SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC IN NB
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 22UTC IN YP
E GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 18UTC IN LiD
E GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 11UTC IN BnS
N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 12UTC AND N OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 16UTC IN A2
N GALE 8 FM SUN 13UTC IN A3
N STRM 10 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 20UTC IN B1
N GALE 8 FM SAT 23UTC TO SUN 02UTC IN C2
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 15UTC TO 20UTC AND SUN 02UTC TO 08UTC IN C4
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 16UTC TO SUN 12UTC IN C5
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 02UTC IN D2
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 04UTC IN D3
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 06UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 17UTC IN DEEP D4
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 23UTC AND NE SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 08UTC IN E2
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 02UTC AND VRB OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 13UTC IN E3
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 04UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 14UTC IN DEEP E4
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 17UTC AND SW STRM 10 FM SUN 06UTC IN F2
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 21UTC AND SW STRM 10 FM SUN 07UTC IN F3
W OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 12UTC IN KILDIN BANK
W OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 20UTC TO SUN 12UTC IN NORTH BANK
W OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 19UTC TO SUN 11UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 14UTC TO SUN 10UTC AND FM SUN 21UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 09UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 18UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 05UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 17UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 02UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 14UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 12UTC TO SUN 01UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 10UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
SW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO SUN 00UTC AND SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 10UTC IN ROEST BANK
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 10UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SW OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 12UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 21UTC IN NB
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 21UTC IN YP
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 10UTC IN LiD
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 18UTC IN A2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 22UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 03UTC TO 10UTC IN C2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 973 HPA 80 N 20 E, MOV SW AND FLN.
LOW 967 HPA, 74 N 12 W, MOV E, EXP 980 HPA AT 75 N 11 E SUN 06 UTC.
LOW 991 HPA, 55 N 35 W, MOV NE, EXP 962 HPA AT 65 N 10 W SUN 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
YP
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
LiD
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
BnS
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
N 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A3
VRB 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
B1
N GALE 8, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. SNOW, POOR.
B2
N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
VRB 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
VRB 4. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB 6, OCNL N GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C5
SW NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D2
W GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9, BECMG N NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D3
SW GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
SW GALE 8, OCNL W SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E2
SW GALE 8, BECMG VRB, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
E3
SW SEV GALE 9, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
W GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SW GALE 8, INCR TO VRB SEV GALE 9, OCNL SW STRM 10. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
SW GALE 8, OCNL STRM 10. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
W 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
W GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG S NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
SW GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 20 MAR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00907E, 8022N 00945E, 8032N 01002E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8203N 01035E, 8206N 01032E, 8207N 01040E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8032N 01002E, 8119N 01115E, 8203N 01035E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8207N 01040E, 8226N 01636E, 8115N 01743E, 8046N 01541E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8043N 01531E, 8024N 01410E, 8009N 01401E,
8001N 01100E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00147W, 7758N 00147W, 7805N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00956W, 7600N 00355W, 7643N 00148W,
7730N 00147W
A3
ICE N OF 7805N 00000E, 7836N 00541E, 7934N 00824E,
7959N 00907E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7943N 01000E, 7917N 00924E, 7814N 00940E, 7811N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01035E, 7959N 01021E, 7943N 01000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7811N 01000E, 7751N 01203E, 7730N 01155E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01155E, 7647N 01138E, 7612N 01321E,
7604N 01604E, 7516N 01656E, 7501N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02044E, 7513N 02418E, 7607N 02842E,
7633N 02919E, 7715N 02927E, 7716N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7459N 02017E, 7459N 02029E, 7459N 02044E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01317W, 7439N 01151W, 7459N 00956W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7716N 03000E, 7734N 03821E, 7845N 04219E,
7843N 04246E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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