SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NW OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 16UTC TO 19UTC IN B4
N OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 19UTC TO 22UTC IN B5
N GALE 8 FM TUE 19UTC TO WED 05UTC IN C5
N OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 18UTC TO WED 16UTC IN KILDIN BANK
NW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 11UTC TO WED 13UTC IN NORTH BANK
NW OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 11UTC TO WED 06UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
W OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 11UTC TO WED 05UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
W GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 16UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
W OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 11UTC TO 15UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 994 HPA 80 N 38 E MOV SE, EXP 982 HPA AT 72 N 43 E WED 06 UTC.
HIGH 1040 HPA 63 N 23 W ALMOST STNR, EXP 1037 HPA WED 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LID
NW 6. SLT OR MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
VRB 6, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD
ICING.
A3
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A4
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,
GOOD. MOD ICING.
A5
N 6. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
VRB 5, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
B3
VRB 5, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
B4
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
MOD ICING.
B5
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,
GOOD. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
C4
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY,
GOOD.
C5
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO N 6, OCNL N GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
D2
VRB 5, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
FG.
D3
VRB 5, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP D4
NW 6, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E2
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E3
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP E4
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
F2
W 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.
F3
W 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
NW GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
NW GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
NW GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
W GALE 8, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8, BECMG NW 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL
RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
NW 5, OCNL W GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL
RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 4, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
W 6. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
W 6. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
TRAENA BANK
W 5. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
W 4. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 20 APR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8042N 00902E, 8023N 00550E, 8000N 00659E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8122N 01917E, 8130N 01711E, 8042N 00900E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8011N 01607E, 8110N 02217E, 8115N 02102E
B2
ICE N OF 7611N 00000E, 7607N 00049W, 7500N 00415W
A3
ICE N OF 7959N 00659E, 7930N 00824E, 7730N 00319E
A4
ICE N OF 7730N 01445E, 7931N 01201E, 7959N 01458E
B4
ICE N OF 7618N 02000E, 7605N 01638E, 7730N 01445E
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7607N 04019E, 7606N 04001E, 7610N 03252E,
7706N 03224E, 7657N 03000E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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