HIGH SEAS WARNING FOR METAREA 19
Valid from 11:10 UTC on Thursday 26. March 2026
BY TROMSO METEO, NORWAY
Polar low warning issued Thursday 26. March 2026 11:10 UTC.
Polar low is expected in the following areas in Metarea 19:
Parts of Troms and Vesteraalen, Banks outside Troms, Vesteraalsbanks, Deep D4 and Deep E4
A polar low will early Friday morning develop at sea west of Troms. It is moving in southeast direction and is Friday morning expected to make landfall at Troms or Vesteraalen. Uncertain forecast but possibly northwest servere gale force 9 at the coast. The low will weaken Friday afternoon.
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SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM FRI 18UTC IN D2
E GALE 8 FM FRI 16UTC IN D3
N GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO FRI 05UTC IN DEEP D4
E GALE 8 FM FRI 04UTC TO 15UTC IN E2
N GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO 13UTC AND SE SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 08UTC IN E3
N GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO 15UTC IN DEEP E4
SE GALE 8 FM THU 23UTC TO FRI 06UTC IN F2
N SEV GALE 9 FM THU 10UTC TO 15UTC AND S GALE 8 FM FRI 05UTC TO 15UTC IN F3
NE GALE 8 FRI 06UTC IN KILDIN BANK
NE GALE 8 FM THU 21UTC TO FRI 06UTC IN NORTH BANK
CYCLONIC SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 00UTC TO 11UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
N GALE 8 FM THU 11UTC TO 16UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
N GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO 15UTC IN ROEST BANK
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 11UTC IN DEEP D4
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 11UTC IN DEEP E4
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 14UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 11UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 10UTC TO 12UTC IN A2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 10UTC TO 15UTC IN A3
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 10UTC TO 14UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 10UTC TO 12UTC IN C2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 979 HPA 65 N 19 E MOV NE, EXP 987 HPA AT 71 N 35 E BY FRI 06 UTC.
STORM CNTR 984 HPA 65 N 08 E MOV S AND WKN BY FRI 06 UTC.
NEW STORM CNTR EXP 971 HPA AT 63 N 21 W BY FRI 06 UTC.
HIGH 1020 HPA 72 N 22 W MOV SLWY NE, EXP 1012 HPA AT 77 N 13 W BY FRI 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
W 4. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LiD
NW 5. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BnS
NW 5. SLT OR MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
VRB 4. DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.
A3
N 6. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A4
N 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
N 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
N 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
N 6. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
NE 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B5
N 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
NE 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C5
NE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
NE 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D3
N 6, INCR TO E GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
N GALE 8, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
E2
NE 5, INCR TO E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E3
VRB 6, INCR TO SE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
N NEAR GALE 7, VEER SE, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 6, OCNL SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
F3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
NE 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH TO MOD. SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH TO SLT. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
N GALE 8, DECR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
N NEAR GALE 7, BACK S, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 25 MAR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00427E, 8026N 00656E, 8021N 01011E,
8027N 01036E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8027N 01036E, 8105N 01324E, 8119N 01657E,
8050N 01619E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8027N 01549E, 8014N 01532E, 7959N 01259E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00237W, 7736N 00241W, 7757N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00852W, 7611N 00228W, 7701N 00218W,
7730N 00237W
A3
ICE N OF 7757N 00000E, 7823N 00250E, 7850N 00356E,
7951N 00343E, 7959N 00427E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7942N 01000E, 7936N 00856E, 7841N 01000E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01121E, 7723N 01128E, 7611N 01320E,
7521N 01519E, 7459N 01720E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01720E, 7447N 01830E, 7412N 01843E,
7409N 01918E, 7425N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02341E, 7506N 02450E, 7628N 02918E,
7633N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7425N 01959E, 7443N 02045E, 7459N 02341E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01547W, 7350N 01325W, 7459N 00852W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7633N 03000E, 7726N 03652E, 7818N 04215E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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