HIGH SEAS WARNING FOR METAREA 19
Valid from 09:20 UTC on Thursday 12. November 2026
BY TROMSO METEO, NORWAY
Polar low warning issued Thursday 12. November 2026 09:20 UTC.
Polar low is expected in the following areas in Metarea 19:
B2, B3, C2, C3
A polar low is at 12 november 21 UTC expected to form in area C4 and will move slowly towards west. 13 november 21 UTC the low is expected in northern part of C2. In the western part of the low northerly severe gale force 9 is expected. The low is expected to weaken during 14 november.
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SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
N SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 08UTC IN B2
VRB SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 00UTC IN B3
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 07UTC TO 17UTC IN B5
NW SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 08UTC IN C2
VRB SEV GALE 9 FM THU 19UTC TO FRI 14UTC IN C3
SE GALE 8 FM THU 19UTC TO FRI 13UTC IN C4
NE SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC IN D2
VRB GALE 8 FM FRI 06UTC IN E2
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 19UTC IN F2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
STORM CNTR 986 HPA 58 N 05 E MOV E AND FRI BECMG A LOW, EXP 980 HPA
AT 59 N 19 E FRI 06 UTC.
LOW 1014 HPA W OF JAN MAYEN ALMOST STNR, FRI MOV S, EXP 996 HPA AT 66
N 15 W FRI 06 UTC.
FM THU 15 UTC LOW 1006 HPA 74 N 08 E, ALMOST STNR, EXP 1000 HPA FRI
06 UTC.
HIGH EXP 1018 HPA AT 53 N 08 W FRI 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
AM
SLT.
MJ
SLT.
GR
SLT.
DWH
SLT.
BWH
SLT.
NB
SLT.
NBB
SLT.
LED
SLT.
YP
NE 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD.
LID
NE 4. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
N 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A1
SLT.
A2
N 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. SLT. SNOW, POOR.
A3
NE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
NE 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B1
SLT.
B2
N 6, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
B3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL
VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
E 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
C2
NE 6, INCR TO NW GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
C4
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C5
NE 6, OCNL VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
NE 6, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
D3
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN,
MOD. FG.
DEEP D4
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E3
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
F2
VRB 6, OCNL SE GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
E 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
E 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
E 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
E 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
NE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
TRAENA BANK
E 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 11 NOV
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00124W, 7752N 00142W, 7800N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00557W, 7531N 00351W, 7730N 00124W
A3
ICE N OF 7800N 00000E, 7808N 00115E, 7840N 00128E,
7908N 00441E, 7928N 00351E, 7954N 00655E,
7845N 01000E
A4
ICE N OF 7730N 01820E, 7825N 01959E, 7824N 02000E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01325E, 7624N 01622E, 7730N 01820E
A5
ICE N OF 7730N 02403E, 7842N 02902E, 7900N 02959E
B5
ICE N OF 7730N 02058E, 7719N 02110E, 7712N 02307E,
7728N 02358E, 7730N 02403E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01346W, 7329N 01030W, 7459N 00557W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7900N 03000E, 8011N 03347E, 8142N 03057E,
8209N 03818E, 8216N 04001E
METAREA 20 17010
ICE N OF 8216N 04001E, 8221N 04118E, 8159N 04317E,
8134N 04725E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8045N 04543E, 8042N 04430E, 8029N 04508E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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