UAC/NWS- Avalanche Watch

[JedInUtah]

The NWS has rebroadcasted an Avalanche Watch issued by the UAC, which I assume will turn into a warning with the upcoming multi-day storm. We've seen the signs and symptoms all winter.
www.utahavalanchecenter.org


Let's be safe, and alive!!
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=slc&wwa=avalanche%20watch

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH
FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1105 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER.

THIS AVALANCHE WATCH IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH
INCLUDING THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS. A MULTIDAY STORM WILL
CREATE A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HEAVY
WIND BLOWN SNOW OVERLOADS AN UNUSUALLY WEAK SNOW PACK. LARGE
NATURAL AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES WILL BECOME POSSIBLE.

THIS WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE SKI AREAS OR HIGHWAYS WHERE AVALANCHE
CONTROL IS NORMALLY DONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG
OR CALL 1-888-999-4019.

 

[Snowbird11]

Good time for a reminder.

This round of storms could easily produce slides on slopes most of us would consider safe. things above 35 degrees will likely run naturally during the high precip intensity (rate of water weight in snow/rain being added, not inches of snowfall). those slopes in the 28-35* range may very well wait for a trigger.

due to the fact that we have a faceted snowpack, slides can be triggered from far away. expect to see them being triggered from flat slopes well below the actual starting zones.

No need to try and out think mother nature when she gets like this. Think of it as her time of the month and just avoid her.

 

[justinkredible56]

Supposed to get 24-36" of snow from Wednesday to Friday. Gonna be VERY dangerous for a while but so tempting considering winter might finally be here. Be safe out there guys!

 

[M8Chris]

Supposed to get 24-36" of snow from Wednesday to Friday. Gonna be VERY dangerous for a while but so tempting considering winter might finally be here. Be safe out there guys!

We're gonna get a lot more then that....


Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 23 and 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow. High near 25. Wind chill values as low as -9. Windy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 20 mph increasing to between 27 and 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 15 to 21 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 20. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 22 and 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 15 to 21 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 33. West southwest wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 23. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

 

[WXNic]

it will be interesting to see what really falls...


Wednesday: Snow. High near 23. Wind chill values as low as -11. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph increasing to between 25 and 28 mph. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 14 to 20 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 19. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a southwest wind between 21 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 20 to 26 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 32. South southwest wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 24. Southwest wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 24 to 30 inches possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 31. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 13 to 19 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible

 

[M8Chris]

Even if it's the lower part of the prediction it'll still be deep!

 

[Dabull]

forget the hills,all i need are open meadows filled with deep white gold

 

[snengineer]

4-8 ft in 24 hours for Stanley Idaho......that must be the bullseye. This is going to be awesome.

 

[Mjunkie]

Yeah, give it a few days after the storms to settle and become safer and then...


GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Snowbird11]

Yeah, give it a few days after the storms to settle and become safer and then...


GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fwiw,

this isn't the type of snowpack that adjust to new loads quickly. for the slopes that don't clean out on their own, expect the weak layers to be persistent like in colorado. up in the north part of utah we may get things to clean out on its own, provided that there aren't many bridging layers on a particular slope. Either way, the usual rules of thumb in an intercontinental snowpack will have to be shifted heavily to the continental side.

 

[Yamadoo04]

We're gonna get a lot more then that....


Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 23 and 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow. High near 25. Wind chill values as low as -9. Windy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 20 mph increasing to between 27 and 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 15 to 21 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 20. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 22 and 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 15 to 21 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 33. West southwest wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 23. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 30. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Where is this at? I cant find anything over 12" in one day.

 

[snengineer]

tony grove/franklin basin area are forecasted to get the most out of this storm.....unitahs could do very well also.

 

[dfinn]

Yeah, give it a few days after the storms to settle and become safer and then...


GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck with that.

 

[Yamadoo04]

tony grove/franklin basin area are forecasted to get the most out of this storm.....unitahs could do very well also.

I am thinking the Uintahs might be a bit dangerours when this hits. Maybe the sinks near Bear Lake will be the safest place. When I went there last year it seemed pretty flat everywhere but I have only been there once.

 

[M8Chris]

tony grove/franklin basin area are forecasted to get the most out of this storm.....unitahs could do very well also.

You mean monte cristo the storm is supposed to not even touch tonys

 

[DOOingitUtah]

Yep everyone head to Monte!!!!

Snow coming to a hill near you!!!!!!

NOAA Forcast for an undisclosed location

This Afternoon: Snow. High near 23. Southwest wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow. Temperature rising to around 26 by 4am. West southwest wind between 16 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. High near 31. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 31 and 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 24. Windy, with a west southwest wind around 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 30. Windy, with a west southwest wind 22 to 25 mph increasing to between 31 and 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 25. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow. High near 32. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

 

[Mjunkie]

Yeah, give it some time after the storms to settle and become safer and then...


GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fixed it, does that satisfy everyone? Can't blame a guy for getting excited to finally see some snow. Wow, I thought other people would show a little more enthusiasm like I'm trying to show instead of just pointing out how dangerous it is going to be for awhile. I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE DANGEROUS FOR AWHILE, BUT STILL IT'S SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[1MEX]

Fixed it, does that satisfy everyone? Can't blame a guy for getting excited to finally see some snow. Wow, I thought other people would show a little more enthusiasm like I'm trying to show instead of just pointing out how dangerous it is going to be for awhile. I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE DANGEROUS FOR AWHILE, BUT STILL IT'S SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

X2^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm excited.. But I can't show it Game on it is... Its gonna be too deep for anyone to play in the hills anyways... Fk, get excited and go play... I'm ready