SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 01 JANUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 20UTC IN B4
N GALE 8 FM FRI 12UTC IN B5
VRB GALE 8 FM SAT 08UTC IN C3
N GALE 8 FM SAT 01UTC IN C4
NE GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 00UTC IN C5
NE OCC GALE 8 FM THU 23UTC TO SAT 07UTC IN D3
N GALE 8 FM FRI 03UTC TO 13UTC IN E2
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 03UTC TO 18UTC IN E3
N SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 08UTC TO 22UTC IN F2
N OCC SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 11UTC TO SAT 01UTC IN F3
VRB GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 01UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB STRM 10 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 05UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 05UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB GALE 8 FM FRI 00UTC TO 04UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
POLAR LOW FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 12UTC IN C5
POLAR LOW FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 12UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
POLAR LOW FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 12UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
POLAR LOW FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 12UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
POLAR LOW FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 12UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
POLAR LOW FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 12UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 22UTC IN A3
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 01UTC IN A4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 22UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 22UTC TO SAT 08UTC IN B3
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 03UTC IN B4
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 22UTC IN C2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 06UTC TO 11UTC IN C3
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 13UTC TO SAT 04UTC IN D2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 993 HPA, 74 N 35 E, MOV E EXP 993 HPA AT 74 N 39 E FRI 18 UTC.
POLAR LOW 987 HPA, 72 N 25 E, MOV SW EXP 998 HPA AT 68 N 15 E FRI 18
UTC.
LOW 971 HPA, 59 N 14 E, MOV E EXP 976 HPA AT 58 N 20 E FRI 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
BNS
N 5, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A4
N 6, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A5
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. SLT TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B2
N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
SEV ICING.
B4
N 6, INCR TO NE GALE 8, OCNL NE SEV GALE 9. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B5
N NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C3
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL VRB GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
SEV ICING.
C4
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL VRB GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
C5
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
D3
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
DEEP D4
N NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E2
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E3
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP E4
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 4. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
F2
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.
SNOW, POOR.
F3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL VRB SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.
SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL VRB GALE 8, BECMG NE 6. VERY ROUGH TO MOD. SNOW,
POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL VRB GALE 8, BECMG N 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
NE 6, OCNL VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TRAENA BANK
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 30 DEC
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00528W, 7540N 00458W, 7602N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00309E, 7823N 00514E, 7840N 00918E,
7823N 00959E
B3
ICE N OF 7602N 00000E, 7604N 00020E, 7640N 00113E,
7730N 00309E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01205E, 7657N 01321E, 7559N 01631E,
7604N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7604N 02000E, 7608N 02248E, 7604N 02549E,
7644N 02748E, 7704N 02959E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7132N 01219W, 7229N 01120W, 7406N 00731W,
7459N 00528W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7704N 03000E, 7742N 03413E, 7754N 04152E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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