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FWUS45 KABQ 090538
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1038 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 01/09/26 SATURDAY 01/10/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 95 85 80 55 40 25 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 19 19 17 16 18 19 14 9 7 6 6 7 23 27 22
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 21 3 27
WIND CHILL 13 13 10 6 6 6 2 0 0 -1 -3 -2 15 20
WIND DIR SE E NW NE NE NE N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 4 4 5 8 11 12 9 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 3
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 23 16 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 50 80 90 70 50 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.09 0.11 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 1.4 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.3 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.7 3.7 4.5 4.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 15 15 16 16 18 18 19 19 17 17 16 16 14 14 14
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 15 25 20 5 5 25 25 35 30 35 40 20 5 10 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 16 15 31 28 20 19 36 32 23 23 38 34 25 21 35 32 23 21 36 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 13 34 16 39 19 41 20 38 19 39
WIND CHILL 8 7 12 17 15 19 13 14 30 26
WIND DIR N NW W W N N NW NW N N NW NW N N W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 16 20 19 24 19 19 16 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.3 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.4 7.1 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.9 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 12 10 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 8
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 01/09/26 SATURDAY 01/10/26
TIME (LT) 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 95 85 80 60 40 25 10 5 10 5 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 14 15 14 12 11 12 8 5 4 4 4 5 17 20 17
MIN/MAX TEMP 12 14 2 20
WIND CHILL 2 3 0 -3 -4 -3 -7 -11 -11 -11 -12 -10 5 10 8
WIND DIR S SE N NE NE N N N N NW NW W W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 13 13 12 10 11 10 10 11 10 9 8 6
WIND GUST (MPH) 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 80 90 70 50 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.10 0.18 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 1.6 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.3 2.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 3.7 4.6 4.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14
DATE SUN 01/11/26 MON 01/12/26 TUE 01/13/26 WED 01/14/26 THU 01/15/26
TIME (LT) 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 15 25 25 5 10 30 25 35 30 35 40 20 10 10 10 5 10
TEMPERATURE 14 13 25 21 17 16 29 25 20 20 31 28 22 19 28 25 19 18 28 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 12 27 15 32 17 33 17 30 17 31
WIND CHILL 0 -1 18 14 6 3 23 18 8 6 24 20 11 6 19 16 8 5 19 15
WIND DIR W NW W W N N W NW N N NW NW NW NW W W W NW W NW
WIND (MPH) 12 12 5 5 9 11 5 6 10 13 6 8 11 12 9 9 9 12 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.4 4.3 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.4 7.1 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.9 7.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 12 12 12 10 8 8 8 8 7 8 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 10
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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