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FWUS45 KABQ 250636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 85 75 75 65 65 45 45 45 10 20 20 30
TEMPERATURE 42 42 45 54 55 51 46 44 42 40 44 58 60 57
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 56 39 61
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W W W W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 2 2 3 8 11 9 8 8 6 4 4 5 8 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 23 23 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 50 50 50 40 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.04 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.5 13.0 13.1 13.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 40 50 65 70 60 75 85 85 80 90 80 70 65 65 55 45 40 20 15
TEMPERATURE 44 39 59 57 46 42 53 51 44 40 49 48 41 37 50 50 40 36 54 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 61 41 55 39 51 37 53 35 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR S N W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SE E N NW W NE N W SW
WIND (MPH) 3 3 6 6 5 6 11 8 6 6 8 5 5 6 8 4 4 4 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH) 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 20 60 80 70 70 80 70 60 50 50 40 20 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R S R R R R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.5 12.6 13.0 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.2 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.2 11.6 11.8 12.1 11.9 11.6 12.1 12.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 09/25/26 SATURDAY 09/26/26
TIME (LT) 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 90 90 75 80 70 70 55 55 45 10 20 20 30
TEMPERATURE 39 40 40 46 47 44 41 40 39 38 40 50 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 48 37 53
WIND CHILL 38 35 33 32 32
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 10 12 11 11 12 11 9 6 6 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 30 50 50 60 40 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R T R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.04 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.1 12.8 12.7 12.4 12.5 13.1 13.1 13.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
DATE SUN 09/27/26 MON 09/28/26 TUE 09/29/26 WED 09/30/26 THU 10/01/26
TIME (LT) 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER SC SC BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK SC SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 55 65 70 60 75 85 85 80 90 80 70 70 65 55 45 40 25 15
TEMPERATURE 40 38 51 50 42 40 46 44 41 39 41 41 38 35 43 44 36 34 47 47
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 53 40 48 37 44 35 46 33 50
WIND CHILL 36 33 39 35 32 31 28 37 28
WIND DIR W N W W SW W SW SW SW SW SW S E N NW SW E NE W SW
WIND (MPH) 5 6 8 9 9 11 14 9 9 10 9 6 9 10 9 6 6 6 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 30 70 80 80 70 80 70 60 50 50 40 20 20 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S R S S S S S S S T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.0 12.5 12.6 13.0 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.6 13.3 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.2 11.6 11.8 12.1 11.9 11.6 12.1 12.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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