Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1036 AM MST MON NOV 10 2025


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

DATE                    MONDAY 11/10/25                         TUESDAY 11/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                  CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)               5   10   10   15   40   45   45   45   60   50   30   20   30   30   35
TEMPERATURE                  47   50   43   36   34   33   32   36   50   52   44   37   34   32   31
MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  31                  52                  30
WIND CHILL                                            27   26
WIND DIR                     NW   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW    W    W   SW   SW   SW
WIND (MPH)                    6    5    3    5    6    6    6    4    8    6    3    4    4    3    3
WIND GUST (MPH)                                  20   25   27
PRECIP PROB (%)               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)            9.2  9.9  9.6  9.4  9.4  9.1  8.8  9.1  9.6  9.8  9.6  9.4  9.2  9.2  9.1
SNOW RATIO (:1)               1    1    0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0    1    1    1    1    1

DATE               WED 11/12/25        THU 11/13/25        FRI 11/14/25        SAT 11/15/25        SUN 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   45   50   35   40   45   50   45   65   70   65   65   60   55   55   45   35   25
TEMPERATURE        50   45   37   33   49   44   36   33   45   40   32   27   39   35   28   23   35   32
MIN/MAX TEMP            53        32        51        32        47        27        41        22        39
WIND CHILL                   31   27             30   26   39   32   23   18   32   29   21   15   28   26
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    N   NE    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          5    6    6    6    9    6    6   10   12   12   12   10    9    6    6    9    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)              19   24             19   28        24   28   28             19   24
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   30   30   20   30   30   30   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.5  9.6  9.0  8.7  9.3  9.9  9.4  9.1  9.5  9.4  8.5  7.8  8.0  8.1  7.5  7.0  7.3  7.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     1    1    1    1    1   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM


...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...

DATE                    MONDAY 11/10/25                         TUESDAY 11/11/25
TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A

CLOUD COVER                  CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)               5   10   10   15   45   50   50   45   65   45   25   20   30   30   35
TEMPERATURE                  41   43   36   33   32   31   30   33   43   44   37   33   32   30   29
MAX/MIN TEMP                           43                  30                  45                  29
WIND CHILL                                  25   23   22   21   27   37             27   25   23   21
WIND DIR                     NW   NW   NW    W    W    W   NW   NW   NW   NW   NW    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)                    8    6    4    8   10   11   11    6    9    8    5    5    6    6    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       25   25
PRECIP PROB (%)               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)            9.2  9.9  9.6  9.4  9.5  9.2  8.9  9.1  9.7  9.8  9.6  9.5  9.3  9.3  9.2
SNOW RATIO (:1)               3    3    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    3    3    2

DATE               WED 11/12/25        THU 11/13/25        FRI 11/14/25        SAT 11/15/25        SUN 11/16/25
TIME (LT)          11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   BK   SC   SC   SC   BK   SC   BK   OV   BK   BK   BK   BK   BK   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   45   55   40   45   50   55   50   65   70   70   70   60   55   55   50   40   25
TEMPERATURE        42   38   33   31   41   37   33   31   38   32   29   25   32   28   25   22   28   25
MIN/MAX TEMP            45        31        43        31        39        24        34        20        31
WIND CHILL              32   26   21   35   30   24   20   29   21   17   12   23   19   14    8   19   16
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W   SW    W    W    W    N    N    W   SW
WIND (MPH)          8    8   10   12   11   10   11   16   16   16   17   17   11   10   11   14   10    8
WIND GUST (MPH)                   25                  28        27   31   31                  27
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   20   30   30   20   30   30   30   20   20   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  9.4  9.6  9.0  8.7  9.3  9.9  9.4  9.1  9.5  9.4  8.5  7.8  8.0  8.1  7.5  7.0  7.4  7.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)     2    2    2    2    2   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