349  
FWUS45 KABQ 082206  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
405 PM MDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 45 20 20 20 10 35 50 30 30 30 30 40 40 70 70 65  
TEMPERATURE 42 35 32 30 29 41 49 51 50 40 35 33 32 48 57 59 54  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 53 31 59  
WIND CHILL 34  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE E E E E SE N N SW S S  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 5 4 4 3 8 8 8 6 4 4 2 2 6 10 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 40 40 10  
PRECIP TYPE T R T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.8 10.2 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.1 10.2 10.4 10.9 11.2 11.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 1  
 
DATE SUN 05/11/25 MON 05/12/25 TUE 05/13/25 WED 05/14/25 THU 05/15/25  
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 FW SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 35 20 45 50 55 60 65 60 40 40 40 45 30 20 25 35 25 25 30 25  
TEMPERATURE 36 31 58 59 41 36 61 62 44 37 58 59 45 34 51 54 38 32 51 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 63 35 65 37 62 34 56 31 55  
WIND CHILL 34 29 37 28 37 22 28 21  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 4 5 9 12 10 10 17 19 16 16 21 24 23 20 24 26 19 16 19 20  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 32 31 32 39 41 43 41 43 43 33 28 32 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 10.4 11.3 11.8 11.4 10.9 11.5 11.9 11.2 9.9 10.6 11.0 9.6 8.3 8.9 9.4 8.5 8.0 9.0 9.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 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 FRIDAY 05/09/25 SATURDAY 05/10/25  
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 SC BK FW FW FW FW SC BK SC SC SC SC SC SC OV OV BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 25 20 20 10 30 50 30 30 30 30 45 45 70 70 70  
TEMPERATURE 35 29 28 27 26 35 41 44 43 34 31 30 29 42 48 50 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 46 28 50  
WIND CHILL 29 22 19 18 18 38 35 26 24 23  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE E E E E SE N N SW S S  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 9 8 8 6 9 9 10 10 8 6 3 3 6 9 10  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 0 0 0 0 20 30 10 10 0 0 5 5 40 40 10  
PRECIP TYPE T S T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.8 10.2 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.0 10.1 10.4 11.0 11.2 11.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3  
 
DATE SUN 05/11/25 MON 05/12/25 TUE 05/13/25 WED 05/14/25 THU 05/15/25  
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 FW SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 20 50 55 55 60 65 60 45 40 40 50 35 20 30 35 30 25 30 30  
TEMPERATURE 33 29 49 50 37 34 51 52 40 34 49 50 40 31 42 44 33 28 42 44  
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 53 33 55 34 53 31 46 28 46  
WIND CHILL 27 22 28 24 30 23 29 16 31 34 21 15 33 35  
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 6 10 14 12 13 19 23 20 20 25 28 28 26 28 29 24 20 21 24  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 32 33 40 43 43 41 44 44 36 32 33 35  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 10 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.8 10.4 11.2 11.8 11.3 10.9 11.5 11.9 11.2 9.9 10.6 11.0 9.6 8.3 8.9 9.4 8.5 8.0 9.0 9.8  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 3 2 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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