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FWUS45 KABQ 101836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1236 PM 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) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 15 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 50 48 38 34 31 29 33 43 47 46 36 30 27 25
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 28 48 24
WIND CHILL 30 25 22 20 26 36 30 19 15
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 14 19 14 12 12 9 8 11 10 11 8 4 6 9
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 31 25 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 9.8 9.8 9.1 8.8 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.1 7.2 6.8 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 4 4 6 6 8 8 6 6 4 4 7 7 6
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW OV SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 30 35 20 5 5 5 20 35 10 35 25 25 75 45 60 65 60
TEMPERATURE 45 48 33 28 49 52 36 34 52 53 41 36 50 50 33 29 46 50
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 28 54 32 56 33 53 27 52
WIND CHILL 38 27 21 30 27 33 27 26 21 39
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 21 8 6 12 19 8 8 19 27 14 13 20 21 9 8 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 40 19 25 25 39 23 24 36 55 35 33 40 41 20 20 25 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 9.3 8.3 7.9 8.7 9.6 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.6 8.9 8.1 8.2 8.6 6.9 6.3 8.0 9.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 7 7 3 2 2
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE TUESDAY 03/10/26 WEDNESDAY 03/11/26
TIME (LT) 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A 9A 12 3P 6P 9P 12 3A 6A
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 45 30 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 15 15 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 42 40 33 30 28 26 28 36 39 39 31 26 23 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 25 40 21
WIND CHILL 34 30 22 18 16 15 20 28 32 31 22 18 13 9
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 23 18 16 16 11 9 11 11 12 11 8 10 12
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 28 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S
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) 9.8 9.8 9.2 8.8 8.4 7.4 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.1 7.3 6.8 6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 8 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 9 9 8
DATE THU 03/12/26 FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26
TIME (LT) 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P 12 6A 12 6P
CLOUD COVER FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW OV SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 30 40 20 5 5 5 20 35 15 35 30 25 75 50 65 65 65
TEMPERATURE 37 41 29 26 42 45 32 30 45 46 37 32 43 43 30 26 38 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 43 25 47 29 48 31 46 25 45
WIND CHILL 27 30 20 14 34 36 24 21 37 36 27 21 33 33 20 15 29 35
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W
WIND (MPH) 18 25 11 13 17 21 11 11 21 29 18 17 24 25 12 12 16 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 25 28 40 24 24 39 52 35 35 41 44 25 25 28 36
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 9.3 8.3 7.9 8.7 9.6 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.6 8.9 8.1 8.2 8.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 9.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 5 3 4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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