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FWUS45 KABQ 161837
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 35
TEMPERATURE 71 67 55 47 43 37 49 58 63 61 52 45 39 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 37 64 36
WIND CHILL 36 28 38 32 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 17 20 13 13 14 14 20 20 23 24 16 17 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 25 31 31 36 32 35 36 28 32 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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
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) 11.8 11.6 11.2 10.7 9.8 9.3 10.0 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.3 9.7 9.2 8.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 3
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK FW BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 10 5 20 40 60 55 70 60 60 25 60 40 40 30 35 30
TEMPERATURE 55 55 37 32 54 55 42 37 54 52 41 37 54 53 40 37 56 56
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 31 59 35 57 35 58 34 60
WIND CHILL 23 31
WIND DIR SW W SW S SW SW E E SW SW SE S SW SW SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 29 25 6 11 20 17 9 8 14 14 4 3 11 11 3 3 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 48 40 33 31 28 23
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 10 50 40 10 5 40 20 10 5 20 5
PRECIP TYPE R S T R T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 9.8 9.5 8.7 10.0 10.8 10.3 9.9 10.8 11.2 10.9 10.5 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.8 11.1 11.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE SATURDAY 05/16/26 SUNDAY 05/17/26
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 CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 25 25 20 20 35
TEMPERATURE 61 57 49 44 39 35 42 49 54 51 46 42 36 33
MAX/MIN TEMP 61 35 54 33
WIND CHILL 36 30 24 32 38 32 26 22
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 18 23 17 18 19 19 23 23 25 26 20 23 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 33 36 35 36 39 32 36 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 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
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) 11.8 11.7 11.2 10.7 9.8 9.3 10.0 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.3 9.7 9.2 8.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 4 4 6
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26
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 BK BK BK BK BK SC BK SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 10 5 25 45 60 55 70 60 60 25 60 45 40 35 35 30
TEMPERATURE 46 45 33 29 46 46 38 33 46 44 36 34 46 45 36 34 48 48
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 28 50 33 53 33 53 32 56
WIND CHILL 36 36 25 17 38 39 30 25 39 36 39 28
WIND DIR SW W SW SW SW SW E E SW W SE S SW SW SE S SW SW
WIND (MPH) 33 27 10 14 23 19 13 11 17 18 6 5 13 12 6 5 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 41 35 33 23 28 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 10 60 40 10 5 40 20 5 5 20 5
PRECIP TYPE S S S T S T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 9.9 9.5 8.7 10.0 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.9 11.3 10.9 10.5 10.9 11.2 11.1 10.8 11.1 11.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 6 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 2
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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