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Avalanche Watch

Issued by the National Weather Service - Missoula, MT

    AVALANCHE WATCH  

Kootenai/Cabinet Region, MT; West Glacier Region, MT

Avalanche Watch issued March 16 at 4:04PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT

Areas Affected: Kootenai/Cabinet Region; West Glacier Region

Urgency: Unknown

Severity: Unknown

Certainty: Unknown

Alert Sent: Monday 4:04pm MDT

Alert Effective: Monday 4:04pm MDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 4:00pm MDT

Event Onset: Monday 4:04pm MDT

Issued by: NWS Missoula MT

Details: 
AVAMSO

The following message is transmitted at the request of Flathead Avalanche
Center Hungry Horse MT.

...AVALANCHE WATCH ISSUED BY THE FLATHEAD AVALANCHE CENTER...

16:00 MDT Mon Mar 16 2026
The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a BACKCOUNTRY
AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas:

NWS Missoula MT -
MTZ001 (MTZ001)...MTZ002 (MTZ002)

* WHAT...The avalanche danger may rise to high in the next 24 hours due to
rising freezing levels and rain on snow.

* WHERE...The Whitefish, Swan, Flathead, and Apgar Ranges, and the Lake
McDonald Valley and Marias Pass regions in Glacier National Park.

* WHEN...In effect from Mon 16:00 MDT to Tue 16:00 MDT.

* IMPACTS...Rising freezing levels may cause widespread areas of unstable
snow. The avalanche danger may rise to High (Level 4 of 5). Wet snow
avalanches may occur on all aspects. Avalanches may also fail deep in the
snowpack, causing very large and destructive avalanches.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche conditions
may develop. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Avalanches may
run long distances and can run down to valley floors or flat terrain.

Consult http://www.flatheadavalanche.org/ or www.avalanche.org for more
detailed information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of
this or any avalanche center.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f74635fdced01ca24850512e5b33865f68ed1e9.001.1
Codes: MTZ001, MTZ002
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f74635fdced01ca24850512e5b33865f68ed1e9.001.1