501  
FWUS45 KABQ 091837  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1236 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26  
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 BK SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 30 20 25 30 10 25 25 20 20 25 25 20  
TEMPERATURE 70 66 57 52 49 48 54 67 71 70 56 50 47 45  
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 47 72 45  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW S SE SW SW SW SW W W SW SE SE SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 5 6 4 4 3 3 8 9 6 6 5 5 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 16  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.01 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) 15.5 15.5 15.0 14.3 14.0 13.6 13.5 13.8 14.0 13.7 13.2 13.0 12.4 12.1  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 09/11/26 SAT 09/12/26 SUN 09/13/26 MON 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26  
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 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 25 15 25 35 40 20 35 45 60 60 50 30 30 35 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 70 72 53 48 70 70 54 49 67 67 53 48 64 64 50 46 64 61  
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 48 74 48 70 48 68 46 66  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W NW W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 12 6 4 6 9 6 6 18 16 11 10 13 11 5 3 10 8  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 16 31 24 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 20 20 0 0 20 20 10 5 30 10 10 10 50 40  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.3 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.7 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.5 14.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 09/09/26 THURSDAY 09/10/26  
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 BK SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 50 30 20 35 35 15 20 25 20 20 25 25 20  
TEMPERATURE 61 58 51 49 48 47 50 59 62 62 51 48 46 46  
MAX/MIN TEMP 64 47 62 46  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W SW S SW SW W SW W W SW S S SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 8 8 8 5 9 10 9 10 9 9 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 30 20 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 5 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 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) 15.5 15.5 15.0 14.3 14.0 13.6 13.6 13.7 14.0 13.6 13.2 12.9 12.4 12.2  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 09/11/26 SAT 09/12/26 SUN 09/13/26 MON 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26  
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 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC BK BK SC SC SC SC BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 25 15 25 30 40 20 30 45 60 60 50 30 30 35 65 60  
TEMPERATURE 62 63 50 47 62 62 50 47 60 60 50 46 57 58 47 44 57 55  
MAX/MIN TEMP 65 47 65 46 63 46 60 44 59  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W W W W SW SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W SE SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 11 16 10 9 9 10 9 10 21 18 13 14 16 12 8 6 11 10  
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 27 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 5 0 0 20 20 0 0 20 20 10 5 30 10 10 10 50 40  
PRECIP TYPE T T T T T T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.3 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.7 14.9 14.8 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.5 14.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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