SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
SE GALE 8 FM THU 15UTC TO FRI 09UTC IN BnS
E GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO FRI 11UTC IN A2
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 10UTC TO FRI 17UTC IN A3
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 10UTC TO FRI 15UTC IN A4
E GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC IN B2
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 10UTC IN B3
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 10UTC IN B4
E GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC IN B5
E GALE 8 FM FRI 03UTC IN C2
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 10UTC IN C3
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 10UTC IN C4
E GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC IN C5
SE GALE 8 FM THU 13UTC TO FRI 05UTC IN D3
S GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO 23UTC IN E3
S GALE 8 FM THU 12UTC TO 20UTC IN DEEP E4
S GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO FRI 06UTC IN F3
E GALE 8 FM FRI 18UTC IN NORTH BANK
E GALE 8 FM FRI 20UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
S GALE 8 THU 19UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
S GALE 8 FM THU 11UTC TO 21UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM THU 11UTC TO 22UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 955 HPA, 69 N 12 W, BARELY MOV, EXP 958 HPA, 70 N 07 W BY FRI 06 UTC.
HIGH 1016 HPA, 67 N 54 E, MOV SE, EXP 1024 HPA, 60 N 74 E BY FRI 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
YP
VRB 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LiD
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BnS
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH TO SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A2
E GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
A3
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A4
E SEV GALE 9, DECR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A5
E 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
E GALE 8. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B3
E SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B4
E SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C3
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO E GALE 8, OCNL E SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
C4
E GALE 8, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
VRB NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D3
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
SE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
SE 5, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
S GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
S GALE 8, DECR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
S 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.
NORTH BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE 5, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SE 5, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SW 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S GALE 8, DECR TO 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG VRB 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 11 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8146N 01847E, 8140N 02052E, 8114N 02030E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00826E, 8020N 00909E, 8027N 01039E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8027N 01039E, 8043N 01407E, 8218N 01252E,
8150N 01701E, 8146N 01847E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8030N 01545E, 8008N 01428E, 7959N 01121E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8114N 02030E, 8056N 02016E, 8048N 01650E,
8030N 01545E
B1
ICE N OF 7500N 01024W, 7510N 01159W, 7545N 01000W
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00137W, 7812N 00259W, 7819N 00000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7827N 00000E, 7838N 00033W, 7849N 00214W, 7859N 00001W,
7854N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7545N 01059W, 7550N 00907W, 7652N 00010W,
7730N 00137W
A3
ICE N OF 7819N 00000E, 7820N 00018E, 7827N 00000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7854N 00000E, 7831N 00518E, 7959N 00826E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7956N 00959E, 7955N 00956E, 7913N 00924E, 7830N 00941E,
7825N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7825N 01000E, 7742N 01305E, 7730N 01319E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01319E, 7633N 01427E, 7615N 01617E,
7633N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7619N 02000E, 7548N 01726E, 7500N 01745E, 7459N 01757E
B5
ICE N OF 7633N 02000E, 7642N 02151E, 7619N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02146E, 7613N 02828E, 7658N 02910E, 7655N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7451N 01959E, 7448N 02041E, 7459N 02146E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7132N 01219W, 7149N 01252W, 7249N 01001W,
7307N 01112W, 7424N 00945W, 7459N 01024W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7655N 03000E, 7651N 03109E, 7605N 03152E,
7642N 03707E, 7612N 03902E, 7623N 04033E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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