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FWUS45 KABQ 232234
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
433 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 25 55 55 50 50 20 20 35 35 60
TEMPERATURE 45 36 31 28 27 37 47 51 49 42 38 36 33 40 49 52 50
MIN/MAX TEMP 26 51 33 53
WIND CHILL 37 27 24 22 21 30 35 32 28 24 32
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 20 14 8 6 6 8 13 17 18 12 8 8 12 11 17 18 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 26 29 19 24 24 28 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.5 7.1 8.1 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.6 8.1 8.9 9.5 9.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 9 9 8 8 4 4 3 3 4 4 6 6 3 3 3
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26
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 BK BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 80 45 40 40 25 15 15 10 5 20 40 50 65 65 65 65 75 65
TEMPERATURE 38 34 45 42 34 30 44 46 34 31 50 52 37 34 51 51 38 34 45 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 46 28 48 30 54 33 53 33 48
WIND CHILL 30 23 35 32 22 19 35 39 28 25
WIND DIR W SW SW W W W W W SW SW W W W SW SW W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 12 17 26 27 21 17 19 23 6 6 18 20 5 5 16 17 6 5 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 36 48 49 48 39 36 43 20 20 35 41 17 28 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 70 20 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 50 50 50 50 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S T S T S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.17
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.2 7.7 8.5 8.9 8.5 8.0 8.7 9.5 9.1 8.7 9.3 9.7 9.2 8.6 8.9 9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 4 8 8 4 3 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 4 6 7 6 6 MM
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE FRIDAY 04/24/26 SATURDAY 04/25/26
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW BK BK BK BK FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 25 55 55 55 55 25 25 40 40 65
TEMPERATURE 36 30 26 24 24 31 39 43 41 36 34 32 30 35 41 44 42
MIN/MAX TEMP 23 44 29 45
WIND CHILL 24 17 15 13 13 21 30 34 31 26 24 21 18 24 32 36 32
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 23 17 11 10 10 11 16 18 19 14 12 12 16 14 19 20 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 34 28 26
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 30
PRECIP TYPE S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 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 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.9 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.5 7.1 8.0 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.6 8.0 8.9 9.5 9.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 6 6 8 8 9 9 6 6 5
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26 THU 04/30/26
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 BK BK OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK BK BK BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 55 60 80 45 40 45 20 15 15 10 10 20 40 50 65 65 65 65 75 65
TEMPERATURE 34 30 37 35 29 27 36 39 30 28 43 44 33 32 43 43 34 31 37 37
MIN/MAX TEMP 30 38 25 40 27 46 30 46 30 41
WIND CHILL 22 17 24 21 15 13 25 28 21 19 34 35 25 23 35 34 26 23 29 28
WIND DIR W W SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 19 24 31 29 26 20 21 26 11 11 21 24 9 10 18 20 11 9 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 39 49 51 49 41 40 44 23 24 39 43 32 35 23 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 70 20 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 5 10 30 50 50 50 50 60 50
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S T S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.20
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.7 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.2 7.7 8.5 8.9 8.5 8.0 8.7 9.5 9.2 8.8 9.3 9.7 9.2 8.7 8.9 9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 8 7 10 10 6 5 6 6 4 3 4 6 5 6 8 10 8 8 MM
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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