METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 161900

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 16 MAY 2026

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC

LOW 998 HPA, 74 N 18 E, MOV NE, EXP 1000 HPA, 77 N 29 E SUN 18 UTC.

LOW 997 HPA, 62 N 07 E, MOV NW, EXP 1004 HPA, 63 N 02 W SUN 18 UTC.

LOW 999 HPA, 56 N 07 W, MOV NE, EXP 1002 HPA, 59 N 02 W SUN 18 UTC.

HIGH 1012 HPA, 71 N 04 W, ALMOST STNR, EXP 1017 HPA, 71 N 07 W SUN 18

UTC.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

AM

SLT.

MJ

SLT.

GR

SLT.

DWH

SLT.

BWH

SLT.

NB

SLT.

NBB

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

LED

SLT.

YP

N 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

LID

N 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

BNS

VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

A1

SLT.

A2

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

A3

N 6. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

A4

N 6. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.

A5

E 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR. FG.

B1

SLT.

B2

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

B3

NW 6. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.

B4

NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

FG.

B5

VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.

C2

VRB 4. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR.

C3

NW 5. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR.

C4

NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

C5

W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

D2

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

D3

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

DEEP D4

NE 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.

E2

NE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.

E3

NE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

DEEP E4

NE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

F2

NE 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

F3

NE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

KILDIN BANK

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. RAIN, MOD.

NORTH BANK

W 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.

NORTH CAPE BANK

W 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

HJELMSOEY BANK

W 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.

TROMSOEFLAKET

VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

NE 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

VESTERAALSBANK

NE 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

OUTER VESTFJORD

VRB 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

ROEST BANK

NE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

TRAENA BANK

VRB 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD.

SKLINNA BANK

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 15 MAY

LITKE TROUGH

ICE N OF 8025N 01117E, 8119N 01738E, 8057N 01722E

NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS

ICE N OF 8023N 01100E, 8024N 01113E, 8025N 01117E

NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK

ICE N OF 8057N 01722E, 8011N 01650E, 8009N 01608E

B2

ICE N OF 7500N 00725W, 7609N 00419W, 7723N 00246W,

7730N 00103W

A3

ICE N OF 7813N 00000E, 7905N 00218E, 7911N 00559E,

7954N 00358E, 7959N 00518E

A4

ICE N OF 7959N 01306E, 7951N 01027E, 7832N 01019E,

7730N 01230E

B4

ICE N OF 7730N 01230E, 7620N 01456E, 7602N 01649E,

7642N 01959E, 7642N 02000E

B5

ICE N OF 7642N 02000E, 7618N 02523E, 7710N 02743E,

7648N 02959E

METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND

ICE N OF 7233N 01311W, 7241N 01340W, 7459N 00725W

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 7648N 03000E, 7631N 03149E, 7630N 03655E,

7704N 04014E, 7659N 04105E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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