SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NE GALE 8 FM SUN 06UTC TO 11UTC IN B5
NE GALE 8 FM SUN 06UTC TO 11UTC IN C2
E GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 17UTC IN C3
SE GALE 8 FM SUN 09UTC TO 14UTC IN F2
S GALE 8 FM SUN 14UTC TO 21UTC IN F3
S GALE 8 FM SUN 05UTC TO 07UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
S GALE 8 SUN 05UTC IN ROEST BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 1000 HPA, 72 N 22 E, MOV N AND EXP 991 HPA AT 77 N 36 E SUN 18
UTC
LOW 987 HPA, 71 N 05 W, MOV NE AND EXP 988 HPA AT 72 N 02 E SUN 18
UTC.
LOW 996 HPA, 64 N 04 E, MOV NE AND FLN BY SUN 12 UTC.
NEW LOW EXP 978 HPA 65 N 13 W SUN 06 UTC, MOV E AND EXP 976 HPA 66 N
10 W SUN 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
LID
E 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
A2
MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO E 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD
ICING.
B3
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
E GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C4
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C5
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO NE 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D3
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
W NEAR GALE 7, VEER NE. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E3
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 6, OCNL SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN,
MOD.
F3
VRB 6, OCNL S GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SW 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
NORTH BANK
SW 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SW 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SW 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SW 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4, OCNL S GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
S 6, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, OCNL VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 27 MAR
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8034N 01321E, 8058N 01542E, 8053N 01643E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8016N 01059E, 8020N 01150E, 8034N 01321E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8023N 01554E, 8007N 01521E, 7959N 01319E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8053N 01643E, 8052N 01655E, 8023N 01554E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00739W, 7610N 00121W, 7717N 00244W,
7730N 00120W
A3
ICE N OF 7803N 00000E, 7813N 00031E, 7844N 00436E,
7937N 00545E, 7959N 00711E, 7959N 00713E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7948N 00959E, 7945N 00915E, 7849N 00917E, 7831N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7831N 01000E, 7756N 01125E, 7730N 01154E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01154E, 7623N 01309E, 7558N 01600E,
7616N 01906E, 7611N 01916E, 7525N 01647E,
7459N 01740E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01740E, 7450N 01800E, 7438N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02350E, 7558N 02707E, 7654N 02903E,
7653N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7438N 01959E, 7434N 02035E, 7455N 02336E,
7459N 02350E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01559W, 7335N 01447W, 7459N 00739W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7653N 03000E, 7652N 03132E, 7631N 03228E,
7629N 03432E, 7713N 03614E, 7714N 03805E,
7646N 03938E, 7650N 04057E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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