671  
FWUS45 KABQ 092206  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
406 PM MDT SUN MAR 9 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE MONDAY 03/10/25 TUESDAY 03/11/25  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 15  
TEMPERATURE 40 30 28 26 25 31 44 46 42 32 29 27 26 32 43 45 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 47 25 46  
WIND CHILL 22 20 18 25 36 25 22 20 18 26 37 38 34  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW W  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 5 5 6 6 10 12 11 9 8 6 6 6 10 14 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19 20 20 25 23 23 23 23 19 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.9 7.3 7.6 7.0 6.2 6.8 7.6 8.2 7.9 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6 7.3 7.5 7.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 6 6 5 5 5  
 
DATE WED 03/12/25 THU 03/13/25 FRI 03/14/25 SAT 03/15/25 SUN 03/16/25  
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 30 50 15 10 15 20 30 75 80 80 70 65 50 45 40 45 30 25 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 29 25 38 39 29 26 38 38 30 22 23 23 17 11 26 28 20 16 34 37  
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 41 25 41 18 24 9 30 15 39  
WIND CHILL 22 14 29 30 20 16 29 27 16 4 4 4 -2 -7 11 13 6 4 22 26  
WIND DIR SW W W W SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 12 16 18 11 11 20 24 23 28 34 34 28 18 23 24 16 10 19 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 27 39 39 31 32 44 51 43 56 69 52 49 41 41 43 35 31 35 41  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 5 20 60 50 40 30 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5  
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 MM  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 6.4 7.0 8.0 7.6 7.1 7.4 8.0 7.1 4.5 4.1 4.4 3.4 2.9 3.9 5.3 4.6 4.7 6.5 7.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 11 8 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 MONDAY 03/10/25 TUESDAY 03/11/25  
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 35 35 20  
TEMPERATURE 32 25 24 23 22 28 37 38 35 27 25 23 22 27 35 37 34  
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 39 22 37  
WIND CHILL 24 15 13 12 11 18 28 29 25 16 13 11 10 16 26 27 23  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW W  
WIND (MPH) 10 9 10 10 11 11 13 16 17 13 13 12 13 12 14 17 19  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 23 28 25 24 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 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) 7.8 7.3 7.6 7.0 6.2 6.7 7.5 8.0 7.9 7.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 7.3 7.5 7.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 9 9 8 8 8  
 
DATE WED 03/12/25 THU 03/13/25 FRI 03/14/25 SAT 03/15/25 SUN 03/16/25  
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 SC BK FW FW FW FW SC OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 55 20 15 15 20 30 75 85 85 70 70 55 50 45 50 35 30 10 25  
TEMPERATURE 24 20 30 32 24 22 31 31 25 16 14 16 12 7 18 21 15 13 26 31  
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 34 21 34 12 17 6 22 12 32  
WIND CHILL 12 5 17 19 10 7 17 16 8 -5 -8 -6 -9 -14 0 3 -2 -4 11 17  
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW W SW SW W W W W W W W SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 18 20 24 17 18 25 31 28 34 37 36 31 24 25 28 21 17 23 27  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 39 40 32 33 43 49 44 56 64 52 48 40 41 43 35 32 36 43  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 60 50 40 30 5 0 5 20 5 5 5 0 0  
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 MM  
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 6.4 7.1 8.0 7.6 7.1 7.4 8.0 7.1 4.5 4.1 4.4 3.4 2.9 3.9 5.3 4.6 4.7 6.5 7.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 12 10 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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