SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2025
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
SW GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 18UTC IN C2
W GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO THU 00UTC IN C3
SW GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC TO THU 04UTC IN C4
W GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 21UTC AND NW OCC GALE 8 FM THU 00UTC TO 13UTC IN C5
SW GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC TO 21UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO 20UTC IN D2
SW GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO THU 03UTC IN D3
W SEV GALE 9 FM WED 11UTC TO THU 05UTC IN DEEP D4
SW GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 21UTC IN E2
W GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO THU 03UTC IN E3
W GALE 8 FM WED 11UTC TO THU 06UTC IN DEEP E4
SW GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 20UTC IN F2
SW GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO THU 02UTC IN F3
W GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC TO THU 20UTC IN KILDIN BANK
NW GALE 8 FM WED 19UTC TO THU 18UTC IN NORTH BANK
W GALE 8 FM WED 17UTC TO THU 16UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
W SEV GALE 9 FM WED 15UTC TO THU 14UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED 13UTC TO THU 12UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
W SEV GALE 9 FM WED 14UTC TO THU 08UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
W GALE 8 FM WED 14UTC TO THU 06UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
W GALE 8 FM WED 17UTC TO THU 08UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
W GALE 8 FM WED 15UTC TO THU 04UTC IN ROEST BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 08UTC TO 12UTC IN B2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 990 HPA 77 N 17 W MOV FIRST NE, THEN SE, EXP 984 HPA AT 73 N 39 E THU 06 UTC.
HIGH 1040 HPA 59 N 06 E ALMOST STNR AND NO CHANGE UNTIL THU 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
YP
N 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
LiD
VRB 5, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.
BnS
VRB 4, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. SLT. SNOW, POOR. FG.
A2
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A3
NW 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A5
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B1
VRB 4. DRY, GOOD.
B2
NW 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.
B3
NW 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B4
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
B5
W 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C2
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8, BECMG NW 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C3
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
C4
SW GALE 8, DECR TO NW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
D2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
D3
SW GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
E2
SW GALE 8, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
E3
W GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
W GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SW GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
F3
SW GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
KILDIN BANK
W 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
W GALE 8, DECR TO NW NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
W GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9, BECMG NW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW GALE 8, OCNL W SEV GALE 9, BECMG NW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
W GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
W GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8, BECMG W 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
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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