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FWUS45 KABQ 110635
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1234 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 5 0 10 5 5 10 10 5 15 15 30
TEMPERATURE 32 30 33 42 46 45 35 30 27 26 32 46 51 49
MIN/MAX TEMP 28 47 24 51
WIND CHILL 23 19 22 35 39 27 21 18 24
WIND DIR W NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 14 16 11 12 13 10 5 6 6 9 12 19 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 27 28 28 19 23 23 24 33 40
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 8.7 7.4 6.6 7.1 7.9 8.3 7.6 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.8 7.9 8.9 9.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 9 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 7 7 4 4 3
DATE FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26
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 FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC OV SC BK BK BK FW SC FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 10 35 50 40 35 20 30 75 50 55 65 50 15 40 25 25
TEMPERATURE 35 30 50 52 37 33 53 53 41 36 49 49 33 29 46 51 37 35 55 59
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 54 32 57 34 52 27 53 33 61
WIND CHILL 26 23 30 26 32 26 25 20 31
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 12 8 10 17 9 9 20 29 17 18 24 24 11 10 14 20 8 5 10 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 27 20 28 25 25 36 57 41 41 47 47 25 24 31 39 20 19 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.4 8.4 9.4 8.5 8.3 9.0 9.5 8.8 8.0 8.3 9.1 7.7 7.3 8.9 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.7 11.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 03/11/26 THURSDAY 03/12/26
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 CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 5 20 20 30
TEMPERATURE 28 26 28 35 38 38 30 26 24 23 27 38 42 41
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 39 22 43
WIND CHILL 16 12 15 26 30 28 20 16 12 10 16 29 33 31
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 18 19 19 13 12 17 14 10 12 13 13 16 23 26
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 32 32 31 25 35 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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) 8.8 7.5 6.7 7.1 7.9 8.3 7.7 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.8 7.9 8.9 9.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 9 9 7 7 5
DATE FRI 03/13/26 SAT 03/14/26 SUN 03/15/26 MON 03/16/26 TUE 03/17/26
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 FW FW CL FW FW SC BK SC SC FW SC OV SC BK BK BK FW SC FW SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 5 5 5 10 35 50 45 40 20 30 75 50 60 65 50 15 40 25 30
TEMPERATURE 30 27 43 45 33 30 46 45 37 32 42 42 30 26 39 43 33 31 48 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 47 29 49 32 45 25 45 30 53
WIND CHILL 19 17 36 36 22 19 37 35 26 21 32 31 19 14 29 34 25 23
WIND DIR W NW W W W W W W W W W W SW W W W NW NW W W
WIND (MPH) 16 11 11 19 14 14 24 32 20 21 26 27 16 13 18 23 11 9 13 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 23 31 27 27 39 56 41 43 44 48 31 27 32 41 24 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.8 7.4 8.4 9.3 8.4 8.3 9.0 9.5 8.8 8.0 8.3 9.1 7.8 7.3 8.9 10.6 10.1 10.0 10.7 11.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 4 2 3 2 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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