SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 20 DECEMBER 2025
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
S GALE 8 FM SUN 20UTC TO 23UTC IN YP
S GALE 8 FM SUN 22UTC TO MON 00UTC IN LID
S GALE 8 FM SUN 21UTC TO MON 00UTC IN BNS
S GALE 8 FM SUN 20UTC TO 23UTC IN A3
S GALE 8 FM SUN 20UTC TO MON 00UTC IN A4
SW GALE 8 FM MON 07UTC IN B3
W GALE 8 MON 10UTC IN C3
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 0991 HPA, 68 N 39 E, MOV NE EXP 0993 HPA AT 63 N 50 E SUN 18 UTC.
HIGH 1018 HPA, 61 N 07 E, ALMOST STNR EXP 1028 HPA AT 61 N 09 E SUN
18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
YP
SW 6, OCNL S GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
LID
VRB 4, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
BNS
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
A2
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
A3
SW 6, OCNL S GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A4
VRB 5, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A5
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
B1
SW 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. DRY, GOOD.
B2
SW 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
FG. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. FG.
B4
VRB 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
S 5, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C2
VRB 5, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR. FG.
C3
NW 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
C4
NW 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
SE 5, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
OCNL SNOW, POOR.
D2
S 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
D3
VRB 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
NW 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
S 5. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD. FG.
E3
VRB 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
NW 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 4. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD. FG.
F3
VRB 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
E 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
NW 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
NW 6. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
NW 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
NW 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
TRAENA BANK
NW 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
NW 4. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 19 DEC
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8135N 02944E, 8216N 02320E, 8139N 01855E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8034N 00952E, 8032N 00646E, 8000N 00535E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8139N 01855E, 8034N 01102E, 8034N 00952E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8135N 02956E, 8134N 02953E, 8135N 02944E
A2
ICE N OF 7852N 00000E, 7730N 00508W, 7730N 00511W
B2
ICE N OF 7730N 00511W, 7654N 00202W, 7649N 00437W,
7707N 00607W, 7538N 01059W
A3
ICE N OF 7959N 00535E, 7940N 00452E, 7914N 00547E,
7857N 00300E, 7915N 00139E, 7852N 00000E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7459N 01140W, 7233N 01634W, 7233N 01634W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 8230N 03645E, 8227N 03143E, 8137N 02959E
METAREA 20 17010
ICE N OF 7959N 04331E, 8056N 04052E, 8230N 04502E
METAREA 20 17290
ICE N OF 8230N 04502E, 8233N 04511E, 8230N 03645E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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