METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 181900

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC

LOW 1004 HPA, 87 N 18 E, MOV E EXP 1006 HPA AT 85 N 83 E SUN 18 UTC.

LOW 1004 HPA, 63 N 4 W, MOV NE EXP 1021 HPA AT 64 N 01 E SUN 18 UTC.

HIGH 1031 HPA, 68 N 35 E, MOV SW EXP 1030 HPA AT 64 N 22 E SUN 18

UTC.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

YP

SW 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

LID

SW 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

BNS

SW 6. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

A2

S 4. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.

A3

SW 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.

A4

VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

A5

VRB 4. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

B2

S 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

B3

S 5. MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

B4

SW 5. MOD. OCNL RAIN, MOD. FG.

B5

SW 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

C2

SW 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

C3

VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.

C4

SW 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD. FG.

C5

VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.

D2

VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

D3

VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

DEEP D4

SW 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

E2

VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD. FG.

E3

S 5. MOD. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

DEEP E4

S 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

F2

VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.

F3

VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

KILDIN BANK

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD. FG.

NORTH BANK

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD. FG.

NORTH CAPE BANK

S 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

HJELMSOEY BANK

W 4. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.

TROMSOEFLAKET

VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

S 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

VESTERAALSBANK

VRB 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

OUTER VESTFJORD

VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

ROEST BANK

SE 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

TRAENA BANK

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

SKLINNA BANK

SE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 17 APR

YERMAK PLATEAU

ICE N OF 8000N 00717E, 8000N 00717E, 8024N 01054E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

8004N 01100E, 8005N 01019E, 8000N 01009E

LITKE TROUGH

ICE N OF 8024N 01054E, 8042N 01329E, 8112N 01541E,

8116N 01820E, 8106N 01838E

NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK

ICE N OF 8106N 01838E, 8052N 01902E, 8021N 01558E,

8020N 01556E

B2

ICE N OF 7500N 00856W, 7530N 00631W, 7612N 00000E

A3

ICE N OF 7730N 00207E, 7734N 00226E, 7753N 00230E,

7834N 00402E, 7852N 00654E, 7959N 00717E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7954N 00959E, 7926N 00910E, 7856N 01000E

B3

ICE N OF 7612N 00000E, 7615N 00034E, 7703N 00018E,

7730N 00207E

A4

ICE N OF 7959N 01529E, 7955N 01524E, 7959N 01312E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7856N 01000E, 7832N 01039E, 7730N 01205E

B4

ICE N OF 7730N 01205E, 7634N 01322E, 7601N 01714E,

7632N 01940E, 7632N 02000E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7604N 01959E, 7545N 01833E, 7521N 01959E

B5

ICE N OF 7632N 02000E, 7632N 02205E, 7612N 02036E,

7604N 02000E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7521N 02000E, 7507N 02049E, 7517N 02353E, 7649N 02959E

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 7649N 03000E, 7657N 03033E, 7602N 03338E,

7559N 03956E, 7601N 04015E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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