472  
FWUS45 KABQ 090635  
AVGABQ  
 
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1234 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26  
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 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 20 10 15 10 15 20 15 20 30 70  
TEMPERATURE 37 35 43 57 60 54 44 42 40 39 45 55 57 52  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 60 39 57  
WIND CHILL  
WIND DIR SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 3 3 2 5 9 9 6 6 8 6 8 10 12 12  
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 19  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 20  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R T  
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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.1 11.8 11.7 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.6 12.6  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0  
 
DATE SUN 10/11/26 MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26  
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 OV OV BK OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 75 50 80 60 50 45 15 20 25 20 60 55 25 10 10 10 10 5 15  
TEMPERATURE 44 42 55 53 46 43 55 50 43 40 51 47 38 33 43 41 32 30 46 42  
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 58 42 57 39 53 33 46 29 48  
WIND CHILL 38 35 35 34 29 23 36 34 25 23  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 12 11 14 16 16 14 16 10 10 9 16 12 14 16 16 11 8 6 6 4  
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 28 33 36 27 31 35 20  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 60 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.5 13.3 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.1 11.9 11.9 10.9 9.5 9.4 9.9 9.3 9.1 10.0 10.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 5 3 3 4 3 2 2 4  
 
   
..WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT
 
 
DATE FRIDAY 10/09/26 SATURDAY 10/10/26  
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC BK  
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 0 5 15 10 15 10 20 30 20 20 30 70  
TEMPERATURE 37 36 41 50 52 47 40 39 39 38 42 48 49 45  
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 53 37 50  
WIND CHILL 31 34 32 31 30 35 39  
WIND DIR W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 6 6 4 6 11 10 9 11 13 12 11 12 13 13  
WIND GUST (MPH)  
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 20  
PRECIP TYPE R R T  
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 MM MM MM MM  
HIGH END SNOW MM MM MM MM  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 12.1 11.8 11.7 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.7 12.7  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
 
DATE SUN 10/11/26 MON 10/12/26 TUE 10/13/26 WED 10/14/26 THU 10/15/26  
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 OV OV BK OV BK SC SC FW FW FW FW BK BK SC FW FW FW FW CL FW  
CLOUD COVER (%) 85 80 55 80 60 50 45 10 20 25 20 60 55 30 10 10 10 10 5 15  
TEMPERATURE 42 40 48 47 43 40 48 44 40 38 44 41 35 31 36 34 29 28 39 36  
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 51 40 51 38 46 31 39 27 41  
WIND CHILL 33 31 34 30 38 33 31 36 33 25 19 26 25 20 19 33  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW  
WIND (MPH) 18 18 18 18 20 21 19 11 12 11 18 13 18 20 18 12 10 9 8 5  
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 33 31 35 36 32 24 23 31 36 31  
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 10 10 60 40 10 10 10 10 10 10 40 30 10 10 5 5 5 5 5  
PRECIP TYPE R T R R T S S  
12 HOUR QPF 0.01 0.00  
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0  
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.5 13.4 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.1 11.9 11.9 10.9 9.5 9.4 9.9 9.3 9.1 10.0 10.4  
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 6  
 

 
 
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---  
 
CODE TYPE  
T THUNDERSTORMS  
R RAIN  
S SNOW  
I SLEET  
Z FREEZING RAIN  
 
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