Avalanche bulletin - Northern Westfjords 
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Tue Mar 31
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Wed Apr 01
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Thu Apr 02
Considerable danger
Wet avalanches have released in a thaw over the weekend. The temperature will continue to be above freezing until it cools down on Tuesday. The stability of the snow should slowly increase, however some wet avalanches may continue to fall, especially when it rains on Monday night and Tuesday. Colder weather on Wednesday and some snowshowers.
Avalanche problems in the area
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Until Wednesday.
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from Wednesday.
Snow layers and snow cover
Heavy snow in mountains, but over the weekend thaw reached up to mountain tops. Similar temperature in the forecast until Tuesday afternoon. The snow is, therefore subsiding and becoming wet, which makes it temporarily unstable. Then it should slowly gain some strength, and when the temperature drops on Wednesday the old snow should become rather stable. However, new windslabs will start to form.
Recent avalanches
Many, rather small avalanches fell over the weekend and Monday morning.
Weather forecast
Warm SW-wind Monday until Tuesday morning when the windspeed will decrease. Increasing rain on Monday afternoon continuing until Tuesday. Cooling weather on Tuesday and on Wednesday the wind turns to NW and then NA with snow showers.
