SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NW GALE 8 FM THU 23UTC TO FRI 14UTC IN B3
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 07UTC TO 09UTC IN B4
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 07UTC IN E2
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 07UTC IN E3
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 21UTC IN F2
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 04UTC IN F3
W OCC GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 02UTC AND W GALE 8 FM FRI 17UTC TO
SAT 00UTC IN NORTH BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 00UTC IN B2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 983 HPA, 73 N 32 E, MOV E EXP 989 HPA AT 73 N 45 E FRI 18 UTC.
LOW 1002 HPA, 56 N 09 W, MOV NE EXP 979 HPA AT 63 N 03 W FRI 18 UTC.
HIGH 1016 HPA, 65 N 01 W, MOV NE EXP 1009 HPA AT 69 N 19 E FRI 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
NE 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LID
N 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.
BNS
VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A2
MOD ICING.
A3
N NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
NW 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
NW GALE 8, DECR TO 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
VRB 6, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
B5
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
NW 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
NW 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C5
VRB 6, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
D2
NE 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
D3
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
DEEP D4
NW 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E2
E 5, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
VRB 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD.
DEEP E4
NE 5. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
F2
E 6, INCR TO NE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN,
MOD.
F3
VRB 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
NW 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
NE 5. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
TRAENA BANK
E 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 1 APR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00738E, 8003N 00747E, 8012N 01100E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8013N 01604E, 8009N 01556E, 7959N 01158E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8026N 01550E, 8028N 01629E, 8013N 01604E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00259W, 7804N 00023W, 7807N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00821W, 7517N 00721W, 7647N 00241W,
7722N 00241W, 7730N 00259W
A3
ICE N OF 7807N 00000E, 7824N 00342E, 7959N 00738E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7948N 00959E, 7900N 00854E, 7821N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01158E, 7955N 01009E, 7948N 00959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7821N 01000E, 7800N 01034E, 7730N 01058E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01058E, 7656N 01123E, 7617N 01347E,
7555N 01619E, 7513N 01651E, 7459N 01745E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01745E, 7454N 01805E, 7450N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02253E, 7540N 02516E, 7543N 02716E,
7647N 02831E, 7638N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7450N 01959E, 7446N 02206E, 7459N 02253E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01525W, 7411N 01128W, 7459N 00821W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7638N 03000E, 7635N 03029E, 7609N 03101E,
7557N 03208E, 7610N 03611E, 7605N 03922E,
7611N 04023E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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