METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 131900

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2026

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC

LOW 990 HPA, 73 N 36 E, MOV E, EXP 994 HPA, 75 N 69 E BY THU 18 UTC.

LOW 992 HPA, 59 N 17 E, MOV W, EXP 985 HPA AT 58 N 06 E BY THU 18

UTC.

LOW 997 HPA, 53 N 03 E, MOV SE AND FLN.

NEW HIGH, EXP 1019 HPA, 76 N 24 E BY THU 18 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

SW 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

LID

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

BNS

VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

A1

SLT.

A2

SW 4. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR. FG.

A3

SW 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR. FG.

A4

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

A5

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

B1

SLT.

B2

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

B3

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.

B4

VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR.

B5

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

C2

VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.

C3

E 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

C4

NE 4, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,

MOD.

C5

NE 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,

MOD.

D2

VRB 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

D3

NE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

DEEP D4

E 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

E2

N 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

E3

NE 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

DEEP E4

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

F2

N 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY,

GOOD.

F3

N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

KILDIN BANK

VRB 5, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,

MOD.

NORTH BANK

N 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,

MOD.

NORTH CAPE BANK

NE 4, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,

MOD.

HJELMSOEY BANK

N 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

TROMSOEFLAKET

NE 4, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

VESTERAALSBANK

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

OUTER VESTFJORD

VRB 5. SLT OR MOD. RAIN, MOD.

ROEST BANK

VRB 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD.

TRAENA BANK

SE 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD.

SKLINNA BANK

SE 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 13 MAY

LITKE TROUGH

ICE N OF 8027N 01143E, 8103N 01731E, 8057N 01720E

NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS

ICE N OF 8023N 01100E, 8025N 01120E, 8027N 01143E

NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK

ICE N OF 8057N 01720E, 8045N 01656E, 8035N 01540E

B2

ICE N OF 7500N 00752W, 7551N 00554W, 7730N 00158W

A3

ICE N OF 7754N 00000E, 7820N 00102E, 7851N 00105E,

7952N 00517E, 7959N 00642E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7953N 00959E, 7941N 00825E, 7756N 00850E, 7731N 00959E

B4

ICE N OF 7730N 01004E, 7550N 01445E, 7554N 01829E,

7623N 01933E, 7623N 02000E

B5

ICE N OF 7623N 02000E, 7624N 02259E, 7549N 02454E,

7553N 02602E, 7657N 02823E, 7646N 02915E,

7625N 02924E, 7624N 02959E

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 7624N 03000E, 7608N 03733E, 7647N 04054E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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