SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 13UTC IN A4
E GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 01UTC IN B2
E GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 16UTC IN B3
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 21UTC IN B4
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 21UTC IN B5
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 11UTC IN C2
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 12UTC IN C3
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 16UTC IN C4
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 17UTC IN C5
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 02UTC TO 18UTC IN D2
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 04UTC TO 06UTC IN D3
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC IN KILDIN BANK
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 09UTC TO 16UTC IN NORTH BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 970 HPA, 69 N 01 W, MOV LITTLE AND EXP 985 HPA AT 70 N 00 E SAT
18 UTC.
LOW 976 HPA, 65 N 14 E, MOV NE AND EXP 985 HPA AT 73 N 35 E SAT 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
YP
E 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LID
SE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
SE 6. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A2
NE 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A3
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB NEAR GALE 7, BECMG E, OCNL E GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD
ICING.
A5
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B1
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. OCNL SNOW, POOR.
B2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
B3
E GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
NE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C3
NE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
E SEV GALE 9, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C5
E SEV GALE 9, DECR TO VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
NE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D3
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG VRB 4. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
DEEP D4
VRB 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
S 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD. FG.
F3
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8, BECMG SW 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
NORTH BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8, BECMG SW 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD. FG.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 5, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 13 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8140N 01854E, 8135N 01956E, 8114N 01927E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00836E, 8013N 00848E, 8025N 01052E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8025N 01052E, 8032N 01213E, 8203N 01338E,
8140N 01854E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8109N 01907E, 8103N 01559E, 8044N 01526E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8044N 01526E, 8016N 01434E, 8002N 01100E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8111N 01922E, 8109N 01920E, 8109N 01907E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00221W, 7802N 00335W, 7829N 00106W,
7854N 00115W, 7855N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00803W, 7502N 00801W, 7537N 00900W,
7652N 00239W, 7718N 00238W, 7730N 00221W
A3
ICE N OF 7855N 00000E, 7858N 00348E, 7954N 00831E,
7959N 00836E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7953N 00959E, 7910N 00842E, 7829N 00912E, 7818N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01016E, 7959N 01011E, 7953N 00959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7818N 01000E, 7800N 01121E, 7730N 01214E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01214E, 7714N 01241E, 7655N 01411E,
7634N 01424E, 7614N 01608E, 7632N 01830E,
7635N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7630N 02000E, 7605N 01730E, 7526N 01735E, 7510N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7635N 02000E, 7636N 02037E, 7630N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02211E, 7619N 02832E, 7708N 02744E, 7712N 02901E,
7651N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7459N 02137E, 7457N 02200E, 7459N 02211E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7130N 01219W, 7211N 01121W, 7326N 01128W,
7426N 00832W, 7459N 00803W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7651N 03000E, 7607N 03207E, 7618N 03617E,
7558N 04011E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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