Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 181105
AVGABQ
AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 40 45 65 65 70 80 80 85 90 85 90 90 95 95 55 55 30
TEMPERATURE 27 31 39 38 35 31 28 26 23 24 28 29 27 23 21 20 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 22 30 18
WIND CHILL 15 20 29 28 26 20 17 16 13 16 20 22 20 17 15 14 12
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S SE SE E SE SE S SE SW W W
WIND (MPH) 17 18 20 17 16 13 12 10 9 8 8 6 8 5 4 5 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 19
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 40 60 60 60 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 20 20 5
PRECIP TYPE T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.03 0.16 0.09 0.07 0.13 0.29 0.13 0.04
6 HOUR SNOW 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.7 3.4 1.6 0.6
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.9 7.2 7.5 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.9 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 10 8 8 9 9 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13
DATE SUN 04/20/25 MON 04/21/25 TUE 04/22/25 WED 04/23/25 THU 04/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 20 35 30 25 30 25 15 20 45 40 40 40 50 50
TEMPERATURE 35 39 27 24 45 47 35 31 50 51 36 31 53 51 38 34 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 41 23 49 30 53 31 54 33 55
WIND CHILL 28 32 18 30 25 32
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NE E SW SW SE SE SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 12 5 4 10 17 6 5 10 16 8 6 11 16 8 6 12 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 19 16 31 19 27 19 19 28 20 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 20 10 10 5 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.5 8.5 9.4 9.2 8.8 9.3 9.9 9.6 9.3 9.9 10.3 10.1 9.7 10.0 10.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 6 6 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 04/18/25 SATURDAY 04/19/25
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 SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 50 65 65 70 80 80 80 90 80 90 90 100 100 55 55 35
TEMPERATURE 22 25 32 30 28 25 23 21 19 19 21 22 20 18 17 16 15
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 18 22 15
WIND CHILL 7 10 19 17 15 12 10 9 7 7 11 12 10 8 4 4 2
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE S SE SW W W
WIND (MPH) 21 19 21 18 17 16 13 12 11 10 9 8 9 8 10 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 35 31 33
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 20 40 40 60 50 60 70 70 70 90 90 80 80 30 30 5
PRECIP TYPE T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.09 0.21 0.11 0.06 0.16 0.30 0.17 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 1.0 2.2 1.2 0.8 2.2 3.7 2.1 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.0 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.7 7.3 6.5 6.4 6.7 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 14
DATE SUN 04/20/25 MON 04/21/25 TUE 04/22/25 WED 04/23/25 THU 04/24/25
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 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 5 10 20 35 35 25 30 25 20 25 45 40 40 40 50 50
TEMPERATURE 28 32 22 20 38 40 31 27 43 43 31 28 45 43 33 31 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 33 20 41 27 45 28 47 31 47
WIND CHILL 17 21 11 9 29 30 21 18 36 35 21 17 39 34 23 21 38 35
WIND DIR W W SW SW W SW SW SW W W NE E SW SW SE E SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 16 11 10 13 20 12 10 13 18 13 13 14 19 14 12 16 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 20 10 10 10 20 20
PRECIP TYPE T T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.1 8.3 7.7 7.5 8.5 9.4 9.2 8.8 9.3 9.9 9.6 9.3 9.9 10.3 10.1 9.7 10.0 10.2
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 9 9 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