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FWUS45 KABQ 170635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1234 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 35 33 36 44 44 38 29 23 19 17 25 38 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 45 16 44
WIND CHILL 25 21 24 33 34 28 17 14 11 8 18 32 37 37
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
WIND (MPH) 16 20 27 32 29 23 17 8 5 6 6 9 10 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 44 51 57 47 41 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 7.3 7.0 7.2 8.1 8.2 6.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 3.8 4.2 5.3 6.0 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 9 9 8 8 12 12 15 15 14 14 10 10 8
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26
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 CL CL FW FW SC BK BK SC FW CL SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 25 40 55 55 45 5 5 25 45 15 5 15 50 30 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 28 24 47 50 36 32 53 53 39 36 56 56 42 37 52 52 37 33 47 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 52 31 56 34 59 36 57 31 51
WIND CHILL 19 17 27 31 28 23 39
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW W W W SW NW W SW S SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 5 12 17 13 5 10 12 6 5 11 13 9 9 20 21 14 13 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 17 28 17 25 17 23 25 20 24 39 40 31 31 36 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 0 20 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.6 7.8 8.9 8.2 9.1 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.7 11.0 11.4 11.0 10.1 10.0 10.1 8.8 7.8 8.4 8.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 8 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 6
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 04/17/26 SATURDAY 04/18/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
TEMPERATURE 29 28 30 36 36 30 23 18 16 14 21 31 35 35
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 37 14 36
WIND CHILL 16 13 15 22 22 16 8 6 4 1 8 21 27 26
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW W
WIND (MPH) 23 26 32 35 33 27 20 10 9 10 12 11 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 43 51 56 49 43 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 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) 7.3 7.0 7.2 8.0 8.2 6.0 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.2 5.3 6.0 6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 13 13 12 12 14 14 15 15 15 15 12 12 11
DATE SUN 04/19/26 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26
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 FW FW FW SC SC BK BK SC FW CL SC SC FW FW FW BK SC FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 15 25 40 55 60 45 10 5 25 50 15 10 15 50 30 15 25 35
TEMPERATURE 23 22 40 43 32 29 45 45 35 33 49 48 38 35 45 43 33 29 40 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 21 44 29 48 32 51 34 49 28 42
WIND CHILL 10 10 31 34 21 20 39 38 27 26 30 26 36 34 22 17 29 28
WIND DIR S W SW W SW NW W W SW NW W SW S SW SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 16 12 14 18 16 11 14 16 10 8 14 16 12 12 23 24 18 17 21 23
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 19 28 25 25 40 41 35 35 39 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 0 20 10 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10
PRECIP TYPE S T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.6 7.8 8.9 8.2 9.1 10.1 10.8 10.8 10.7 11.0 11.4 11.0 10.1 10.0 10.1 8.8 7.8 8.4 8.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 11 10 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 5 6 5 6 8
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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