475  
FWUS45 KABQ 172030  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
229 PM MDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25  
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 20 25 5 15 20 15 30 45 45 50 50 60 60 75  
TEMPERATURE 58 48 43 40 38 45 57 59 58 47 43 41 40 49 59 61 57  
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 61 39 62  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR W W NW W W W W W SW SE S SW SW SW W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 9 5 5 4 4 3 8 9 6 6 8 5 4 5 9 9 6  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 10 0 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE R T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.5 11.9 11.4 11.6 11.2 11.3 11.7 12.2 12.2 12.1 11.8 12.3 12.4 12.6 13.0 13.4 13.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25 WED 09/24/25  
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 BK SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 35 25 30 10 10 25 35 35 15 35 25 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 45 41 59 59 45 40 60 59 45 41 60 59 45 40 61 61 46 41 62 62  
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 63 40 63 40 63 40 65 40 66  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W NW N NW NW E NE W SW SE NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 5 4 9 9 3 3 9 8 4 4 8 5 6 5 6 5 6 4 8 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 14  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 20 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE T T T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.6 12.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.7 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.7 13.1 12.9 12.6 12.9 13.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 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 THURSDAY 09/18/25 FRIDAY 09/19/25  
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 FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK BK BK OV  
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 10 15 15 25 5 10 15 15 35 45 45 50 50 65 65 75  
TEMPERATURE 51 44 40 37 36 41 50 52 50 42 39 39 39 44 51 53 49  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 54 38 54  
WIND CHILL 34 31 30 32 32 33  
WIND DIR W W NW W W W W W SW SE S SW SW SW W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 11 8 9 8 8 6 10 11 9 10 11 9 8 8 10 11 9  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 20  
PRECIP TYPE R T T  
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.6 11.9 11.3 11.5 11.2 11.3 11.7 12.2 12.2 12.0 11.9 12.4 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.4 13.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
DATE SAT 09/20/25 SUN 09/21/25 MON 09/22/25 TUE 09/23/25 WED 09/24/25  
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 BK SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 35 25 30 15 10 25 35 35 15 40 25 15 10 20 10 15 10 20 20  
TEMPERATURE 42 39 52 52 42 38 53 52 42 39 53 52 42 39 55 54 43 40 55 55  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 55 38 56 38 57 38 58 39 59  
WIND CHILL 33 36 32 37 34  
WIND DIR SW W W W W NW W W NW N NW NW E NE W SW SE W W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 9 10 11 5 6 10 10 8 9 9 8 11 10 8 8 10 8 9 8  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 10 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 20 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 10 5  
PRECIP TYPE T  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.4 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.6 12.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.7 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.7 13.1 12.9 12.6 13.0 13.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 0 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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