SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
N OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC IN A2
N OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC IN A3
N GALE 8 FM MON 01UTC TO 04UTC IN B2
W STRM 10 FM MON 18UTC TO TUE 04UTC IN C5
N GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 07UTC IN D3
VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 13UTC IN DEEP D4
NE GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 04UTC AND E SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 02UTC IN
E2
N GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 10UTC AND E GALE 8 FM TUE 04UTC IN E3
VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 10UTC IN DEEP E4
NW SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 06UTC AND E OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE
00UTC IN F2
SW STRM 10 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 15UTC AND S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 00UTC IN
F3
W GALE 8 FM TUE 03UTC TO 04UTC IN NORTH BANK
W GALE 8 MON 23UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
W GALE 8 FM MON 20UTC TO TUE 01UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SW GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 07UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
SW GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 07UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 10UTC, W GALE 8 FM MON 10UTC TO
14UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW STRM 10 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 06UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
SW STRM 10 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 10UTC IN ROEST BANK
SW STRM 10 FM SUN 22UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SW STRM 10 FM SUN 22UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 22UTC IN YP
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 22UTC IN LID
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 22UTC IN A2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 22UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM MON 07UTC TO TUE 00UTC IN C2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
STORM CNTR 965 HPA, 66 N, 01 W, MOV NE, EXP 969 HPA AT 73 N, 28 E BY
MON 18 UTC.
LOW 978 HPA, 52 N, 41 W, MOV NE, EXP 962 HPA AT 61 N, 19 W BY MON 18
UTC
HIGH 1024 HPA, 52 N, 16 W, MOV E, EXP 1022 HPA AT 51 N, 03 E BY MON
18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. SNOW, POOR.
YP
N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
LID
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
BNS
E 6. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A3
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
NE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
NE 4, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B1
N NEAR GALE 7. SNOW, POOR.
B2
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV
ICING.
B3
N 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
B5
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
C2
N NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C3
VRB 5, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
C4
VRB NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C5
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W STRM 10. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
FG.
D2
VRB 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
D3
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N GALE 8, BECMG VRB 5. HIGH TO ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
DEEP D4
VRB GALE 8, DECR TO W 6. HIGH TO ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
FG.
E2
VRB 6, OCNL NE SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW,
POOR.
E3
VRB GALE 8, OCNL S SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL
VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
DEEP E4
VRB GALE 8, DECR TO 6. HIGH TO ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
F2
W 6, INCR TO NE SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG RAIN, MOD. FG.
F3
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW STRM 10, BECMG VRB GALE 8. VERY HIGH TO VERY
ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SW 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
SW 6, INCR TO W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SW GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8, BECMG W 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,
OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG VRB 5. HIGH TO ROUGH, OCNL VERY
HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
ROEST BANK
SW SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG 5. VERY HIGH TO VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
TRAENA BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB, OCNL SW STRM 10. VERY HIGH TO VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG 6. VERY HIGH TO VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 20 MAR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00907E, 8022N 00945E, 8032N 01002E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8203N 01035E, 8206N 01032E, 8207N 01040E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8032N 01002E, 8119N 01115E, 8203N 01035E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8207N 01040E, 8226N 01636E, 8115N 01743E, 8046N 01541E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8043N 01531E, 8024N 01410E, 8009N 01401E,
8001N 01100E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00147W, 7758N 00147W, 7805N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00956W, 7600N 00355W, 7643N 00148W,
7730N 00147W
A3
ICE N OF 7805N 00000E, 7836N 00541E, 7934N 00824E,
7959N 00907E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7943N 01000E, 7917N 00924E, 7814N 00940E, 7811N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01035E, 7959N 01021E, 7943N 01000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7811N 01000E, 7751N 01203E, 7730N 01155E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01155E, 7647N 01138E, 7612N 01321E,
7604N 01604E, 7516N 01656E, 7501N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02044E, 7513N 02418E, 7607N 02842E,
7633N 02919E, 7715N 02927E, 7716N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7459N 02017E, 7459N 02029E, 7459N 02044E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01317W, 7439N 01151W, 7459N 00956W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7716N 03000E, 7734N 03821E, 7845N 04219E,
7843N 04246E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
=