SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 30 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 03UTC TO 06UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 00UTC TO 06UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 00UTC TO 02UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW GALE 8 FM THU 23UTC TO FRI 02UTC AND FRI 06UTC TO 09UTC IN OUTER
VESTFJORD
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 997 HPA 76 N 08 W MOV E, EXP 994 HPA AT 77 N 14 E BY FRI 06 UTC.
NEW LOW EXP 1004 HPA AT 68 N 12 W BY FRI 06 UTC.
HIGH 1033 HPA 53 N 11 E ALMOST STNR, EXP 1030 HPA BY FRI 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.
BNS
S 6. SLT. SNOW, POOR.
A3
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
A4
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A5
E 5. SNOW, POOR.
B2
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
VRB 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B5
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C2
NW 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C4
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
C5
VRB 6, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
D2
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D3
VRB 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
DEEP D4
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB 5, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SW 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
F3
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 4. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 4, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SW 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
FG.
TROMSOEFLAKET
W 5, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW 6, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 29 APR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00418E, 8004N 00414E, 8004N 01100E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8004N 01100E, 8004N 01140E, 8032N 01543E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8032N 01543E, 8042N 01713E, 8002N 01617E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00012W, 7754N 00042W, 7759N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00818W, 7546N 00205W, 7730N 00012W
A3
ICE N OF 7759N 00000E, 7925N 00450E, 7959N 00418E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7946N 01000E, 7945N 00947E, 7938N 01000E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01614E, 7954N 01607E, 7946N 01000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7938N 01000E, 7805N 01241E, 7730N 01248E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01248E, 7712N 01251E, 7642N 01435E,
7558N 01449E, 7603N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7603N 02000E, 7605N 02158E, 7509N 02248E,
7532N 02559E, 7607N 02647E, 7641N 02959E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01634W, 7254N 01656W, 7359N 01031W,
7452N 00919W, 7459N 00817W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7641N 03000E, 7655N 03116E, 7609N 03129E,
7615N 04023E, 7616N 04027E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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