SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 03UTC IN C3
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 16UTC TO SAT 00UTC IN C4
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 09UTC IN D3
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 20UTC IN E3
SW GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 11UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 11UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 09UTC IN C2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 14UTC IN D2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
COMPLEX LOW 995 HPA 65 N 05 W MOV NE, EXP 996 HPA 69 N 14 E BY SAT 06
UTC.
HIGH 1032 HPA 78 N 54 E MOV E AND FLN BY SAT 06 UTC.
HIGH 1025 HPA 53 N 18 E MOV E BY SAT 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH.
BNS
VRB 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 5. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B2
NW 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
VRB 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C2
NW 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8, BECMG NE 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
C5
VRB 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
D3
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E2
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E3
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP E4
VRB 5. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
F2
NE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
F3
VRB 6, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
S 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
VRB 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
ROEST BANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TRAENA BANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 4, OCNL SW GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 19 FEB
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00825E, 8021N 00943E, 8023N 01100E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8023N 01100E, 8026N 01236E, 8016N 01337E,
8003N 01345E, 7959N 01259E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00215E, 7733N 00223E, 7823N 00250E,
7818N 00627E, 7836N 00752E, 7952N 00758E,
7959N 00825E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01259E, 7948N 01021E, 7841N 01002E,
7750N 01256E, 7730N 01248E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01248E, 7649N 01232E, 7608N 01517E,
7619N 01856E, 7600N 01830E, 7557N 01636E,
7533N 01527E, 7459N 01503E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01503E, 7455N 01500E, 7400N 01648E,
7401N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02338E, 7541N 02519E, 7556N 02820E,
7554N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7401N 01959E, 7401N 02000E, 7441N 02253E,
7459N 02338E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7025N 01243W, 7132N 01053W, 7315N 00857W,
7430N 00400W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7554N 03000E, 7549N 03336E, 7557N 03627E,
7622N 04032E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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