Tuxer Alps West

Wet snow represents the main danger. Natural avalanches are to be expected.

Wet snow represents the main danger. Natural avalanches are to be expected.

During the course of the night as a consequence of the moist air there will be an increase in the danger of wet avalanches. The avalanche prone locations are to be found below approximately 3000 m. On very steep west, north and east facing slopes natural avalanches are to be expected as the penetration by moisture increases, especially in case of releases originating from starting zones between approximately 2400 and 3000 m that still retain some snow, in the regions exposed to rain in particular. Avalanches can release the saturated snowpack and reach large size in isolated cases in the regions with a lot of snow. In some cases, the avalanches can reach areas without any snow cover in steep gullies. In addition individual small to medium-sized gliding avalanches are to be expected. This applies in particular on very steep grassy slopes. Areas with glide cracks are to be avoided as far as possible.

Outgoing longwave radiation during the night will be barely evident. Up to 2800 m and above rain will fall in some regions. The weather conditions will give rise to increasing and thorough wetting of the snowpack below approximately 3000 m. This situation will give rise to a loss of strength within the snowpack especially on west, north and east facing slopes. On steep sunny slopes as well as at low and intermediate altitudes only a little snow is now lying.

The weather conditions will give rise to slight consolidation of the snowpack. The danger of wet avalanches will decrease.