SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NE GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 09UTC IN C2
E GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 11UTC IN C3
E OCC GALE 8 FM WED 23UTC TO THU 06UTC IN C4
E OCC GALE 8 FM WED 21UTC TO THU 08UTC IN C5
N SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 21UTC AND NE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 03UTC
TO THU 02UTC IN D2
E SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 20UTC IN D3
E GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 01UTC IN DEEP D4
CYCLONIC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 18UTC IN E2
SE GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 10UTC IN E3
W SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 17UTC IN F2
W GALE 8 FM TUE 23UTC TO WED 08UTC IN F3
E GALE 8 FM WED 20UTC TO THU 05UTC IN KILDIN BANK
E GALE 8 FM WED 19UTC TO THU 03UTC IN NORTH BANK
E GALE 8 FM WED 20UTC TO THU 04UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
E GALE 8 FM WED 21UTC TO THU 06UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 10UTC IN A4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 12UTC IN B4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 09UTC IN B5
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 06UTC TO 08UTC IN C4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 07UTC IN C5
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 975 HPA, 69 N 00 E, MOV SLWY W, EXP 979 HPA, 68 N 03 W BY WED 18
UTC.
LOW 984 HPA, 55 N 14 W, MOV NE, EXP 996 HPA, 59 N 11 W BY WED 18 UTC.
HIGH 1015 HPA , 53 N 13 E, MOV NW, EXP 1014 HPA, 57 N 11 E BY WED 18
UTC.
HIGH 1030 HPA, 80 N 30 E, MOV E, EXP 1030 HPA, 78 N 42 E BY WED 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
BNS
VRB 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.
B2
E 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
E 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B5
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV
ICING.
C2
NE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
C3
E GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV
ICING.
C5
NE 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
D2
NE GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SNOW, POOR.
D3
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SNOW, POOR. FG.
DEEP D4
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8, BECMG E 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E2
VRB GALE 8, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
VRB GALE 8, DECR TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
DEEP E4
VRB 5, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
F2
W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SNOW, POOR.
F3
W GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 6. HIGH TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
NE 6, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
E 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 5, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
ROEST BANK
S 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
SKLINNA BANK
S 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 17 FEB
C2
ICE N OF 7244N 00400W, 7326N 00352W, 7458N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00318E, 7751N 00344E, 7808N 00925E,
7741N 00959E
B3
ICE N OF 7459N 00002E, 7516N 00036E, 7730N 00318E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01014E, 7633N 01125E, 7459N 01330E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01330E, 7339N 01516E, 7324N 01957E,
7325N 02000E
C5
ICE N OF 7325N 01959E, 7439N 02518E, 7459N 02845E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 6956N 01253W, 6957N 01254W, 7117N 00814W,
7244N 00559W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7507N 03000E, 7531N 03357E, 7543N 03958E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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