METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 121900

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 12 MAY 2026

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC

LOW 999 HPA, 70 N, 20 E, MOV NE, EXP 994 HPA AT 72 N, 34 E BY WED 18

UTC.

LOW 996 HPA, 65 N, 08 W, MOV SE, EXP 997 HPA AT 53 N, 05 E BY WED 18

UTC.

LOW 996 HPA, 57 N, 19 E, MOV NE, EXP 991 HPA AT 59 N, 17 E BY WED 18

UTC.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

YP

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

LID

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

BNS

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

A2

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. FG.

A3

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

A4

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

B2

VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

B3

VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR.

B4

NE 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR.

B5

NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

C2

VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

C3

NE 5. MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR.

C4

NE 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.

C5

NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

D2

VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD. FG.

D3

E 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD.

DEEP D4

NE 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

E2

NE 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD.

E3

NE 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD.

DEEP E4

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

F2

NE 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

F3

NE 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

KILDIN BANK

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

NORTH BANK

VRB NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO N 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

NORTH CAPE BANK

VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

HJELMSOEY BANK

VRB 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

TROMSOEFLAKET

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

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

VESTERAALSBANK

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

OUTER VESTFJORD

NE 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

ROEST BANK

NE 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.

TRAENA BANK

NE 6. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

SKLINNA BANK

NE 4, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG

RAIN, MOD.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 12 MAY

YERMAK PLATEAU

ICE N OF 8000N 00549E, 8011N 00853E, 8024N 01057E

LITKE TROUGH

ICE N OF 8024N 01057E, 8048N 01448E, 8043N 01515E

NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS

ICE N OF 8015N 01602E, 8010N 01525E, 7959N 01253E

NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK

ICE N OF 8040N 01534E, 8024N 01704E, 8015N 01602E

B2

ICE N OF 7500N 00706W, 7516N 00731W, 7558N 00433W,

7646N 00317W, 7703N 00138W, 7730N 00024W

A3

ICE N OF 7750N 00000E, 7844N 00133E, 7921N 00358E,

7940N 00422E, 7957N 00515E, 7959N 00549E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7935N 01000E, 7918N 00908E, 7855N 01000E

A4

ICE N OF 7959N 01253E, 7951N 01047E, 7935N 01000E

B4

ICE N OF 7730N 01307E, 7728N 01311E, 7653N 01244E,

7602N 01608E, 7627N 02000E

B5

ICE N OF 7627N 02000E, 7647N 02255E, 7616N 02433E,

7659N 02908E, 7648N 02959E

METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND

ICE N OF 7233N 01310W, 7421N 00808W, 7459N 00706W

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 7648N 03000E, 7613N 03257E, 7614N 03816E,

7641N 04049E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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