SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
S STRM 10 FM TUE 11UTC IN YP
SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 12UTC IN BnS
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 10UTC IN A3
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 10UTC IN A4
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 15UTC TO WED 15UTC AND SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED 19UTC IN B2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 10UTC IN B3
SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 10UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM WED 15UTC IN B5
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 09UTC AND SW GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC IN C2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 20UTC IN C3
SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 01UTC IN C4
SE GALE 8 FM WED 11UTC IN C5
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 06UTC AND SW GALE 8 FM WED 15UTC IN D2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 16UTC TO WED 18UTC IN D3
SE GALE 8 FM WED 01UTC TO 14UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC IN DEEP D4
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 12UTC TO WED 04UTC IN E2
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 14UTC TO WED 15UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM WED 11UTC TO 18UTC IN E3
S GALE 8 FM WED 02UTC TO 15UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC IN DEEP E4
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 11UTC TO WED 01UTC AND NW OCC GALE 8 FM WED 03UTC TO 07UTC IN F2
SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 12UTC TO WED 08UTC, VRB OCC GALE 8 FM WED 08UTC TO 15UTC IN F3
SE GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SE GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SE GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC TO 20UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
SE OCC GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC TO 20UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S GALE 8 FM WED 04UTC TO 14UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
S GALE 8 FM WED 17UTC TO 18UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
S GALE 8 FM WED 00UTC TO 16UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM TUE 23UTC TO WED 16UTC IN TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8 FM WED 00UTC TO 16UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 10UTC TO 14UTC IN A3
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 12UTC TO 19UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 05UTC TO 18UTC IN C2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 04UTC TO 17UTC IN D2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
STORM CENTER 996 HPA 77 N 01 W MOV NE, EXP 1007 HPA AT 87 N 65 E BY WED 06 UTC.
STORM CENTER 973 HPA 60 N 20 W MOV NE, EXP 958 HPA AT 76 N 13 W BY WED 06 UTC.
HIGH 1020 HPA 66 N 18 E MOV SE, EXP 1027 HPA AT 63 N 25 E BY WED 06 UTC.
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FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
VRB 4, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9, OCNL S STRM 10. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
BnS
S SEV GALE 9. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A3
S GALE 8, INCR TO SE STRM 10. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A4
S GALE 8, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9, OCNL SE STRM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
B2
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SE VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
S GALE 8, INCR TO SE STRM 10, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
S GALE 8, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
VRB 5, INCR TO SE GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
C2
S GALE 8, DECR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. SEV ICING.
C3
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SE STRM 10, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
C5
VRB 5, INCR TO SE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
S GALE 8, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
D3
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11, BECMG VRB GALE 8. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
S 5, INCR TO VRB GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E2
SE STRM 10, DECR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
SE STRM 10, DECR TO VRB GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
DEEP E4
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
F2
SE SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG VRB 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
F3
SE SEV GALE 9, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
E 4, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 4, OCNL SE GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 4, INCR TO SE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
S 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 5, OCNL VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
S 5, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
ROEST BANK
S 5, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 23 FEB
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8013N 01100E, 8010N 00936E, 8000N 00925E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 7959N 01432E, 8001N 01449E, 8022N 01416E,
8013N 01059E
B2
ICE N OF 7531N 00000E, 7506N 00136W, 7513N 00221W,
7500N 00227W
C2
ICE N OF 7500N 00227W, 7433N 00238W, 7419N 00400W
A3
ICE N OF 7959N 00925E, 7823N 00740E, 7816N 00440E,
7730N 00623E
B3
ICE N OF 7730N 00623E, 7727N 00627E, 7531N 00000E
A4
ICE N OF 7730N 01151E, 7823N 01037E, 7946N 01150E,
7959N 01432E
B4
ICE N OF 7459N 01611E, 7612N 01553E, 7639N 01301E,
7730N 01151E
C4
ICE N OF 7425N 02000E, 7349N 01628E, 7459N 01611E
B5
ICE N OF 7547N 02959E, 7540N 02725E, 7459N 02324E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7419N 00400W, 7416N 00531W, 7200N 01157W,
7130N 01006W, 7051N 01233W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7649N 04056E, 7555N 03239E, 7547N 03000E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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