SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
SE GALE 8 FM THU 18UTC IN A3
E GALE 8 FM THU 00UTC TO 02UTC IN C4
E GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC IN C5
NE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 10UTC TO THU 05UTC IN D2
E GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 23UTC IN D3
VRB GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 21UTC IN E2
E GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC TO 13UTC IN E3
W GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 18UTC IN F2
SW GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 11UTC IN F3
E GALE 8 FM WED 23UTC TO THU 01UTC IN KILDIN BANK
E GALE 8 FM WED 21UTC TO THU 09UTC IN NORTH BANK
E GALE 8 FM THU 03UTC TO 11UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
E GALE 8 FM THU 04UTC TO 09UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 10UTC TO 13UTC IN B4
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 981 HPA, 69 N 02 W, MOV SLWY SW, EXP 990 HPA, 68 N 05 W BY THU 06 UTC.
LOW 1008 HPA, 56 N 19 E, MOV SLWY NE, EXP 1009 HPA, 57 N 22 E BY THU 06 UTC.
LOW 981 HPA, 55 N 17 W, MOV NE, EXP 994 HPA, 58 N 14 W BY THU 06 UTC.
HIGH 1030 HPA, 83 N 40 E, MOV SLWY SW, EXP 1030 HPA, 79 N 35 E BY THU 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
BnS
VRB 5. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
E 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
E 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B5
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
C3
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C5
E NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
NE GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG NE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
D3
E GALE 8, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E2
VRB GALE 8, DECR TO E 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
DEEP E4
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
F2
W GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
F3
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
VRB NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO SE 6, OCNL VRB GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH CAPE BANK
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
HJELMSOEY BANK
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
TROMSOEFLAKET
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
S 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TRAENA BANK
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 17 FEB
C2
ICE N OF 7244N 00400W, 7326N 00352W, 7458N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00318E, 7751N 00344E, 7808N 00925E,
7741N 00959E
B3
ICE N OF 7459N 00002E, 7516N 00036E, 7730N 00318E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01014E, 7633N 01125E, 7459N 01330E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01330E, 7339N 01516E, 7324N 01957E,
7325N 02000E
C5
ICE N OF 7325N 01959E, 7439N 02518E, 7459N 02845E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 6956N 01253W, 6957N 01254W, 7117N 00814W,
7244N 00559W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7507N 03000E, 7531N 03357E, 7543N 03958E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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