SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON MONDAY 02 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NE GALE 8 FM TUE 01UTC TO 08UTC IN C2
E GALE 8 FM TUE 02UTC TO 07UTC IN C3
E SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 06UTC IN D2
E SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 06UTC IN D3
VRB GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 17UTC IN E2
VRB GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 19UTC IN E3
SW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 05UTC, W OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE
05UTC TO 22UTC IN F2
SW GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 10UTC, W OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 10UTC TO
WED 06UTC IN F3
NW GALE 8 FM TUE 20UTC TO WED 02UTC IN ROEST BANK
NW GALE 8 FM TUE 18UTC TO WED 06UTC IN TRAENA BANK
W GALE 8 FM TUE 16UTC TO 21UTC, NW SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 21UTC TO WED
06UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 964 HPA, 67 N 06 W, MOV E AND EXP 980 HPA 68 N 07 E TUE 18 UTC.
LOW 972 HPA, 57 N 45 W, MOV NE AND EXP 959 HPA 62 N 40 W TUE 18 UTC.
HIGH 1024 HPA, 49 N 22 W, MOV NE AND EXP 1030 HPA 55 N 02 E TUE 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
S 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
YP
VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
LID
SE 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
BNS
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
A3
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
A4
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B2
NE 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
B3
E 6. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR.
B4
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B5
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
C4
SE 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
C5
SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D2
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E SEV GALE 9, BECMG N 5. HIGH TO ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR. FG.
D3
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN,
MOD. FG.
DEEP D4
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB GALE 8, DECR TO 6. HIGH TO ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW,
POOR.
E3
VRB GALE 8, DECR TO NW NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
W SEV GALE 9, DECR TO S 6. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
OCNL SNOW, POOR.
F3
SW GALE 8, INCR TO W SEV GALE 9. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
ROEST BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, VEER NW, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH.
RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S 6, INCR TO W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY
HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 2 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8227N 01755E, 8228N 01802E, 8149N 02415E,
8118N 02227E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00631E, 8032N 00727E, 8035N 00943E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8035N 00943E, 8038N 01157E, 8122N 01100E,
8212N 01313E, 8227N 01755E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8050N 01616E, 8046N 01408E, 8039N 01415E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8118N 02227E, 8058N 02116E, 8050N 01616E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00717W, 7605N 00528W, 7627N 00245W,
7730N 00147W
A3
ICE N OF 7843N 00000E, 7858N 00014E, 7925N 00531E,
7959N 00631E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7933N 01000E, 7859N 00901E, 7815N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01452E, 7956N 01455E, 7956N 01038E,
7933N 01000E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01059E, 7633N 01214E, 7459N 01642E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01642E, 7420N 01834E, 7431N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02337E, 7544N 02429E, 7623N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7431N 01959E, 7459N 02336E, 7459N 02337E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7051N 01234W, 7117N 01144W, 7321N 01002W,
7459N 00717W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7623N 03000E, 7631N 03105E, 7610N 03531E,
7647N 04021E, 7644N 04052E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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