Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 170829
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 10 10 10 5 10 5 10 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TEMPERATURE 29 35 45 46 41 33 30 28 27 34 47 50 45 36 32 31 31
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 26 51 29
WIND CHILL 35 26 23 21 20 28 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W NW NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 3 4 9 10 9 8 6 6 8 6 9 8 4 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 20 24 27 19 17
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.4 7.6 8.5 9.0 8.8 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.7 8.1 9.2 9.9 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
DATE SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25
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 CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 20 25 30 45 45 50 35 45 35 35 20
TEMPERATURE 51 49 38 35 53 50 36 31 51 48 37 33 48 44 34 29 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 55 34 57 30 54 32 51 29 49
WIND CHILL 31 26 31 26 23
WIND DIR SW W W W W SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 9 9 11 12 10 6 5 5 8 8 6 8 9 9 6 6 9 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 32 24 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 11.1 10.7 9.8 10.4 11.1 10.4 9.7 10.2 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.3 10.0 10.3 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 0 0 0 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 10/17/25 SATURDAY 10/18/25
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 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 5
TEMPERATURE 28 30 37 38 34 29 27 26 25 29 40 43 38 32 30 29 29
MAX/MIN TEMP 39 24 44 28
WIND CHILL 20 23 30 31 25 19 17 15 14 20 33 37 25 22 21 20
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W W W W NW W SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 8 8 10 12 11 11 10 11 12 11 10 9 5 6 6 8 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 24 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE
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
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.5 7.7 8.5 9.0 8.8 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.1 9.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.7
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
DATE SUN 10/19/25 MON 10/20/25 TUE 10/21/25 WED 10/22/25 THU 10/23/25
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 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 10 10 10 10 10 15 20 30 35 45 50 55 40 45 40 40 20
TEMPERATURE 43 41 35 33 46 43 33 29 44 41 34 31 40 37 31 27 38 36
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 32 49 29 47 30 44 27 41
WIND CHILL 35 25 21 39 37 25 20 38 34 25 21 34 30 22 17 30 30
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W
WIND (MPH) 10 11 14 18 13 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 11 10 10 11 11 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 25
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 10 10 10 5
PRECIP TYPE R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 10.2 11.1 10.8 9.8 10.4 11.1 10.4 9.7 10.2 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.4 10.1 10.3 10.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 1 1 1 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN