Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
405 PM MST THU FEB 13 2025


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

DATE                                        FRIDAY 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK   BK   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    35   50   85   95   95   95   95   90   85   85   70   70   70   70   90   90   65
TEMPERATURE        29   25   27   27   28   27   28   27   25   22   21   19   18   19   25   27   25
MIN/MAX TEMP                           23                  28                  17                  27
WIND CHILL         19   14   15   14   14   13   13   13   12    9    9    7    7   10   16   15   13
WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   11   13   19   21   23   24   23   19   14   12   10    9    6   10   12   13
WIND GUST (MPH)    28   28   33   47   49   51   51   40   41   39   36   33   28   20        24   28
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0   80   80   90   80  100   80   60   60   40   40   30   30   80   80   30
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.36      0.49      0.42      0.08      0.02      0.04      0.06
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       4.2       5.7       5.1       1.0       0.3       0.6       0.8
12 HOUR SNOW                          4.2                10.8                 1.3                 1.4
 LOW END SNOW                         0.3                 5.3                 0.0                 0.2
 HIGH END SNOW                        6.3                14.5                 1.9                 1.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3  5.0  6.4  7.3  7.8  8.0  8.0  7.6  6.7  6.2  5.8  5.5  5.4  5.3  5.8  5.8  5.7
SNOW RATIO (:1)    11   11   11   11   11   11   12   12   14   14   14   14   14   14   14   14   14

DATE                         SUN 02/16/25        MON 02/17/25        TUE 02/18/25        WED 02/19/25        THU 02/20/25
TIME (LT)          23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   FW   SC   FW   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    40   35   20   40   25   25   15   45   65   75   80   55   45   40   25   35   30   35   30   25
TEMPERATURE        19   12   29   29   22   21   33   33   26   23   27   26   19   15   25   28   18   17   30   31
MAX/MIN TEMP            11        32        19        36        20        29        14        30        15        35
WIND CHILL         11    5   21   19   11   10   23   22   18   14   17   15   10    6   15   18    9    7   21   21
WIND DIR            W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    4    6   11   10   10   16   18    6    6   10   11    6    6   10   11    6    6   11   12
WIND GUST (MPH)                   25   28   31   36   41   19   19        25   19   19        25   19   19        28
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    5   10   30   50   70   30   10   10    5    0    0    0    5   10
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.03      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.4       0.0
 LOW END SNOW          0.0       0.0
 HIGH END SNOW         0.4       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3  3.4  4.9  6.4  5.8  5.6  6.7  7.2  6.4  5.6  5.4  5.4  4.4  3.9  4.7  5.6  5.0  4.8  5.7  6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1)    14   13   11   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                                        FRIDAY 02/14/25                         SATURDAY 02/15/25
TIME (LT)          17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17
                   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
CLOUD COVER (%)    30   50   90   95  100  100   95   95   90   90   80   80   75   75   90   90   65
TEMPERATURE        22   20   21   22   23   21   20   20   18   16   16   15   15   15   18   19   19
MIN/MAX TEMP                           19                  21                  14                  20
WIND CHILL          7    4    6    5    5    3    2    2    0   -2   -1   -2   -1    1    5    5    3
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         18   18   20   27   29   31   28   27   25   21   19   18   16   12   13   16   18
WIND GUST (MPH)    31   33   40   52   56   56   48   43   41   36   35   33   31
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    5   80   80   90   80  100   90   60   60   40   40   30   30   80   80   30
PRECIP TYPE                   S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.53      0.64      0.56      0.14      0.04      0.05      0.07
6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       6.6       8.0       7.4       1.9       0.6       0.7       1.0
12 HOUR SNOW                          6.6                15.4                 2.5                 1.7
 LOW END SNOW                         0.8                 8.2                 0.0                 0.2
 HIGH END SNOW                       10.9                22.7                 3.3                 1.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.2  5.1  6.6  7.3  7.8  8.0  8.1  7.6  6.7  6.2  5.9  5.6  5.5  5.3  5.8  5.9  5.8
SNOW RATIO (:1)    12   12   12   12   12   12   13   13   14   14   15   15   14   14   14   14   15

DATE                         SUN 02/16/25        MON 02/17/25        TUE 02/18/25        WED 02/19/25        THU 02/20/25
TIME (LT)          23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17   23   05   11   17
                   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P   11P  5A   11A  5P

CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   FW   SC   SC   SC   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC
CLOUD COVER (%)    45   35   25   45   25   30   20   45   70   80   80   50   45   45   30   40   35   35   30   30
TEMPERATURE        15    9   21   22   17   17   25   26   21   19   19   19   15   12   18   21   14   14   22   24
MAX/MIN TEMP             8        24        16        28        17        21        11        22        12        28
WIND CHILL          1   -5   10    8    2    2   11   11    9    6    5    4    0   -3    4    7   -1   -1    9   10
WIND DIR            W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)         12   10   11   16   16   16   20   24   12   13   14   16   13   12   14   16   12   13   14   18
WIND GUST (MPH)                   28   31   31   36   40   24   25        27        24        27   24             32
PRECIP PROB (%)     5    5    0    0    0    0    5   10   30   50   70   30   10   10    5    0    0    0    5    5
PRECIP TYPE                                                 S    S    S    S
12 HOUR QPF           0.03      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.4       0.0
 LOW END SNOW          0.0       0.0
 HIGH END SNOW         0.5       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3  3.4  4.8  6.3  5.8  5.6  6.7  7.2  6.4  5.6  5.4  5.4  4.5  3.9  4.7  5.6  5.0  4.8  5.8  6.6
SNOW RATIO (:1)    15   14   12   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