SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC IN YP
SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC IN LID
SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC IN BNS
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 22UTC IN A3
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 22UTC IN A4
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 15UTC AND S SEV GALE 9 FM WED
19UTC TO THU 05UTC IN B2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 22UTC TO THU 00UTC, VRB GALE 8 FM THU 00UTC
TO 04UTC IN B3
SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 00UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM WED 14UTC TO THU 04UTC IN B5
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 10UTC AND SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED
16UTC TO THU 05UTC IN C2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 14UTC, SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED
14UTC TO 20UTC IN C3
SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 01UTC TO THU 01UTC IN C4
SE GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC TO THU 04UTC IN C5
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 08UTC AND SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED
15UTC TO THU 04UTC IN D2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 08UTC, SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED
08UTC TO 15UTC IN D3
SE GALE 8 FM WED 01UTC TO 14UTC IN DEEP D4
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 04UTC IN E2
SE STRM 10 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 17UTC IN E3
SE GALE 8 FM WED 02UTC TO 13UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM WED 17UTC TO 22UTC
IN DEEP E4
S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 00UTC IN F2
S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 13UTC IN F3
SE GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC TO 20UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SE GALE 8 FM WED 13UTC TO THU 00UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SE GALE 8 FM WED 12UTC TO 17UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
SE GALE 8 FM WED 05UTC TO 14UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC TO 23UTC
IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW GALE 8 WED 19UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
S GALE 8 FM WED 01UTC TO 18UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM WED 00UTC TO 17UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SE GALE 8 FM WED 01UTC TO 13UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 12UTC TO 17UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 06UTC TO 17UTC IN C2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 04UTC TO 14UTC IN D2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 995 HPA, 81 N 09 E, MOV NE EXP 1019 HPA AT 82 N 142 E WED 18 UTC.
LOW 971 HPA, 67 N 11 W, MOV NW EXP 965 HPA AT 77 N 30 W WED 18 UTC.
LOW 972 HPA, 64 N 14 W, MOV NE EXP 995 HPA AT 70 N 11 E WED 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
BNS
S GALE 8, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD,
BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
A3
SE STRM 10. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
A4
SE SEV GALE 9, INCR TO STRM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH.
SNOW, POOR.
B2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
SEV ICING.
B3
SE STRM 10, OCNL VIOLENT STRM 11, BECMG SEV GALE 9. HIGH OR VERY
HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
SE SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
B5
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C2
SE VIOLENT STRM 11, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH OR VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
FG. SEV ICING.
C3
SE STRM 10, OCNL VIOLENT STRM 11, BECMG VRB 5. VERY HIGH TO VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
SE SEV GALE 9, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
C5
SE 6, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
VRB STRM 10, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11, BECMG S NEAR GALE 7. VERY HIGH
TO VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. SEV ICING.
D3
SE STRM 10, OCNL VIOLENT STRM 11, BECMG VRB 5. VERY HIGH TO VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
SE GALE 8, DECR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE STRM 10, BECMG SW 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,
OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
E3
VRB GALE 8, OCNL SE STRM 10, BECMG VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL
VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
DEEP E4
S GALE 8, DECR TO NW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG SNOW, POOR.
F2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
F3
S GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
DRY, GOOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
S 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY,
GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SE 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S GALE 8, DECR TO NE 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8, BECMG VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 9 DEC
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8112N 01944E, 8112N 01944E, 8112N 01952E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00516E, 8028N 00622E, 8019N 01100E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8019N 01059E, 8019N 01111E, 8023N 01553E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8023N 01553E, 8023N 01629E, 8054N 01950E,
8112N 01944E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8112N 01952E, 8106N 02759E, 8026N 02710E, 8040N 02036E,
8017N 01644E, 8008N 01609E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00133E, 7902N 00338E, 7932N 00732E,
7958N 00513E, 7959N 00516E
B3
ICE N OF 7647N 00000E, 7707N 00103E, 7730N 00133E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01532E, 7949N 01449E, 7955N 01028E,
7838N 01008E, 7739N 01332E, 7730N 01322E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01322E, 7725N 01317E, 7603N 01543E,
7605N 01906E, 7644N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7644N 02000E, 7652N 02010E, 7635N 02316E,
7603N 02251E, 7545N 02650E, 7609N 02929E,
7631N 02959E
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7631N 03000E, 7642N 03015E, 7622N 03356E,
7559N 04012E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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