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FWUS45 KABQ 171836
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1235 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
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 OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 80 85 90 90 90 95 90 75 70 75 75 55 55 25
TEMPERATURE 62 58 52 49 47 46 50 60 63 58 51 46 43 42
MAX/MIN TEMP 63 44 63 41
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 18 13 10 6 8 8 6 10 9 9 5 5 6 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 60 70 80 60 50 60 50 60 50 50 40 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.22 0.17 0.03 0.05 0.04 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 14.9 14.7 14.9 15.0 14.6 14.4 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.5 13.3 13.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC BK BK BK OV OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 25 5 35 15 25 40 45 50 55 65 80 70 70 65 70 60
TEMPERATURE 63 60 46 40 61 59 44 40 59 58 46 42 55 53 45 41 54 54
MAX/MIN TEMP 67 39 65 39 62 41 58 40 57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SE E SW SW SE SE SW SW S S W SW
WIND (MPH) 10 13 4 6 12 9 2 2 9 8 5 3 9 5 3 2 6 4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 70 60 50 40 60 40
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.3 13.0 12.3 12.2 12.4 11.7 11.5 12.0 12.5 12.6 12.7 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.0 13.2 13.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
DATE THURSDAY 09/17/26 FRIDAY 09/18/26
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 OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 100 95 90 100 95 80 70 80 80 55 55 25
TEMPERATURE 54 50 47 45 45 44 44 51 55 50 46 43 41 40
MAX/MIN TEMP 54 42 55 39
WIND CHILL 39 38 35 34
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 19 14 12 9 11 10 9 11 10 10 8 8 9 10
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 60 70 70 80 60 60 60 50 60 50 50 40 10 5 5
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R T T R
6 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.23 0.21 0.04 0.06 0.05 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 MM MM MM MM
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 15.0 14.7 14.9 15.0 14.6 14.4 14.5 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.5 13.3 13.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC BK BK OV OV BK BK OV BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 50 25 5 35 15 25 40 50 50 55 65 80 75 70 65 70 65
TEMPERATURE 53 52 42 38 51 53 41 38 52 52 42 40 48 46 41 39 47 47
MAX/MIN TEMP 57 38 56 38 55 40 50 39 49
WIND CHILL 32
WIND DIR SW W SW W W W NE E SW SW SE SE SW SW S S W SW
WIND (MPH) 11 14 6 9 14 11 4 4 11 9 6 5 10 6 5 4 8 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 70 60 50 40 60 40
PRECIP TYPE T T R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.3 12.3 12.4 11.7 11.5 12.0 12.5 12.6 12.8 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.6
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN
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