Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 161105
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT FRI MAY 16 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC FW FW SC BK BK SC SC SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 15 15 10 5 15 25 15 20 30 60 60 50 50 35
TEMPERATURE 32 41 51 55 54 43 38 36 34 50 57 58 56 46 40 36 32
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 34 58 32
WIND CHILL 23 32 34 25
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 11 16 17 18 16 9 4 4 5 8 16 18 19 10 9 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH) 31 35 32 31 31 20 27 31
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) 7.8 8.5 9.6 10.2 10.3 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.2 9.7 9.1 8.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3
DATE SUN 05/18/25 MON 05/19/25 TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25
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 BK BK SC SC OV OV BK SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 25 45 70 70 70 35 25 35 15 10 15 20 10 10 10 20
TEMPERATURE 55 52 36 30 49 46 33 27 49 55 37 31 57 61 42 36 59 61
MAX/MIN TEMP 56 30 50 27 56 30 62 35 64
WIND CHILL 26 19 39 24 18 31 24 36 29
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 26 26 18 16 18 16 11 9 11 11 8 8 11 13 9 9 12 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 41 33 32 32 27
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 40 20 10 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.9 9.2 8.7 9.0 9.1 8.7 8.3 9.4 10.8 10.2 9.7 10.5 11.4 11.0 10.7 11.3 11.8
SNOW RATIO (:1) 2 2 4 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 05/16/25 SATURDAY 05/17/25
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 SC FW FW SC BK BK BK BK SC
CLOUD COVER (%) 10 5 10 15 15 10 10 15 30 15 25 30 65 65 50 50 35
TEMPERATURE 28 35 43 47 46 38 34 32 32 44 49 51 48 41 37 33 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 48 31 51 29
WIND CHILL 16 23 34 39 38 29 26 24 24 35 33 29 25 20
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW
WIND (MPH) 18 21 21 23 21 14 10 10 10 12 19 21 21 13 11 10 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 33 36 35 35 35 31 33 33
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) 7.7 8.5 9.5 10.2 10.3 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.5 10.2 9.7 9.1 8.5
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 5
DATE SUN 05/18/25 MON 05/19/25 TUE 05/20/25 WED 05/21/25 THU 05/22/25
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 BK BK SC SC OV OV OV SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUD COVER (%) 60 55 30 50 70 75 70 35 25 35 15 10 15 20 10 10 15 25
TEMPERATURE 45 43 31 27 40 38 28 24 40 46 33 29 47 51 37 33 50 52
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 26 41 24 47 28 53 33 54
WIND CHILL 36 33 19 13 31 28 17 13 32 25 19 30 24
WIND DIR SW W W W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W NW W W
WIND (MPH) 28 28 23 20 21 19 13 12 12 13 10 11 13 16 12 12 14 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 43 35 32 35 31
PRECIP PROB (%) 5 5 0 5 40 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE T T
12 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 9.9 9.2 8.7 9.0 9.1 8.7 8.3 9.4 10.8 10.2 9.7 10.5 11.4 11.0 10.7 11.3 11.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 5 7 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