871  
FWUS45 KABQ 082306  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
405 PM MST SAT MAR 8 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 03/09/25 MONDAY 03/10/25  
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 BK FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 15 15 20 30 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 5  
TEMPERATURE 25 19 17 16 16 24 37 42 39 29 27 24 24 31 43 46 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 13 43 22 46  
WIND CHILL 16 12 9 8 8 18 21 18 17 25 36  
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW W W SW SW SW W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 8 11 11  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 19 19 17 19 20 19 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 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 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) 6.4 5.8 4.7 4.4 4.5 5.1 7.0 7.9 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.2 6.4 7.2 7.7 7.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 16 16 14 14 13 13 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4  
 
DATE TUE 03/11/25 WED 03/12/25 THU 03/13/25 FRI 03/14/25 SAT 03/15/25  
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 15 20 25 35 50 25 10 15 25 40 65 70 75 75 55 35 40 45 45  
TEMPERATURE 28 24 40 39 28 24 36 38 28 25 39 39 32 24 24 23 18 12 26 27  
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 43 24 40 24 42 21 26 11 30  
WIND CHILL 19 14 32 29 18 13 26 28 18 13 29 28 18 8 6 5 1 -5 13 14  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 10 13 21 11 12 17 18 11 13 23 23 24 28 36 31 23 17 20 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 31 28 47 31 35 40 40 32 36 48 47 49 56 71 64 61 49 47 43  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 30 40 40 40 10 5 5 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.8 6.1 6.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 7.1 7.9 7.6 7.1 7.5 8.1 7.1 5.1 4.3 4.6 3.9 3.2 4.3 5.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 7 5 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE SUNDAY 03/09/25 MONDAY 03/10/25  
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 BK FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 15 15 25 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 10  
TEMPERATURE 18 14 12 13 14 21 31 34 32 23 22 21 21 27 36 38 34  
MIN/MAX TEMP 11 35 20 38  
WIND CHILL 6 1 -2 -1 0 10 23 27 24 13 11 10 9 17 28 29 24  
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW W W SW SW W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 11 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 14 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 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 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) 6.4 5.8 4.6 4.4 4.5 5.2 7.0 8.1 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.3 7.1 7.7 7.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 15 15 14 14 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 7  
 
DATE TUE 03/11/25 WED 03/12/25 THU 03/13/25 FRI 03/14/25 SAT 03/15/25  
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 FW FW FW SC BK SC FW FW SC SC BK OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 20 20 25 40 55 30 15 15 25 40 65 70 80 75 60 40 40 45 50  
TEMPERATURE 23 20 33 32 22 20 29 31 23 21 32 32 26 19 16 15 13 9 19 20  
MAX/MIN TEMP 19 35 19 33 20 35 15 18 8 22  
WIND CHILL 10 5 21 18 8 4 15 18 9 5 18 17 9 -2 -7 -7 -8 -13 1 3  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 14 17 18 27 18 20 21 24 18 19 26 28 31 37 41 37 31 26 25 26  
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 32 32 47 32 35 40 40 32 36 47 44 51 56 71 63 55 47 44 43  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 0 0 5 10 30 40 40 40 10 5 5 20 10  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.7 6.1 6.8 7.6 7.2 6.7 7.1 7.9 7.6 7.2 7.5 8.1 7.1 5.1 4.3 4.6 3.8 3.2 4.3 5.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 9 8 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM  
 

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