SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NW GALE 8 FM THU 00UTC IN A3
NW GALE 8 FM THU 05UTC IN B3
N OCC GALE 8 FM THU 01UTC IN B4
N GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO 23UTC AND N OCC GALE 8 FM THU 05UTC IN B5
N OCC GALE 8 FM THU 04UTC IN C4
NW OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 06UTC AND FM THU 06UTC IN C5
NW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM WED 01UTC TO 08UTC AND N OCC GALE 8 FM WED 09UTC
TO 16UTC IN KILDIN BANK
N OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 13UTC IN NORTH BANK
NW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 23UTC TO WED 07UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
N OCC GALE 8 FM WED 00UTC TO 05UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 07UTC IN YP
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 04UTC IN LID
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 05UTC IN BNS
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 987 HPA, 74 N 38 E, MOV SE EXP 993 HPA AT 71 N 43 E WED 18 UTC.
HIGH 1039 HPA, 62 N 09 W, MOV SE EXP 1034 HPA AT 60 N 04 W WED 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
NW 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW,
POOR. SEV ICING.
LID
NW 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
SEV ICING.
BNS
NW 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A2
MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 5, INCR TO NW GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD,
BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
NW 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
N 6. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B2
VRB 5, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 6, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B4
NW 6, INCR TO N GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
B5
N 6, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.
C3
NW 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.
C4
NW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO N GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C5
N GALE 8, DECR TO W 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.
D3
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP D4
NW 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E2
W 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E3
W 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP E4
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
F2
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
F3
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
N GALE 8, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
NW GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG N 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
NW GALE 8, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG OCNL
RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
NW 6, OCNL N GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG OCNL
RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
NW 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW 5. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
W 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
TRAENA BANK
W 5. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
W 5. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 20 APR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8042N 00902E, 8023N 00550E, 8000N 00659E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8122N 01917E, 8130N 01711E, 8042N 00900E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8011N 01607E, 8110N 02217E, 8115N 02102E
B2
ICE N OF 7611N 00000E, 7607N 00049W, 7500N 00415W
A3
ICE N OF 7959N 00659E, 7930N 00824E, 7730N 00319E
A4
ICE N OF 7730N 01445E, 7931N 01201E, 7959N 01458E
B4
ICE N OF 7618N 02000E, 7605N 01638E, 7730N 01445E
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7607N 04019E, 7606N 04001E, 7610N 03252E,
7706N 03224E, 7657N 03000E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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