SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
W GALE 8 FM MON 09UTC IN B5
SW GALE 8 FM MON 03UTC TO 05UTC IN C5
VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 12UTC TO 19UTC IN DEEP D4
NW STRM 10 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 10UTC IN E3
VRB SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 04UTC TO 16UTC IN DEEP E4
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 09UTC IN F3
SW GALE 8 FM MON 01UTC TO 03UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SW GALE 8 FM SUN 21UTC TO MON 03UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
W GALE 8 FM SUN 19UTC TO MON 02UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
W GALE 8 FM SUN 12UTC TO 22UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
W SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 03UTC TO 15UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 02UTC TO 11UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 23UTC TO SUN 11UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 00UTC IN TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO 23UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 983 HPA, 72 N 05 W, MOV E AND WEAKNING.
LOW 981 HPA, 66 N 03 E, MOV NE EXP 986 HPA AT 71 N 17 E SUN 18 UTC.
LOW EXP 992 HPA, 62 N 19 W AT SUN 18 UTC.
HIGH 1026 HPA, 47 N 04 W, ALMOST STNR, EXP 1026 HPA AT 47 N 05 W SUN
18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
AM
SLT.
MJ
SLT.
GR
SLT.
DWH
SLT.
BWH
SLT.
NB
SE 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
NBB
SLT.
LED
SLT.
YP
VRB 6, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
LID
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
BNS
VRB 6. SLT. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
A1
N NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4. ROUGH TO SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,
GOOD. MOD ICING.
A2
NW 6. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
A3
SE 6, INCR TO NW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 6, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
A5
VRB 5. SLT. RAIN, MOD. FG.
B1
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4. ROUGH TO SLT, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
B3
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO NW 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
B4
SE 6, INCR TO NW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
B5
VRB 5, OCNL W GALE 8. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
C2
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
C4
SE 6, INCR TO W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
VRB 6, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,
MOD. FG.
D2
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
D3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO NW 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO W 6, OCNL VRB GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG W 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
F2
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
VRB GALE 8, OCNL W SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. FG.
NORTH BANK
S 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. SLT TO ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY,
GOOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 6, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SE 6, INCR TO SW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,
MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SE 6, INCR TO W GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SE 5, INCR TO W GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
W SEV GALE 9, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW GALE 8, OCNL W SEV GALE 9, BECMG W 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8, BECMG W 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8, BECMG VRB 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 11 SEP
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8102N 01804E, 8121N 01844E, 8121N 01918E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8034N 01542E, 8040N 01719E, 8102N 01804E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00117W, 7747N 00124W, 7804N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00819W, 7634N 00253W, 7730N 00117W
A3
ICE N OF 7804N 00000E, 7907N 00546E, 7949N 00506E,
7959N 00737E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7257N 02000W, 7404N 01844W, 7233N 01958W
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7233N 01540W, 7308N 01458W, 7401N 01214W, 7459N 00819W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 8119N 02959E, 8118N 03218E, 8150N 04001E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
=