SW SW E E SW SW
WIND (MPH) 14 14 17 16 19 6 18 19 17 9 8 8 9 4 6 6 6 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 31 31 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 40 20 10 70 80 90 80 60 50 40 30 40 20 20 20 30 20
PRECIP TYPE R R T R R R S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.1 12.5 12.0 11.5 10.9 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.0 9.7 10.2 10.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 4 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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