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FWUS45 KABQ 100636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 03/10/26 WEDNESDAY 03/11/26
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 BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 75 70 65 50 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 34 29 36 49 53 51 39 33 31 28 34 45 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 54 28 52
WIND CHILL 28 23 30 24 21 20 27
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 6 5 4 8 12 17 14 12 12 8 6 10 11 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 5 0 20 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE R R R
6 HOUR QPF 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.6 8.7 8.8 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.2 7.0 7.5 8.3 8.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 6 4
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
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 CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL SC FW SC FW SC BK OV BK BK SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 20 30 40 20 5 5 5 30 15 50 10 35 50 70 60 60 50 25
TEMPERATURE 30 24 45 49 30 25 51 52 37 33 52 53 40 35 49 49 33 29 47 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 52 25 58 31 56 32 53 27 53
WIND CHILL 24 15 19 15 30 26 31 26 26 21
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W SW W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 5 9 11 21 13 11 12 19 9 9 21 28 18 13 19 20 9 9 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 28 25 24 39 24 25 43 59 41 33 36 40 23 20 25 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 6.8 8.1 9.3 8.3 8.1 8.7 9.7 8.8 8.3 9.1 9.6 8.8 8.0 7.9 8.3 6.7 6.2 7.7 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 3 4 8 7 4 2 3
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 03/10/26 WEDNESDAY 03/11/26
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 BK OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 65 75 75 70 65 50 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 20
TEMPERATURE 30 26 32 42 45 42 33 29 27 25 29 38 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 45 25 43
WIND CHILL 21 18 36 38 34 23 18 15 14 21 30 36 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 8 5 9 13 18 17 16 14 10 9 10 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 30 30 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S R
6 HOUR QPF 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
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.3 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.7 8.7 8.9 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.0 8.3 7.8 7.2 7.0 7.5 8.3 8.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 10 10 11 11 9 9 7
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
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 CL CL FW SC SC FW CL FW CL SC FW SC FW SC BK OV BK BK BK FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 25 30 40 20 5 5 5 30 20 50 10 40 55 70 65 60 50 25
TEMPERATURE 28 23 37 41 28 24 43 45 33 30 44 46 36 31 42 43 30 25 39 44
MIN/MAX TEMP 22 43 24 49 29 48 30 46 24 46
WIND CHILL 20 10 29 31 15 12 36 37 24 20 35 36 25 20 33 33 19 14 31 36
WIND DIR W W W W W NW W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 8 12 13 24 17 14 16 23 11 12 24 32 21 17 23 24 13 12 16 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 39 28 40 24 25 41 56 41 35 39 43 25 25 28 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.6 6.7 8.1 9.3 8.3 8.1 8.7 9.7 8.8 8.3 9.0 9.6 8.8 8.0 7.9 8.3 6.7 6.2 7.7 9.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 6 9 9 6 4 4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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