SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM FRI 16UTC TO SAT 16UTC IN NB
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 09UTC TO 16UTC IN YP
E GALE 8 FM FRI 17UTC TO SAT 15UTC IN LiD
E GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC TO 11UTC IN BnS
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 14UTC IN A2
VRB GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 13UTC IN A3
VRB GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 14UTC IN A4
N STRM 10 FM SAT 00UTC IN B1
S GALE 8 FM FRI 15UTC TO 18UTC IN B2
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 11UTC IN B4
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 03UTC IN C2
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 12UTC AND FM SAT 08UTC IN D2
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 00UTC IN D3
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 13UTC AND FM SAT 00UTC IN DEEP D4
SW SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 23UTC IN E2
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 12UTC AND SW SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 22UTC IN E3
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 12UTC AND SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 06UTC IN DEEP E4
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 15UTC IN F2
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC TO 18UTC IN F3
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 20UTC IN NORTH BANK
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 20UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 17UTC AND FM SAT 09UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 17UTC AND FM SAT 05UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 19UTC AND FM SAT 07UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 09UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 22UTC AND FM SAT 11UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 09UTC IN ROEST BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 10UTC IN LiD
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 20UTC IN B2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
NEW LOW EXP 972 HPA AT 79 N 22 E SAT 06 UTC.
LOW 987 HPA, 78 N 32 E, ALMOST STNR AND FLN.
LOW 956 HPA, 74 N 15 W, MOV SE EXP 963 HPA AT 73 N 11 W SAT 06 UTC.
HIGH 1025 HPA, 55 N 03 W, MOV E EXP 1025 HPA AT 56 N 30 E SAT 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
E GALE 8. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
YP
VRB NEAR GALE 7, BECMG NE, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
LiD
E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
BnS
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
VRB 4, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 4, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A4
VRB 4, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
A5
VRB 4, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B1
N SEV GALE 9, DECR TO GALE 8, OCNL STRM 10. SNOW, POOR.
B2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
SW 5, OCNL SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
VRB 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C2
SW GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
C5
W 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
D2
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D3
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
F3
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SW 6, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 19 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8206N 01822E, 8204N 01848E, 8118N 01922E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00823E, 8027N 00923E, 8032N 01004E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8032N 01004E, 8051N 01305E, 8220N 01425E,
8206N 01822E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8039N 01535E, 8039N 01530E, 8003N 01520E,
7959N 01400E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8111N 01926E, 8107N 01929E, 8039N 01535E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00346W, 7750N 00324W, 7818N 00129W,
7822N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7510N 01059W, 7615N 00315W, 7656N 00222W,
7730N 00346W
A3
ICE N OF 7822N 00000E, 7836N 00417E, 7918N 00654E,
7959N 00823E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7950N 00959E, 7950N 00934E, 7919N 01000E
A4
ICE N OF 7919N 01000E, 7819N 01051E, 7759N 01247E,
7730N 01246E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01246E, 7729N 01246E, 7701N 01141E,
7619N 01405E, 7611N 01718E, 7650N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7605N 01959E, 7605N 01712E, 7534N 01745E, 7522N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7650N 02000E, 7701N 02044E, 7636N 02116E,
7606N 02013E, 7605N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7522N 02000E, 7521N 02009E, 7611N 02450E, 7612N 02832E,
7624N 02959E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01514W, 7440N 01212W, 7459N 01001W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7624N 03000E, 7753N 04017E, 7758N 04155E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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