680  
FWUS45 KABQ 090937  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
237 AM MST MON FEB 9 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT  
 
DATE MONDAY 02/09/26 TUESDAY 02/10/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 30 10 20 20 20 20 35 35 50  
TEMPERATURE 28 31 46 47 42 34 31 29 28 30 43 45 42 33 30 30 28  
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 26 46 27  
WIND CHILL 21 24 34 26 23 23 22 23 39 35 27 23 22 20  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND (MPH) 6 8 11 14 16 10 8 6 5 6 9 12 11 8 8 8 9  
WIND GUST (MPH) 20 20 23 28 36 31 28 20 25 19 20 24 25  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.2 7.8 8.2 7.9 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.9 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 7 7 7  
 
DATE WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26 SUN 02/15/26  
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 BK OV OV SC SC SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW SC SC SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 80 75 50 50 45 65 80 85 90 80 65 55 10 10 45 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 41 40 33 28 39 39 27 26 35 31 26 22 31 33 22 19 37 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 27 42 25 36 21 36 19 40  
WIND CHILL 33 32 24 18 31 31 20 18 28 23 18 14 23 26 13 10 29 27  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W W SW  
WIND (MPH) 13 16 11 11 14 13 6 6 10 9 6 6 10 9 8 8 11 13  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 39 31 32 33 27 20 19 20 19 20 23 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 10 30 20 40 60 70 60 40 20 30 10 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.5 9.3 8.6 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.5 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.8 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 6 8 6 8 10 10 11 13 13 10 9 9 8 6 6 8  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT  
 
DATE MONDAY 02/09/26 TUESDAY 02/10/26  
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 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 30 10 20 20 20 20 40 40 50  
TEMPERATURE 26 29 39 39 35 29 27 27 26 28 37 38 35 29 27 27 26  
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 25 38 24  
WIND CHILL 15 19 31 29 23 18 16 16 16 18 29 29 25 18 15 15 13  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND (MPH) 12 12 13 17 20 16 14 12 10 9 12 14 16 12 13 14 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24 31 35 31 28 24 27 24 25 27 28  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10  
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  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 7.2 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.8 8.0 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 5 5 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
 
DATE WED 02/11/26 THU 02/12/26 FRI 02/13/26 SAT 02/14/26 SUN 02/15/26  
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 OV OV OV SC BK SC BK OV OV OV OV BK BK FW FW SC BK SC  
CLOUD COVER (%) 70 85 75 50 50 40 65 80 90 90 85 70 55 10 10 45 50 45  
TEMPERATURE 34 34 30 25 32 33 25 24 28 25 23 20 24 27 19 18 31 30  
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 25 35 24 29 20 29 18 33  
WIND CHILL 23 23 17 12 20 23 15 14 18 14 13 9 13 17 8 5 20 19  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW W W W W W SW W W W  
WIND (MPH) 18 21 18 18 19 16 10 11 11 12 10 10 12 11 10 11 13 16  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 32 33 35 31 23 23 23 23 27  
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 30 20 10 30 20 40 60 70 60 40 20 40 5 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.01  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.0 9.5 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.0 6.4 6.6 7.1 6.6 6.2 6.8 7.5  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 9 10 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 11 10 11 10 8 8 10  
 
 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
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