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FWUS45 KABQ 020636
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 AM MDT THU APR 2 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 35 20 15 15 10 10 20 25 20 15 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 31 30 33 40 45 46 41 37 34 31 32 39 42 39
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 47 29 43
WIND CHILL 19 19 23 31 37 37 31 26 23 19 20 29 34 31
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 19 16 16 17 23 26 20 21 20 20 21 20 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 39 35 31 36 47 40 43 43 39 43 39 28 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5
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) 8.5 8.3 8.4 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.2 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 8 8 5 5 4 4 7 7 11 11 10 10 8
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 FW SC BK SC SC BK BK SC BK OV BK FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 15 20 50 55 25 40 65 60 45 60 75 60 20 20 45 35
TEMPERATURE 24 19 41 46 31 28 47 46 34 30 48 45 36 32 47 47 36 33 51 51
MIN/MAX TEMP 17 47 27 50 29 50 31 50 32 54
WIND CHILL 16 11 24 22 28 26 30 27
WIND DIR N N W W S SW SW SW S W W SW S S W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 8 6 8 10 8 5 10 11 8 4 9 10 6 6 12 13 6 6 14 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 23 19 23 27 19 27 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 50 40 20 30 60 30 5 10 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S R S S S R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 5.9 5.7 7.1 8.2 7.8 7.8 8.8 9.7 9.2 9.0 9.6 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.9 10.2 10.0 9.6 10.0 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 9 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 2
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 04/02/26 FRIDAY 04/03/26
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 OV SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 50 25 20 15 10 10 30 40 25 20 5 5 10
TEMPERATURE 26 25 27 31 37 37 35 32 29 27 27 31 34 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 24 39 26 35
WIND CHILL 10 11 13 19 25 25 22 18 14 11 11 18 23 19
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 25 21 21 20 24 29 26 28 28 25 27 24 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 43 39 36 32 36 47 43 43 43 41 43 39
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 5
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) 8.6 8.4 8.4 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.2 8.7 8.1 7.5 7.1 6.7 6.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 10 10 9 9 7 7 11 11 13 13 12 12 11
DATE SAT 04/04/26 SUN 04/05/26 MON 04/06/26 TUE 04/07/26 WED 04/08/26
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 FW FW FW FW BK BK SC SC BK BK SC BK OV BK FW FW SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 5 15 15 20 50 55 25 40 65 60 45 60 75 60 25 20 45 35
TEMPERATURE 21 18 34 38 27 26 40 38 31 27 41 37 32 29 40 39 32 31 43 43
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 39 25 42 27 42 29 42 30 46
WIND CHILL 7 4 26 29 16 15 32 30 22 19 34 29 24 21 31 30 24 22 36 35
WIND DIR NW NW W W S W SW SW S NW W SW S N W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 13 12 12 14 14 11 13 13 10 8 11 12 9 9 14 16 10 10 17 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24 28 28 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 10 20 50 40 20 30 60 30 5 5 20 10
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 5.7 7.2 8.2 7.8 7.9 8.8 9.7 9.2 9.0 9.7 10.1 9.8 9.5 9.9 10.2 10.0 9.6 10.1 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 11 7 6 7 6 5 6 7 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 4
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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