SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 03UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 06UTC IN B5
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 08UTC IN C5
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 06UTC TO 08UTC AND SAT 18UTC TO SUN 03UTC IN
DEEP D4
W GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 21UTC IN E2
W GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC TO SUN 06UTC IN E3
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 03UTC IN DEEP E4
W OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 09UTC IN F2
W OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 13UTC IN F3
SE OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 01UTC IN NORTH BANK
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 05UTC TO 07UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 01UTC TO SUN 01UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 01UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
W GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 00UTC IN ROEST BANK
W GALE 8 FRI 22UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 986 HPA, 69 N 05 E, MOV NW, EXP 990 HPA, 72 N 01 E, SAT 18 UTC.
LOW 981 HPA, 68 N 03 W, MOV N, EXP 991 HPA, 70 N 02 W SAT 18 UTC.
LOW 980 HPA, 68 N 08 W, MOV NE, EXP 991 HPA, 71 N 10 E SAT 18 UTC.
LOW 1008 HPA, 52 N 01 W, MOV NE, EXP 1009 HPA 57 N 06 E SAT 18 UTC.
LOW 1005 HPA, 50 N 04 W, MOV NE, EXP 1008 HPA, 55 N 05 E SAT 18 UTC.
HIGH 1031 HPA, 81 N 23 W, MOV SW, EXP 1023 HPA, 78 N 33 W SAT 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
LID
SE 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A4
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B2
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO N 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B3
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C4
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
C5
SE GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
NE NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
D3
VRB 6, INCR TO W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
DEEP D4
VRB 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
E2
W GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
E3
SW GALE 8. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
W GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. HIGH TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG OCNL RAIN,
MOD.
F3
W GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 6, OCNL SW GALE 8, BECMG SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8, BECMG SW 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 5, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 27 FEB
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8133N 01902E, 8139N 02221E, 8200N 02354E,
8138N 02652E, 8124N 02504E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00640E, 8022N 00750E, 8032N 01003E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8032N 01003E, 8041N 01207E, 8126N 01459E,
8133N 01902E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8115N 01925E, 8115N 01822E, 8058N 01732E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8025N 01551E, 8010N 01508E, 7959N 01112E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8124N 02504E, 8115N 02346E, 8115N 02058E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00542W, 7647N 00059W, 7648N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00046E, 7802N 00122E, 7838N 00009E,
7849N 00257E, 7959N 00640E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7956N 00959E, 7954N 00919E, 7818N 00946E, 7813N 00959E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01140E, 7643N 01330E, 7601N 01619E,
7508N 01535E, 7459N 01612E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01612E, 7445N 01711E, 7414N 01711E,
7359N 01905E, 7410N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02403E, 7539N 02438E, 7640N 02946E,
7639N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7410N 01959E, 7454N 02358E, 7459N 02403E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7059N 01231W, 7147N 01055W, 7318N 01045W,
7459N 00542W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7639N 03000E, 7621N 03402E, 7656N 03703E,
7658N 04002E, 7648N 04055E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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