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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Friday 17.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with wind deposited snow in the mountains. The temperature is expected to increase in the mountains during the day which can gradually increase the danger for wet avalanches, be therefore also careful in steep terrain where the snow has become soft or wet.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Water pooling in/above snow layers

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Loose snow
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Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Thursday 16. May 2019

Tidligere i uka kom det litt påfyll av snø over ca. 400 moh, under dette var snøen våt og smelteomvandlet, mens i høyden var snødekket preget av hard skare med vindpakket myk/hard fokksnø. Torsdag er det ventet litt påfyll av snø over ca. 700 moh. Under 200 moh er det stort sett barmark.

Høyt til fjells, særlig i nordlige heng kan det fremdeles være vedvarende svake lag tilstede, men om disse lagene fortsatt er potente er svært usikkert.

Det er ikke registrert skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Thursday 16. May 2019

10 mm precipitation, up to 17 mm in the most exposed areas. Strong breeze from west, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the evening. -4 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Friday 17. May 2019

3-7 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -3 °C to 1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Torsdag og fredag er det ventet et lite påfyll av snø i fjellet, og det har trolig dannet seg ferske fokksnøflak i leheng mot øst over ca. 700 moh. Litt økende temperatur utover dagen, og etterhvert plussgrader helt til fjelltopphøyde gir en oppbløtning av lag i den nyeste snøen. Dette øker etterhvert faren for våte flak- og løssnøskred også høyt til fjells.
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