Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1037 AM MST FRI NOV 7 2025


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 11/07/25                         SATURDAY 11/08/25
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                  FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   CL
CLOUD COVER (%)              15    5   10    5    5    5    5    5   10   20    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE                  45   47   42   35   33   31   29   33   45   48   40   32   26   22   20
MAX/MIN TEMP                           48                  28                  48                  19
WIND CHILL                             35   27   25   23   23                  34   26             13
WIND DIR                      W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW   SW    S    S    W
WIND (MPH)                    8   12   12   11   10    8    6    4    9   10    9    5    4    5    4
WIND GUST (MPH)                   24   25   27   23   23   23
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)            8.3  8.9  8.7  8.4  8.3  8.3  8.0  8.3  8.9  9.2  9.0  8.5  7.7  6.8  6.4
SNOW RATIO (:1)               3    3    3    3    3    3    4    4    3    3    4    4    7    7    8

DATE               SUN 11/09/25        MON 11/10/25        TUE 11/11/25        WED 11/12/25        THU 11/13/25
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        FW   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    10   35   10    5    5   15   45   55   50   20   15   15   20   30   30   20   15   15
TEMPERATURE        37   35   25   22   45   41   30   28   47   44   32   30   51   45   35   31   50   45
MIN/MAX TEMP            41        21        49        26        51        29        53        30        53
WIND CHILL                                       24   21                                      24
WIND DIR            W   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W   SW   SW    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          6    3    4    4    9    8    5    8    8    9    4    4    5    5    5    6    8    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                   17             19   28                                      20
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.4  7.8  7.7  7.5  8.7  9.7  9.6  9.1  9.4  9.9  9.6  9.3  9.6  9.9  9.3  9.1  9.6 10.2
SNOW RATIO (:1)     6    4    4    3    1   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM   MM


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

DATE                    FRIDAY 11/07/25                         SATURDAY 11/08/25
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                  FW   FW   FW   CL   CL   CL   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)              15    5   10    5    5    5    5    5   10   20    5    5    5    5    5
TEMPERATURE                  38   39   35   31   30   28   27   30   38   40   33   28   24   21   19
MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  26                  41                  19
WIND CHILL                   31   31   24   20   18   17   16   23   32   33   24   20   17   10   10
WIND DIR                      W    W    W    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W    W   SW   SW    W    W
WIND (MPH)                   10   14   17   16   14   13   12    6    9   10   10    9    6   10    6
WIND GUST (MPH)                   26        27   27   25   24
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)            8.2  8.9  8.7  8.4  8.3  8.4  8.1  8.3  8.9  9.2  9.0  8.6  7.8  7.0  6.5
SNOW RATIO (:1)               6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    7    7    9    9   10

DATE               SUN 11/09/25        MON 11/10/25        TUE 11/11/25        WED 11/12/25        THU 11/13/25
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        FW   SC   FW   CL   CL   FW   SC   BK   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW
CLOUD COVER (%)    15   35   10    5    5   20   45   55   50   25   15   15   20   30   35   20   15   15
TEMPERATURE        31   28   22   21   38   34   27   26   41   36   30   28   44   38   32   29   43   38
MIN/MAX TEMP            34        21        41        25        44        28        46        28        45
WIND CHILL         23   22   13   11   31   26   18   15   34   30   22   20             23   19   37   31
WIND DIR            W   SW    W    W    W    W   NW    W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
WIND (MPH)          9    5    8    9   10    8    9   12   10    9    8    9    6    6    9   11   10   10
WIND GUST (MPH)                                       27                                      23
PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
PRECIP TYPE
12 HOUR QPF           0.00      0.00
12 HOUR SNOW           0.0       0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.4  7.8  7.7  7.5  8.7  9.7  9.6  9.0  9.4  9.9  9.6  9.3  9.6  9.9  9.3  9.1  9.6 10.2
SNOW RATIO (:1)     8    6    5    4    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