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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Thursday 16.05.2019

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

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

Avalanche problems

New snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on some 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

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)

Wednesday 15. May 2019

De siste dagene har det kommet litt påfyll av snø over ca. 600 moh, under dette er snøen våt og smelteomvandla, mens i høyden er det trolig vekslende hard skare med vindpakket myk/hard fokksnø. Under 200 moh er det stort sett barmark.

Dypt i snødekket kan det høyt til fjells, særlig i nordsider, fremdeles være rester av vedvarande svake lag.

Det er ikke registrert skredaktivitet de siste dagene.

Mountain weather

Wednesday 15. May 2019

2-4 mm precipitation. Fresh breeze from west. -5 °C to -1 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

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.

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

Fokksnøflak dannet etter snøvær tidligere i uka vil gradvis stabilisere seg og det ventes at det nå trengs stor tilleggsbelastning for å påvirke disse. Torsdag er det ventet litt ny nedbør og det kan dannes enkelte middels store nysnøflak høyt til fjells. Under mildværsgrensa kan oppbløting av lag i den nyeste snøen føre til enkelte våte løssnø- og flakskred.
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