Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 AM MDT MON SEP 1 2025


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...

DATE               MONDAY 09/01/25                         TUESDAY 09/02/25
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   FW   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   10   65   65   35   30   30   15   15    5   70   70   50   50   45   45   25
TEMPERATURE        42   51   62   63   59   51   47   44   43   53   64   63   59   50   46   44   43
MAX/MIN TEMP                           65                  42                  66                  42
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            W    W   NW    N    E    E    E   SE    W    W    W    W   SW   SE    S   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    5    5    5    5    4    3    2    6    5    4    4    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0   60   60   20   20    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T                                  R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.02      0.04      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.4 13.6 13.8 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE               WED 09/03/25   THU 09/04/25        FRI 09/05/25        SAT 09/06/25        SUN 09/07/25
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   BK   SC   BK   BK   SC   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   OV   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   60   55   35   60   60   50   45   80   60   45   40   80   60   55   45   70   45
TEMPERATURE        64   61   48   44   65   59   49   44   63   56   46   42   61   57   47   43   61   58
MAX/MIN TEMP            67        43        67        44        64        42        63        42        63
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           NW    S    E    W    W    W   SW    N    W    S    S   SW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    4    5    3    6    6    4    4    5    5    4    4    6    5    4    4    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10    0    5   40   10    0    5   70   30   10   10   70   40   10   10   60   20
PRECIP TYPE         T                   T                   R    T              T    T              R    T
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.8 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.5 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.8 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.7 14.0
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               MONDAY 09/01/25                         TUESDAY 09/02/25
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   FW   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   CL   OV   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   10   65   65   35   30   30   15   20    5   70   70   50   50   45   45   25
TEMPERATURE        40   47   55   56   52   46   44   42   41   48   58   56   52   45   43   42   41
MAX/MIN TEMP                           58                  41                  59                  41
WIND CHILL                                       38
WIND DIR            W    W   NW    N    E    E    E   SE    W    W    W    W    W   SE   SW   SW    W
WIND (MPH)          5    5    6    5    6   10   10    9    6    5    8    5    5    6    8    6    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5   50   50    5    5    0    0    0    0   60   60   20   20    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T                                  R    R    T    R
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.05      0.00
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.6 13.4 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.5 13.7 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)     1    1    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE               WED 09/03/25   THU 09/04/25        FRI 09/05/25        SAT 09/06/25        SUN 09/07/25
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   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   SC   OV   BK   SC   SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    55   65   55   35   60   60   50   50   80   65   50   40   80   60   60   45   70   50
TEMPERATURE        57   54   45   42   58   53   46   42   56   49   43   40   55   50   44   41   55   51
MAX/MIN TEMP            60        42        59        42        57        40        56        41        56
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            W   SW    E    W    W    W    W   NW    W   SW    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    5    9    6    9    8    8    8    6    6    8    6    8    6    6    8    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    30   10    0    5   40   10    0    5   70   30   10   10   70   40   10   10   50   20
PRECIP TYPE         T                   T                   T    T              T    T              T    T
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.8 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.6 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.8 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.7 14.0
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0   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