SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 30 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
W GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC IN C4
NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 05UTC TO 09UTC IN DEEP D4
N GALE 8 FM SAT 01UTC TO 03UTC IN E3
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 02UTC TO 08UTC IN DEEP E4
NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 08UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
NW STRM 10 FM FRI 01UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 02UTC TO 07UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 03UTC TO 05UTC IN ROEST BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 996HPA, 78N 03E, MOV E EXP 988HPA AT 76N 33E FRI 18 UTC.
LOW 1004HPA, 71N 10W, MOV E EXP 993HPA AT 71N 11E FRI 18 UTC.
LOW 1003HPA, 68N 22W, MOV E EXP 997HPA AT 67N 02E FRI 18 UTC.
HIGH 1031HPA, 56N 07E, MOV SE EXP 1026HPA AT 53N 14E FRI 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.
LID
SE 4, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
BNS
SE 5, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. SLT. SNOW, POOR.
A2
MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B2
NW 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
NW 5, OCNL VRB NEAR GALE 7. MOD. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B5
VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C2
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
VRB 5, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
C5
VRB 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
D2
VRB 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
D3
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
DEEP D4
VRB 6, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
E2
VRB 6, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
VRB 6, OCNL N GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR. FG.
DEEP E4
VRB 6, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
F3
SW 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 4. SLT. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 5, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY
ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW 6, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO SW 6, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW 6, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 30 APR
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00554W, 7608N 00024W, 7626N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00210E, 7931N 00621E, 7858N 00920E,
7832N 00959E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01139E, 7609N 01346E, 7528N 01914E,
7525N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7525N 02000E, 7509N 02422E, 7532N 02959E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7216N 01359W, 7346N 00906W, 7459N 00554W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7532N 03000E, 7551N 03427E, 7612N 04024E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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