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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Monday 13.05.2019

Danger level 3 - Considerable avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in areas with fresh wind deposited snow in the mountains. Natural triggered wet avalanches can occur below the 0-isotherm.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

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

Buried weak layer of new snow

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)

Sunday 12. May 2019

I helga har det vore høge temperaturar og skiftande vêr med lange periodar med sol laurdag og mykje regn søndag. Dette har påverka nysnøen frå onsdag og natt til torsdag, så snødekket består i all hovudsak av våt smelteomvandla snø til fjelltopphøgde. På dei aller høgaste toppane kan det vere vindpåverka nysnø.

Djupt i snødekket kan det høgt til fjells, særleg i nordsider, framleis vere restar av vedvarande svake lag.

Mountain weather

Sunday 12. May 2019

9-11 mm precipitation. Breeze from north, changing to fresh breeze from the northeast during the afternoon. -3 °C to 3 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Monday 13. May 2019

16 mm precipitation, up to 30 mm in the most exposed areas. Gale from west, changing to strong breeze from the west during the evening. -4 °C to 0 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. 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

Nedbøren og vinden skal halde fram, men det skal bli kaldare. Dette gjer at det vil danne seg fokksnøflak stadig lenger ned i fjellet. Relativt store mengder snø kan bli avsatt i leområder mot aust, og det er lett for ein person og løyse ut skred der. Under mildvêrsgrensa kan det gå våte laussnø- og flakskred. Skredfara vil vere størst i dei vestlege delane av regionen, der det er meldt mest snø.
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