SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
S GALE 8 FM SAT 17UTC IN YP
S GALE 8 FM SAT 21UTC IN BNS
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC IN A3
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 12UTC IN A4
SE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 07UTC TO 15UTC IN B2
SE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 06UTC TO 18UTC IN B3
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 07UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 03UTC TO 10UTC IN C2
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC TO 12UTC IN C3
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 04UTC TO 15UTC IN C4
SE OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC IN C5
VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 03UTC IN D2
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 08UTC AND SE SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 03UTC IN
D3
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 04UTC TO 08UTC IN DEEP D4
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 23UTC TO SUN 05UTC IN E2
SE OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 02UTC AND SE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT
22UTC IN E3
SE GALE 8 FM SUN 05UTC IN DEEP E4
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 18UTC IN F2
S OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC TO 03UTC AND SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 18UTC IN
F3
SE GALE 8 FM SUN 06UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SE OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 19UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
S GALE 8 FM SUN 05UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
S GALE 8 FM SUN 08UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
S GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 07UTC AND FM SUN 03UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 03UTC AND FM SUN 03UTC IN TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8 FM SUN 05UTC TO 09UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 1008 HPA AT 82 N 07 E, MOV NE AND FLN SLWY.
LOW 998 HPA AT 68 N 00 E, MOV NW, EXP 987 HPA AT 78 N 11 W BY SAT 18
UTC.
LOW 960 HPA AT 63 N 20 W, MOV NE, EXP 974 HPA AT 69 N 11 W BY SAT 18
UTC.
LOW 982 HPA AT 52 N 37 W, MOV NE, EXP 967 HPA AT 63 N 12 W BY SAT 18
UTC.
HIGH 1033 HPA AT 67 N 21 E, MOV E, EXP 1025 HPA AT 67 N 28 E BY SAT
18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SW 5, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
YP
SW 6, INCR TO S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
LID
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW,
POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
SW 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG DRY, GOOD.
A3
S 6, INCR TO SE GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
A4
VRB 6, INCR TO SE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG
DRY, GOOD.
A5
VRB 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
B2
SE 6, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B3
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.
SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
B4
SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
B5
VRB 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
C2
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW,
POOR. FG.
C3
SE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
C4
SE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
VRB 6, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
D3
SE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO VRB GALE 8, OCNL W SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
F3
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
S 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 4, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR,
BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO SE 6, OCNL S GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S 6, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 12 DEC
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8118N 01922E, 8131N 02334E, 8129N 02658E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8028N 01159E, 8040N 01239E, 8100N 01334E,
8118N 01922E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00511W, 7555N 00353W, 7651N 00000E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7211N 01201W, 7351N 00950W, 7459N 00511W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 8126N 02959E, 8126N 03002E, 8207N 03658E,
8204N 04001E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8025N 04001E, 8024N 03638E, 7953N 03937E, 7940N 03822E,
7905N 03824E, 7855N 04058E, 7916N 04322E, 7914N 04325E
METAREA 20 17010
ICE N OF 8204N 04001E, 8201N 04214E, 8058N 04229E,
8025N 04042E, 8025N 04001E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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