SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM MON 10UTC TO TUE 15UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM TUE 20UTC IN B5
N GALE 8 FM MON 16UTC TO 22UTC AND NE GALE 8 FM TUE 21UTC IN C2
E GALE 8 FM TUE 16UTC IN C3
S GALE 8 FM TUE 11UTC TO 13UTC IN D3
S GALE 8 FM TUE 12UTC TO 14UTC IN DEEP D4
SW GALE 8 FM TUE 11UTC TO 13UTC IN E2
S GALE 8 FM TUE 08UTC TO 17UTC IN E3
S GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC IN DEEP E4
S GALE 8 FM TUE 05UTC TO 12UTC IN F2
S SEV GALE 9 FM MON 18UTC IN F3
S GALE 8 FM TUE 12UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
S GALE 8 FM TUE 19UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
S GALE 8 FM TUE 09UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM TUE 16UTC IN TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8 FM TUE 21UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
STORM CNTR 974 HPA 66 N 10 W MOV N AND WKN BY TUE 06 UTC.
NEW STORM CNTR EXP 972 HPA AT 66 N 05 W BY TUE 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
YP
E 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
LiD
E 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
BnS
SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
NE 5. ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
E 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B1
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
E NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
E 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C3
E 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
C4
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
E 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D3
VRB 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
SE 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB 5, OCNL SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 5, INCR TO SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SW GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SW 6. SLT OR MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
SW 6. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
S 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
S 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
S 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, INCR TO SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S 5, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 13 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8140N 01854E, 8135N 01956E, 8114N 01927E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00836E, 8013N 00848E, 8025N 01052E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8025N 01052E, 8032N 01213E, 8203N 01338E,
8140N 01854E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8109N 01907E, 8103N 01559E, 8044N 01526E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8044N 01526E, 8016N 01434E, 8002N 01100E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8111N 01922E, 8109N 01920E, 8109N 01907E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00221W, 7802N 00335W, 7829N 00106W,
7854N 00115W, 7855N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00803W, 7502N 00801W, 7537N 00900W,
7652N 00239W, 7718N 00238W, 7730N 00221W
A3
ICE N OF 7855N 00000E, 7858N 00348E, 7954N 00831E,
7959N 00836E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7953N 00959E, 7910N 00842E, 7829N 00912E, 7818N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01016E, 7959N 01011E, 7953N 00959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7818N 01000E, 7800N 01121E, 7730N 01214E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01214E, 7714N 01241E, 7655N 01411E,
7634N 01424E, 7614N 01608E, 7632N 01830E,
7635N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7630N 02000E, 7605N 01730E, 7526N 01735E, 7510N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7635N 02000E, 7636N 02037E, 7630N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02211E, 7619N 02832E, 7708N 02744E, 7712N 02901E,
7651N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7459N 02137E, 7457N 02200E, 7459N 02211E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7130N 01219W, 7211N 01121W, 7326N 01128W,
7426N 00832W, 7459N 00803W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7651N 03000E, 7607N 03207E, 7618N 03617E,
7558N 04011E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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