SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC IN B4
NE STRM 10 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 20UTC, NE GALE 8 FM TUE 20UTC IN C2
NE STRM 10 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 13UTC, E GALE 8 FM TUE 13UTC IN C3
E SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 04UTC, E OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 04UTC TO
WED 01UTC IN C4
N STRM 10 FM MON 22UTC TO WED 00UTC, NE GALE 8 FM WED 00UTC IN D2
NE STRM 10 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 10UTC, E GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC IN D3
E SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 03UTC, E GALE 8 FM TUE 03UTC TO WED
01UTC IN DEEP D4
VRB STRM 10 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 22UTC AND VRB GALE 8 FM TUE 23UTC IN
E2
VRB OCC SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC IN E3
S GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 01UTC IN DEEP E4
W OCC SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC IN F2
SW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM MON 22UTC IN F3
S GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 01UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
S OCC GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 10UTC IN ROEST BANK
S OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 05UTC TO 13UTC IN TRAENA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 12UTC IN A4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 07UTC IN B4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 02UTC IN B5
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 14UTC IN C4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 13UTC IN C5
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 972 HPA, 69 N 02 E, CIRCULATING AND EXP 976 HPA AT 69 N 01 W TUE
18 UTC.
LOW 997 HPA, 68 N 43 E, MOV E EXP 997 HPA AT 69 N 59 E TUE 18 UTC.
HIGH 1014 HPA, 59 N 26 E, MOV E EXP 1020 HPA AT 57 N 32 E TUE 18 UTC.
LOW 989 HPA, 57 N 03 E, MOV SE EXP 1005 HPA AT 53 N 07 E TUE 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
BNS
E 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD.
A3
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
E 6. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.
B2
E 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO E 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.
B5
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C2
NE SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG GALE 8. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
NE SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG GALE 8. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C5
NE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV
ICING.
D2
N STRM 10, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D3
NE STRM 10, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
SNOW, POOR.
E2
NW STRM 10, DECR TO VRB GALE 8. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
VRB SEV GALE 9, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB 5, OCNL S GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
W SEV GALE 9, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
F3
VRB GALE 8, BECMG SW, OCNL SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
NE 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH CAPE BANK
NE 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
NE 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
E 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 5. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
ROEST BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 16 FEB
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8023N 01554E, 8033N 01530E, 8012N 01059E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8016N 01601E, 8017N 01607E, 8023N 01554E
C2
ICE N OF 7459N 00109W, 7350N 00330W, 7315N 00400W
A3
ICE N OF 7959N 00807E, 7950N 00606E, 7843N 00555E,
7856N 00257E, 7752N 00057E, 7740N 00159E,
7730N 00144E
A4
ICE N OF 7730N 01216E, 7836N 01010E, 7942N 01029E,
7959N 01319E
B4
ICE N OF 7459N 01621E, 7555N 01635E, 7605N 01959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7628N 02000E, 7609N 01448E, 7730N 01216E
C4
ICE N OF 7402N 02000E, 7356N 01945E, 7407N 01607E,
7459N 01621E
B5
ICE N OF 7553N 02959E, 7557N 02517E, 7459N 02239E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7605N 02000E, 7606N 02024E, 7628N 02004E, 7628N 02000E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7315N 00500W, 7049N 01150W, 7037N 01238W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7608N 04020E, 7548N 03644E, 7553N 03000E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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