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Avalanche warning for region Vest-Finnmark Friday 27.03.2020

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Be careful in lee areas with wind deposited snow, typically behind ridges, ribs and in gullies. Especially where the wind deposited slabs are thin or soft, a slab avalanche is easier to trigger here.

Avalanche problems

Wind drifted 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
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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 26. March 2020

I fjellet ligger det fokksnø av varierende hardhet. På rygger og forhøyninger er det avblåst. I lavlandet er snøen påvirket av mildværet og overflaten er fuktig.

Onsdag meldes det om at mildværet denne uka har preget snøoverflaten opp til 4-500 moh, og gjennomfuktet snødekket i lavlandet opp til omkring 200 moh.

Mountain weather

Thursday 26. March 2020

4-8 mm precipitation. Strong breeze from west, changing to moderate gale from the southwest during renoon. -7 °C to -2 °C at 1100 m a.s.l. Partly cloudy.

Friday 27. March 2020

10 mm precipitation, up to 15 mm in the most exposed areas. Moderate gale from west, changing to fresh breeze from the west during the evening. -8 °C to -2 °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

Nedbør og vind vil legge opp ferske fokksnøflak i lehellinger. Flakene kan legge seg over nedsnødd nysnø og være lette å løse ut. Det er ventet at flakene stabiliseres raskt grunnet milde temperaturer.

Det kan være mulig å løse ut små våte skred i bratt terreng i lavlandet når dagen er på sitt varmeste eller der det kommer mye nedbør som regn. Denne faren vil avta utover dagen etter som temperaturen faller.
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