SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SUNDAY 01 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 MON 08UTC IN B4
NE GALE 8 FM TUE 00UTC TO 09UTC IN C2
E GALE 8 FM TUE 00UTC TO 08UTC IN C3
E GALE 8 FM MON 15UTC TO TUE 05UTC IN D2
E GALE 8 FM MON 16UTC TO TUE 05UTC IN D3
E GALE 8 FM MON 10UTC TO 18UTC, S GALE 8 FM MON 18UTC IN E2
SE GALE 8 FM MON 13UTC TO 21UTC, S GALE 8 FM MON 21UTC IN E3
SE GALE 8 FM MON 05UTC TO 15UTC, SW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM MON 15UTC IN F2
SE GALE 8 FM MON 07UTC TO 15UTC, SW OCC GALE 8 FM MON 15UTC IN F3
SW GALE 8 TUE 07UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 997 HPA, 73 N 18 E, MOV N AND EXP 1006 HPA 76 N 15 E MON 18 UTC.
LOW 998 HPA, 73 N 08 W, MOV NW, LATER WKN.
LOW 985 HPA, 55 N 10 W, MOV NE AND EXP 965 HPA 67 N 07 W MON 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE 6. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
YP
VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
LID
SE 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
BNS
SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A3
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A4
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. MOD. SNOW, POOR.
B2
E 5. MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
B3
E 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C2
VRB 5, INCR TO NE GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 5, INCR TO E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C4
VRB 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
C5
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
VRB 5, INCR TO E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. MOD TO HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
D3
VRB 5, INCR TO SE GALE 8, OCNL E SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
DEEP D4
W NEAR GALE 7, BACK SE. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
E GALE 8, BECMG VRB, OCNL S SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
VRB 6, INCR TO S GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SE GALE 8, INCR TO SW SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH.
RAIN, MOD.
F3
SE GALE 8, VEER SW. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
SE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
S 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG
DRY, GOOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
ROEST BANK
VRB 4, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 4, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,
MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S 4, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. DRY,
GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 27 FEB
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8133N 01902E, 8139N 02221E, 8200N 02354E,
8138N 02652E, 8124N 02504E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00640E, 8022N 00750E, 8032N 01003E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8032N 01003E, 8041N 01207E, 8126N 01459E,
8133N 01902E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8115N 01925E, 8115N 01822E, 8058N 01732E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8025N 01551E, 8010N 01508E, 7959N 01112E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8124N 02504E, 8115N 02346E, 8115N 02058E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00542W, 7647N 00059W, 7648N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00046E, 7802N 00122E, 7838N 00009E,
7849N 00257E, 7959N 00640E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7956N 00959E, 7954N 00919E, 7818N 00946E, 7813N 00959E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01140E, 7643N 01330E, 7601N 01619E,
7508N 01535E, 7459N 01612E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01612E, 7445N 01711E, 7414N 01711E,
7359N 01905E, 7410N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02403E, 7539N 02438E, 7640N 02946E,
7639N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7410N 01959E, 7454N 02358E, 7459N 02403E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7059N 01231W, 7147N 01055W, 7318N 01045W,
7459N 00542W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7639N 03000E, 7621N 03402E, 7656N 03703E,
7658N 04002E, 7648N 04055E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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