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FWUS45 KABQ 130636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 CL CL FW SC SC BK SC BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 35 50 50 50 55 40 40 30 20 20 10
TEMPERATURE 47 45 58 67 68 63 56 50 48 45 54 61 64 62
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 69 44 64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SE S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 5 4 12 14 13 11 8 6 6 14 18 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 17 25 25 23 23 20 33 31 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R T T
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) 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.2 11.6 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 25 35 15 5 15 30 25 5 5 30 30 20 15 25 20 10 30 20
TEMPERATURE 45 40 63 61 46 42 63 63 48 43 61 60 48 41 54 53 40 35 53 54
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 65 41 66 41 65 40 58 34 58
WIND CHILL 35
WIND DIR NW N W SW SW S SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 5 4 8 12 5 5 17 17 9 8 21 24 17 10 26 21 5 5 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 24 17 32 23 20 43 43 36 24 48 40 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.6 11.4 11.9 11.4 11.0 11.5 11.8 11.3 10.5 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.1 10.6 11.0 10.5 9.9 10.8 11.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 05/13/26 THURSDAY 05/14/26
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 CL CL FW SC BK BK BK BK SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 40 50 55 50 50 40 40 30 25 25 10
TEMPERATURE 43 42 52 59 59 54 50 46 43 41 48 53 56 53
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 61 41 56
WIND CHILL 35 35 36 34
WIND DIR SE SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 12 10 16 18 18 17 13 13 12 21 19 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 31 25 24 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R T
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) 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.2 11.7 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
DATE FRI 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26
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 CL SC SC FW FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 25 40 15 5 20 30 25 5 5 30 30 20 15 25 20 10 30 20
TEMPERATURE 41 37 55 53 42 38 55 54 44 40 53 52 43 37 46 45 36 32 45 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 57 37 58 39 60 37 54 31 53
WIND CHILL 35 30 35 31 37 32 34 28 38 36 28 24 38 39
WIND DIR NW N W W SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 10 9 12 17 11 11 19 20 13 11 26 27 21 14 31 25 9 9 16 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 25 24 48 47 41 28 55 43 27 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.6 11.4 11.9 11.4 11.0 11.5 11.8 11.3 10.5 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.1 10.6 11.0 10.5 9.9 10.8 11.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 3 3 4 4 2 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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