Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MDT THU APR 17 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 25 45 30 15 20 45 50 70 70 75 75 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 36 41 49 52 50 42 36 30 27 31 38 40 37 30 28 25 22
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 26 41 22
WIND CHILL 25 31 31 25 18 14 19 28 31 28 22 17 14 12
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE SE SE
WIND (MPH) 19 25 31 33 33 27 23 18 16 16 18 18 14 9 11 11 10
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 49 55 61 59 51 47 36 31 32 31 31 28 23 23 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 40 60 60 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.05 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.0 8.5 9.1 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.5 7.7 8.0 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 4 4 3 3 4 4 11 11 14 14 12 12 9 9 12 12 14
DATE SAT 04/19/25 SUN 04/20/25 MON 04/21/25 TUE 04/22/25 WED 04/23/25
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 OV OV SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 75 45 25 10 10 5 10 20 35 30 30 25 30 15 20 55 50
TEMPERATURE 28 28 22 18 36 40 27 23 45 47 34 29 50 51 36 31 52 51
MAX/MIN TEMP 31 17 41 22 49 29 53 30 55
WIND CHILL 19 19 16 12 29 31 20 15 39 28 23 29 24
WIND DIR SE SW SW W W W SW SW SW W S NW W W E E SW SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 5 4 9 14 5 6 11 18 6 5 11 14 9 8 11 13
WIND GUST (MPH) 17 19 31 20 19 23 20 23 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 40 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.39 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 4.7 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.6 7.0 8.4 8.0 7.6 8.5 9.4 9.1 8.7 9.2 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.9 10.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 12 12 12 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 THURSDAY 04/17/25 FRIDAY 04/18/25
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 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 15 10 10 25 50 30 15 25 45 50 70 70 75 75 85 85 90
TEMPERATURE 31 35 42 45 42 36 30 25 22 24 31 32 30 24 22 20 18
MAX/MIN TEMP 46 21 33 18
WIND CHILL 17 21 30 34 31 22 15 9 6 9 18 20 17 12 9 5 3
WIND DIR W W W W W W SW SW W SW SW SW SW S SE S SE
WIND (MPH) 25 29 34 39 39 34 29 24 20 20 20 20 19 12 14 16 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 49 55 61 59 55 48 39 33 32 33 32 31 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 40 40 50 50 60 60 70
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.7 1.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.2 8.0 8.5 9.1 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.6 7.7 8.0 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.1
SNOW RATIO (:1) 8 8 6 6 8 8 14 14 16 16 15 15 11 11 13 13 14
DATE SAT 04/19/25 SUN 04/20/25 MON 04/21/25 TUE 04/22/25 WED 04/23/25
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 OV OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 75 50 25 10 10 5 10 25 35 30 30 25 30 20 25 55 50
TEMPERATURE 21 21 17 15 28 32 23 20 37 39 30 26 42 43 31 28 45 43
MAX/MIN TEMP 23 13 34 20 41 25 46 27 47
WIND CHILL 8 8 4 2 18 21 12 9 28 29 19 15 35 36 20 16 38 35
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W W W W W W SW NW W W E E SW SW
WIND (MPH) 13 14 11 10 12 18 10 10 14 20 12 12 14 17 14 14 14 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 32 24 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 80 40 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 5 5 30 10
PRECIP TYPE S S R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.44 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 5.8 0.4
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 6.5 6.1 5.6 7.0 8.4 8.0 7.6 8.5 9.4 9.1 8.7 9.2 9.8 9.5 9.3 9.9 10.3
SNOW RATIO (:1) 13 13 13 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