SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 07 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
SE GALE 8 FM SUN 16UTC TO MON 09UTC IN NB
SE GALE 8 FM SUN 16UTC TO MON 06UTC IN LID
SE GALE 8 FM SUN 07UTC TO MON 08UTC IN BNS
E OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 08UTC IN A2
E SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 08UTC IN A3
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 08UTC IN A4
SE GALE 8 FM SUN 09UTC TO 21UTC IN A5
E GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 00UTC IN B2
SE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 03UTC IN B3
SE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 07UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 15UTC IN B5
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 01UTC IN C4
SE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 10UTC IN C5
SE GALE 8 MON 10UTC IN D3
SW GALE 8 MON 10UTC IN E3
SW GALE 8 FM MON 08UTC IN F3
S GALE 8 FM SUN 04UTC TO 10UTC IN KILDIN BANK
S GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 10UTC IN NORTH BANK
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 06UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SE GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 00UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
STORM CNTR 980 HPA AT, 71 N 20 W, MOV NE, EXP 990 HPA AT, 77 N 19 W,
SUN 18 UTC.
STORM CNTR 967 HPA AT, 67 N 33 W, MOV NW AND FLN.
NEW LOW EXP 985 HPA AT, 66 N 32 W, SUN 18 UTC.
HIGH 1031 HPA AT, 76 N 44 E, MOV SW, EXP 1033 HPA AT, 61 N 42 E, SUN
18 UTC.
HIGH 1030 HPA AT, 60 N 21 E, MOV SE, EXP 1034 HPA AT, 51 N 28 E, SUN
18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
YP
VRB 5. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
LID
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
BNS
SE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
E GALE 8, DECR TO SW 5. HIGH TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
MOD ICING.
A3
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG SW 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
SE GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
SE 6, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
B2
SW 6, OCNL E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,
GOOD. MOD ICING.
B3
SW 6, OCNL SE SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
SE GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG W 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW,
POOR. FG.
B5
SE GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD
ICING.
C2
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR,
BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
C3
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,
GOOD.
C4
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8, BECMG W 6. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.
RAIN, MOD.
C5
S GALE 8, OCNL SE SEV GALE 9, BECMG W 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW,
POOR.
D2
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. HIGH TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
D3
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5, OCNL SE GALE 8. HIGH TO ROUGH. DRY,
GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB 5, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY,
GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD. FG.
E3
VRB 6, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SW 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
FG.
F3
VRB 6, OCNL SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8, BECMG W 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
S GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE GALE 8, DECR TO W 6. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 6, OCNL SE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 5, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 4, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL
RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 6 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8155N 01835E, 8156N 02047E, 8234N 02320E,
8121N 02329E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00606E, 8006N 00623E, 8033N 00531E,
8012N 00755E, 8020N 01100E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8029N 01205E, 8211N 01237E, 8153N 01522E,
8155N 01835E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8101N 01758E, 8103N 01709E, 8053N 01644E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8020N 01059E, 8023N 01203E, 8029N 01205E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8030N 01545E, 8011N 01456E, 7959N 01209E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8121N 02329E, 8051N 02333E, 8101N 01758E
A2
ICE N OF 7752N 00000E, 7905N 00143W, 7907N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00913W, 7539N 00907W, 7542N 00725W,
7654N 00434W, 7650N 00128W, 7721N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7907N 00000E, 7912N 00357E, 7959N 00606E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7927N 01000E, 7903N 00932E, 7834N 00959E
B3
ICE N OF 7721N 00000E, 7729N 00023E, 7730N 00023E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01209E, 7953N 01029E, 7927N 01000E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01100E, 7725N 01104E, 7614N 01633E,
7652N 01916E, 7649N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7626N 02000E, 7609N 01745E, 7459N 01812E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01812E, 7409N 01831E, 7426N 02000E
B5
ICE N OF 7649N 02000E, 7640N 02151E, 7626N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02247E, 7511N 02346E, 7540N 02415E, 7604N 02725E,
7656N 02908E, 7647N 02959E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7126N 01221W, 7155N 01105W, 7326N 01112W,
7349N 00923W, 7459N 00913W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7647N 03000E, 7623N 03214E, 7633N 04042E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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