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FWUS45 KABQ 150837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
236 AM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 40 53 63 65 63 53 47 44 42 55 64 66 64 55 49 45 41
MAX/MIN TEMP 66 41 66 41
WIND CHILL 39 35
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 4 6 8 11 14 6 4 3 3 8 13 17 20 14 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 14 32 27 27 33 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 10.7 11.2 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.4 10.8 10.0 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 35 25 25 20 15 15 20 5 25 30 20 20 30 35 35 45 35
TEMPERATURE 57 59 47 40 51 51 36 32 51 55 40 35 55 56 41 38 57 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 39 54 31 57 34 58 36 60
WIND CHILL 31
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W E E SW W SE S SW W
WIND (MPH) 21 24 16 18 29 29 8 5 17 18 5 4 14 16 5 3 12 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 39 41 39 49 48 19 31 33 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 10 10 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE R T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.8 10.0 8.9 9.0 9.5 8.3 7.7 9.3 10.2 9.5 9.0 10.2 10.9 10.6 10.5 11.1 11.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 0 2 5 3 4 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 05/15/26 SATURDAY 05/16/26
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 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 20 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 20 15 15 5
TEMPERATURE 37 48 55 57 55 47 43 41 39 50 56 57 55 49 45 41 38
MAX/MIN TEMP 58 38 58 38
WIND CHILL 30 35 33 37 31 28
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 9 11 9 12 14 12 9 9 9 13 14 18 23 18 17 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 35
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.0 10.7 11.3 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.4 10.8 10.0 9.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26
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 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 40 30 25 20 20 15 25 5 25 30 20 20 30 40 35 45 35
TEMPERATURE 49 51 43 37 43 43 32 29 44 47 36 32 47 48 37 35 49 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 36 46 28 49 31 51 33 52
WIND CHILL 33 24 32 33 23 20 35 39 29 24 31 29
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW W E SE SW W SE S SW W
WIND (MPH) 24 27 25 26 34 32 11 9 19 20 9 8 17 19 9 6 14 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 36 40 41 44 52 51 24 33 36 31 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 10 10 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.4 10.8 10.0 8.9 9.0 9.6 8.3 7.7 9.3 10.2 9.6 9.0 10.2 10.9 10.6 10.5 11.1 11.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 4 7 6 6 6 4 3 4 5 2 2 3 4 2 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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