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 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 16UTC IN D2
E GALE 8 FM FRI 17UTC TO SAT 09UTC IN D3
E GALE 8 FM FRI 04UTC TO 10UTC AND NE GALE 8 FM FRI 15UTC TO 17UTC IN
E2
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 09UTC TO 22UTC IN E3
SE GALE 8 FM THU 23UTC TO FRI 04UTC IN F2
SE SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 04UTC TO 15UTC IN F3
NE GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 04UTC IN NORTH BANK
N SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 00UTC TO 09UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 15UTC IN DEEP D4
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 15UTC IN DEEP E4
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 15UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
POLAR LOW FM FRI 01UTC TO 15UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 988 HPA, 69 N 27 E, MOV E, EXP 993 HPA, 70 N 48 E, FRI 18 UTC.
NEW POLAR LOW EXP 991 HPA, 70 N 19 E, FRI 06 UTC, MOV LATER SE AND
FLN.
STORM CNTR 968 HPA, 62 N 28 W, MOV E, EXP 975 HPA, 65 N 11 W, FRI 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
W 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LID
NW 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
NW 5. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
VRB 4. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
NW 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
NE 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
B4
VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
B5
N 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
C4
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C5
NE 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
D3
VRB 6, INCR TO E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN,
MOD.
DEEP D4
N NEAR GALE 7, VEER E. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
E2
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4, OCNL E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E3
SE GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 6, OCNL SE GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
S GALE 8, OCNL SE SEV GALE 9, BECMG SW 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
KILDIN BANK
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
NORTH BANK
NE GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
NE 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
NE 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
N GALE 8, DECR TO SE 5. VERY ROUGH TO MOD. SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR,
BECMG RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN,
MOD.
ROEST BANK
VRB 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 26 MAR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00443E, 8004N 00446E, 8022N 00619E,
8024N 01019E, 8027N 01039E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8027N 01039E, 8050N 01335E, 8107N 01346E,
8103N 01606E, 8052N 01635E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8027N 01549E, 8006N 01444E, 7959N 01322E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8052N 01635E, 8047N 01648E, 8027N 01549E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00858W, 7612N 00232W, 7717N 00201W,
7730N 00102W
A3
ICE N OF 7753N 00000E, 7842N 00403E, 7959N 00443E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7944N 01000E, 7938N 00844E, 7838N 01000E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01125E, 7638N 01230E, 7540N 01427E,
7504N 01645E, 7459N 01708E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01708E, 7441N 01841E, 7413N 01849E,
7412N 01935E, 7423N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02359E, 7500N 02403E, 7527N 02553E,
7632N 02933E, 7631N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7423N 01959E, 7436N 02027E, 7459N 02359E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01545W, 7348N 01329W, 7459N 00858W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7631N 03000E, 7621N 03350E, 7704N 03932E,
7706N 04110E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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