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FWUS45 KABQ 131835
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 10/13/26 WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
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 FW SC SC SC BK BK FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 20 20 35 45 25 65 60 25 15 20 25 35
TEMPERATURE 51 48 41 39 38 37 40 47 45 38 33 29 28 26
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 36 48 25
WIND CHILL 33 37 30 26 23 21
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 13 8 6 5 6 6 10 16 18 13 8 6 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 23 23 27 31 19 23 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 50 10 5 0 5 5 0
PRECIP TYPE S S T
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 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) 11.9 11.9 12.1 11.8 11.4 11.0 10.8 10.6 9.8 9.0 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 6
DATE THU 10/15/26 FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 CL SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 35 25 20 30 35 30 30 40 55 70 35 30 25 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 45 37 27 23 41 38 30 30 47 41 35 33 47 44 36 34 50 46
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 22 45 28 49 32 50 33 52
WIND CHILL 30 14 10 29 27
WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE E E N W SW SW W W W SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 10 18 16 8 4 4 2 5 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 40 20
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 9.7 7.3 6.2 7.4 8.3 7.3 7.0 9.6 10.5 10.0 10.4 11.1 11.3 10.8 10.6 11.1 11.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 6 8 8 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 10/13/26 WEDNESDAY 10/14/26
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 FW SC SC FW BK BK FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 20 10 25 25 45 50 25 65 60 20 15 20 30 40
TEMPERATURE 44 41 38 37 37 36 37 40 38 32 29 26 25 24
MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 41 23
WIND CHILL 37 35 31 31 29 27 28 31 27 20 18 16 14 14
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W NW
WIND (MPH) 16 10 10 10 11 12 14 19 21 17 12 11 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 32 33 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 10 50 20 5 5 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S T
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) 12.0 11.9 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.0 10.8 10.7 9.8 9.0 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 11 11 9 9 7
DATE THU 10/15/26 FRI 10/16/26 SAT 10/17/26 SUN 10/18/26 MON 10/19/26
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 CL SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK OV SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 40 30 25 25 30 35 30 30 40 55 70 40 30 25 15 10 15
TEMPERATURE 38 31 24 21 35 32 27 28 40 35 33 32 40 38 33 33 43 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 21 38 26 42 31 42 32 45
WIND CHILL 21 8 4 27 26 19 26 24 34
WIND DIR NE E NE NE NE E E N W W SW W W W SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 13 25 24 10 5 6 3 6 5 9 10 9 4 5 5 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 9.7 7.3 6.2 7.4 8.2 7.3 7.0 9.6 10.5 10.0 10.3 11.1 11.3 10.8 10.6 11.1 11.4
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 7 10 9 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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