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FWUS45 KABQ 011836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26
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 OV OV OV BK BK SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 70 65 55 35 15 10 5 20 20 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 37 34 32 32 31 29 33 41 47 47 41 38 34 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 28 48 29
WIND CHILL 27 22 20 19 19 18 22 32 39 39 32 27 22 18
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 21 23 24 23 20 16 17 17 21 24 20 21 21 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 44 47 56 57 52 47 41 28 36 43 47 52 52 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 50 20 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.43 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.8 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.1 8.6 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.1 8.4 7.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 4 4 3 3 4 4 10
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 10 10 20 20 20 45 45 30 30 60 55 55 65 70 55
TEMPERATURE 40 40 27 23 43 45 32 29 47 47 35 31 48 47 36 33 46 45
MAX/MIN TEMP 42 21 47 27 49 30 51 32 49
WIND CHILL 30 31 19 15 25 29 39
WIND DIR W W N NW W W SE S SW SW SW NW W SW S SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 20 17 8 6 9 10 8 4 10 11 6 4 9 10 6 6 12 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 31 20 19 23 23 24 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 40 30 20 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.6 5.9 5.6 7.0 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 9.4 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.7 10.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 10 10 5 4 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 3
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE WEDNESDAY 04/01/26 THURSDAY 04/02/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV BK FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 85 80 75 75 50 20 15 5 20 20 15 15 15
TEMPERATURE 31 27 27 28 27 25 28 33 39 39 36 33 30 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 34 25 41 26
WIND CHILL 17 11 11 12 11 11 13 22 28 27 23 20 15 11
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 26 28 31 29 27 24 24 19 25 28 27 29 31 27
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 47 51 52 48 41 41 31 39 44 47 51 51 47
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 70 50 30 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.55 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 HOUR SNOW 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 1.7 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.9 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.2 8.6 9.4 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.2 8.4 7.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 10 10 10 10 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 5 11
DATE FRI 04/03/26 SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26
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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC BK BK BK OV BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 15 10 15 20 20 20 45 45 35 30 60 55 55 70 70 55
TEMPERATURE 32 32 22 20 35 37 28 26 39 39 31 28 40 39 32 31 38 37
MAX/MIN TEMP 35 19 40 25 42 27 43 29 41
WIND CHILL 18 20 9 6 26 29 18 18 31 30 23 20 33 31 24 22 30 28
WIND DIR W W NW NW W W S SW SW W SW NW W SW S W W W
WIND (MPH) 25 19 13 13 13 13 11 8 12 13 9 8 11 13 10 10 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 31 25 24 25 25 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 40 30 20 30 50 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.4 6.6 5.9 5.6 7.0 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 9.4 10.0 9.7 9.4 9.7 10.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 12 11 8 7 7 5 5 6 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 5
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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