SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 08UTC TO 19UTC IN B3
E OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 02UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 14UTC TO SAT 04UTC IN B5
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 09UTC IN C2
E GALE 8 FM FRI 02UTC TO 09UTC IN C4
SE GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO SAT 08UTC IN C5
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 09UTC IN D2
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 06UTC TO 08UTC IN E2
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC IN E3
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 15UTC TO SAT 00UTC IN F2
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 18UTC TO SAT 07UTC IN F3
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 19UTC TO SAT 02UTC IN NORTH BANK
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC TO 03UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
S GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 00UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
W GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 00UTC IN ROEST BANK
W GALE 8 FM FRI 21UTC TO 22UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 987 HPA AT, 67 N 01 E, MOV N AND FLN.
LOW 1000 HPA AT, 62 N 17 E, MOV NE, EXP 1004 HPA AT, 65 N 24 E, FRI
18 UTC.
LOW 971 HPA AT, 65 N 21 W, MOV NE, EXP 977 HPA AT, 68 N 12 W, FRI 18
UTC.
NEW LOW EXP 1008 HPA AT, 55 N 03 E, FRI 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
SE 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
LID
SE 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
BNS
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A4
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B2
E NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B3
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
B5
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
C2
E 6, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. FG.
C3
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C5
SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
VRB 6, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR.
D3
VRB 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
E 6, INCR TO W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
VRB 6, INCR TO SW GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
SE 5, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 5, INCR TO W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
F3
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 5, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S 6, OCNL SW GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S 6, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 26 FEB
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00258W, 7528N 00042W, 7534N 00000E
C2
ICE N OF 7359N 00400W, 7437N 00337W, 7459N 00258W
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00504E, 7757N 00541E, 7816N 00856E,
7801N 00959E
B3
ICE N OF 7534N 00000E, 7656N 00419E, 7730N 00504E
A4
ICE N OF 7801N 01000E, 7743N 01116E, 7730N 01127E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01127E, 7645N 01204E, 7541N 01340E,
7459N 01413E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01413E, 7427N 01438E, 7347N 01816E,
7359N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7500N 02554E, 7517N 02720E, 7529N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7359N 01959E, 7417N 02225E, 7500N 02554E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7018N 01245W, 7131N 00803W, 7255N 00715W,
7359N 00500W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7529N 03000E, 7548N 03434E, 7605N 03947E,
7609N 04021E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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