099  
FWUS45 KABQ 031606  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
906 AM MST WED DEC 3 2025  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 90 95 95 85 75 70 55 40 35 35 35 35 35 40  
TEMPERATURE 23 23 20 18 16 15 13 14 20 22 17 14 12 11 10  
MAX/MIN TEMP 26 12 22 9  
WIND CHILL 14 13 10 7 5 8 5 10 11 6 3 2 1 1  
WIND DIR S S SE E SE S W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 8 8 8 9 9 5 3 5 9 10 8 8 6 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 24 19 24 25 25 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 90 90 70 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.02 0.12 0.24 0.09 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 2.0 4.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.0 6.2 5.8 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 17 17 16 16 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14  
 
DATE FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25  
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 10 25 35 35 30 30 25 5 5 10 10 10 15 10 10 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 24 20 14 14 25 23 16 13 25 21 15 14 30 26 20 17 33 29  
MIN/MAX TEMP 27 11 28 11 28 13 33 16 36  
WIND CHILL 16 13 4 0 15 15 8 4 17 9 5 23 14 8 26 22  
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 6 5 6 12 11 6 6 6 6 3 4 6 5 4 5 6 6 6  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 39 25 19 23 17 25 17 24  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.2 4.7 4.6 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.4 6.9 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 13 12 13 13 14 12 11 10 10 8 8 8 7 4 4  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE WEDNESDAY 12/03/25 THURSDAY 12/04/25  
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A  
 
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 95 95 95 85 80 80 65 50 50 40 40 35 35 45  
TEMPERATURE 17 17 15 14 12 11 10 10 14 16 12 11 10 9 8  
MAX/MIN TEMP 20 9 16 7  
WIND CHILL 5 5 2 -2 -5 -3 -2 -4 0 2 -2 -5 -5 -7 -7  
WIND DIR SW SW S SE SE SW W W W W W W W W W  
WIND (MPH) 10 10 10 14 16 11 8 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25 25 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 70 90 100 70 50 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S  
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.15 0.27 0.12 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00  
6 HOUR SNOW 0.5 2.6 4.5 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.9  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 18 18 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 15  
 
DATE FRI 12/05/25 SAT 12/06/25 SUN 12/07/25 MON 12/08/25 TUE 12/09/25  
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P  
 
CLOUD COVER SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 25 15 25 40 40 35 35 25 5 5 10 10 15 15 10 15 15 20  
TEMPERATURE 17 14 10 11 19 17 14 12 19 15 13 12 22 19 16 15 26 21  
MIN/MAX TEMP 19 9 21 10 22 11 26 14 29  
WIND CHILL 6 3 -5 -7 5 5 1 -3 8 5 0 -2 13 11 5 1 17 11  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W SW W W NW NW NW W W  
WIND (MPH) 9 8 11 19 14 10 11 12 9 5 9 12 8 6 9 12 9 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 23 36 27 25 25 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 4.9 5.2 4.6 4.6 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 6.4 7.0 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 6 5  
 

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