SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2025
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
VRB GALE 8 FM FRI 21UTC IN NB
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 03UTC IN YP
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 03UTC IN LID
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 04UTC IN BNS
NW GALE 8 FM FRI 20UTC IN A3
NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 05UTC IN A4
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 08UTC IN A5
N GALE 8 FM FRI 18UTC TO 21UTC IN B2
N GALE 8 FM FRI 20UTC IN B3
N GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC IN B4
N SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 14UTC TO SAT 03UTC IN C2
N STRM 10 FM FRI 17UTC IN C3
N STRM 10 FM FRI 21UTC IN C4
N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 02UTC IN C5
NW STRM 10 FM FRI 13UTC TO SAT 05UTC IN D2
NW VIOLENT STRM 11 FM FRI 17UTC IN D3
W SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 21UTC TO SAT 02UTC, N VIOLENT STRM 11 FM SAT
02UTC IN DEEP D4
W SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 12UTC TO 21UTC, NW SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 21UTC TO SAT
05UTC IN E2
W SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 14UTC TO 21UTC, NW VIOLENT STRM 11 FM FRI 21UTC
IN E3
W SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 18UTC TO SAT 02UTC, NW VIOLENT STRM 11 FM SAT
02UTC IN DEEP E4
W SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 12UTC TO SAT 05UTC IN F2
W SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 14UTC TO 23UTC, NW STRM 10 FM FRI 23UTC IN F3
NW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 12UTC IN KILDIN BANK
N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 08UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 06UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
W GALE 8 FM FRI 00UTC TO 06UTC AND N STRM 10 FM SAT 03UTC IN
TROMSOEFLAKET
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 20UTC TO SAT 02UTC AND N STRM 10 FM SAT 06UTC IN
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
NW VIOLENT STRM 11 FM FRI 20UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
NW STRM 10 FM FRI 22UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
NW STRM 10 FM FRI 20UTC IN ROEST BANK
NW STRM 10 FM FRI 21UTC IN TRAENA BANK
NW SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 22UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 04UTC IN NB
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 12UTC IN YP
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 14UTC IN LID
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 14UTC TO SAT 04UTC IN A2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 13UTC IN A3
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 11UTC TO SAT 04UTC IN B2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 991HPA, 82N 15E, MOV E EXP 989HPA AT 82N 26E FRI 18UTC.
LOW 1015HPA, 61N 26W, MOV NE EXP AS A STORM CENTER 990HPA, 72N 01E
FRI 18UTC.
HIGH 1039HPA, 59N 01W, MOV W EXP 1041HPA AT 59N 12W FRI 18UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
VRB 6, INCR TO NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL VRB GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR. SEV ICING.
YP
NW 6, INCR TO GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
LID
NW 6, INCR TO GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
BNS
W 6, INCR TO NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
N 6, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.
A3
NW 6, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A4
NW 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
NW 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
B2
N 6, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
NW 5, INCR TO N GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
NW 6, INCR TO N GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C3
W 6, INCR TO N STRM 10. ROUGH TO HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C4
SW 6, INCR TO N SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN,
MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C5
NW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
D2
VRB 6, INCR TO NW SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10. ROUGH TO HIGH. SNOW,
POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
D3
W 6, INCR TO NW VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
W 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO
VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
SW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD,
BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
W 6, INCR TO W SEV GALE 9, OCNL NW VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO
VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
W 6, INCR TO SW GALE 8, OCNL NW VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO VERY
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SW 6, INCR TO NW GALE 8, OCNL W SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. OCNL RAIN,
MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
F3
W 6, INCR TO NW SEV GALE 9, OCNL NW STRM 10. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH.
DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 6, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SW 6, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
NW NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB, OCNL N STRM 10. VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N STRM 10. VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
W 6, INCR TO SW GALE 8, OCNL NW VIOLENT STRM 11. ROUGH TO VERY HIGH.
RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
W 5, INCR TO NW STRM 10. ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
W 5, INCR TO NW STRM 10. ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
W 6, INCR TO NW SEV GALE 9, OCNL NW STRM 10. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
W 5, INCR TO NW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. DRY, GOOD,
BECMG RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 23 DEC
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8126N 01912E, 8129N 02035E, 8201N 02442E,
8141N 02959E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00733E, 8027N 00828E, 8032N 01000E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8032N 01000E, 8049N 01437E, 8111N 01330E,
8126N 01912E
B1
ICE N OF 7500N 01152W, 7510N 01155W, 7520N 01059W
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00004W, 7802N 00138W, 7817N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7520N 01059W, 7533N 00833W, 7600N 00803W,
7701N 00026W, 7730N 00004W
A3
ICE N OF 7817N 00000E, 7928N 00632E, 7959N 00733E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01537W, 7326N 01558W, 7424N 01142W,
7459N 01152W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 8141N 02959E, 8135N 03133E, 8157N 03321E,
8230N 03236E
METAREA 20 17010
ICE N OF 8230N 04702E, 8141N 04109E, 8020N 04227E,
7959N 04342E
METAREA 20 17290
ICE N OF 8230N 03236E, 8255N 03201E, 8301N 05051E,
8230N 04702E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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