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


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

DATE                                   TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18
                   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   20   15   15    5   55   75   60   60   45   45   20   20   50   50   60
TEMPERATURE        59   51   47   44   43   53   64   63   59   50   47   44   43   52   64   66   62
MIN/MAX TEMP                           42                  66                  42                  67
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR            E    E    E    E   NW    W   NW    W    S    E    S   SW    W    W   NW   NW   SE
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    4    4    3    6    5    4    4    4    3    4    4    8    6    4
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    0    0    0    0    0   30   60   30   30    0    0    0    0   30   30   10
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    R    T    R                        T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.04      0.00      0.00      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.5 13.7 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.1 13.4 13.5 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE                    THU 09/04/25        FRI 09/05/25        SAT 09/06/25        SUN 09/07/25        MON 09/08/25
TIME (LT)          00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18
                   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   SC   OV   BK   SC   FW   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   20   60   65   60   55   85   70   55   45   85   65   60   50   80   55   40   25   55   30
TEMPERATURE        48   43   65   61   49   44   62   54   46   42   60   55   46   42   59   56   46   42   61   60
MIN/MAX TEMP            43        67        44        63        42        61        42        61        42        64
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE    S    W    W    W    N    S   SE   SE    W    W   SW   SW   NW    W    W    S   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    4    9    6    4    4    5    5    4    3    6    5    3    4    6    5    4    4    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5   40   20    0   10   80   50   10   10   80   50   10   10   70   30    5    5   40   10
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T              R    T              R    T         R    T    T              T
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.2 13.4 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.6 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.5 13.8 13.9 13.5 13.2 13.3 13.6
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0   MM   MM   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                                   TUESDAY 09/02/25                        WEDNESDAY 09/03/25
TIME (LT)          18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18   21   00   03   06   09   12   15   18
                   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P   9P   12   3A   6A   9A   12   3P   6P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   CL   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   FW   FW   BK   BK   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   30   20   15   15    5   50   75   60   65   50   50   25   25   50   50   65
TEMPERATURE        53   46   44   42   41   49   57   57   52   46   44   42   41   48   58   59   56
MIN/MAX TEMP                           40                  59                  41                  60
WIND CHILL                   38   36
WIND DIR            E    E    E   NE   NW    W   NW    W    S    E   SW    W    W    W   NW   NW    S
WIND (MPH)          6   10   10    9    8    5    9    6    5    6    6    6    8    8   10    8    5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)    10    0    0    0    0    0   30   60   30   30    0    0    0    0   30   30   10
PRECIP TYPE                                       T    R    T    R                        T    T
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.05      0.00      0.00      0.01
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.5 13.8 14.0 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.1 13.4 13.5 13.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

DATE                    THU 09/04/25        FRI 09/05/25        SAT 09/06/25        SUN 09/07/25        MON 09/08/25
TIME (LT)          00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18   00   06   12   18
                   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P   12   6A   12   6P

CLOUD COVER        SC   FW   BK   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   BK   SC   OV   BK   BK   BK   OV   BK   SC   FW   BK   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   25   60   65   65   55   85   70   60   50   85   65   60   50   80   55   40   25   55   30
TEMPERATURE        45   42   58   54   46   42   55   47   43   41   53   49   43   40   52   49   43   40   55   53
MIN/MAX TEMP            42        60        42        56        40        54        40        54        40        57
WIND CHILL
WIND DIR           SE   SW    W    W   NW    N   SW    S    E    W    W   SW    W   NW    W    W   SW   NW    W    W
WIND (MPH)         10    8   10    9    6    9    6    6    8    6    9    6    6    8    9    8    6    8    9    8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5   40   20    0   10   80   50   10   10   70   50   10   10   70   30    5    5   40   10
PRECIP TYPE                   T    T              R    T              R    T    R         T    T              T
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 13.5 13.2 13.4 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.6 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.7 14.0 13.8 13.5 13.8 13.9 13.5 13.2 13.3 13.6
SNOW RATIO (:1)     0    0    0   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN