SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 19UTC TO MON 02UTC IN B3
E OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 16UTC TO MON 09UTC IN B4
E OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 15UTC TO 20UTC IN C4
S OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 18UTC TO 23UTC IN F3
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 981 HPA, 73 N 34 E, MOV NE, EXP 990 HPA, 75 N 45 E, SUN 18 UTC.
LOW 984 HPA, 69 N 06 W, MOV NE, EXP 987 HPA, 73 N 04 E, SUN 18 UTC.
LOW 958 HPA, 59 N 31 W, MOV E, EXP 964 HPA, 62 N 17 W, SUN 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
YP
SE 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LID
SE 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A2
E 5. ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
E 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A5
NE 6. VERY ROUGH TO MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B1
N 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. SNOW, POOR.
B2
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
MOD ICING.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C3
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
C5
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW,
POOR.
D2
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
FG.
D3
VRB 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
S 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
SW 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
S 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
VRB 6, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SW 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
NORTH BANK
VRB 4, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL RAIN,
MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 6. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 13 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8140N 01854E, 8135N 01956E, 8114N 01927E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00836E, 8013N 00848E, 8025N 01052E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8025N 01052E, 8032N 01213E, 8203N 01338E,
8140N 01854E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8109N 01907E, 8103N 01559E, 8044N 01526E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8044N 01526E, 8016N 01434E, 8002N 01100E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8111N 01922E, 8109N 01920E, 8109N 01907E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00221W, 7802N 00335W, 7829N 00106W,
7854N 00115W, 7855N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00803W, 7502N 00801W, 7537N 00900W,
7652N 00239W, 7718N 00238W, 7730N 00221W
A3
ICE N OF 7855N 00000E, 7858N 00348E, 7954N 00831E,
7959N 00836E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7953N 00959E, 7910N 00842E, 7829N 00912E, 7818N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01016E, 7959N 01011E, 7953N 00959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7818N 01000E, 7800N 01121E, 7730N 01214E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01214E, 7714N 01241E, 7655N 01411E,
7634N 01424E, 7614N 01608E, 7632N 01830E,
7635N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7630N 02000E, 7605N 01730E, 7526N 01735E, 7510N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7635N 02000E, 7636N 02037E, 7630N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02211E, 7619N 02832E, 7708N 02744E, 7712N 02901E,
7651N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7459N 02137E, 7457N 02200E, 7459N 02211E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7130N 01219W, 7211N 01121W, 7326N 01128W,
7426N 00832W, 7459N 00803W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7651N 03000E, 7607N 03207E, 7618N 03617E,
7558N 04011E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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