SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
SE GALE 8 FM THU 15UTC TO 23UTC IN BNS
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 06UTC TO FRI 09UTC IN A2
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 02UTC IN A3
E SEV GALE 9 FM THU 05UTC IN A4
NE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 23UTC IN B2
E SEV GALE 9 FM WED 22UTC IN B3
E SEV GALE 9 FM WED 22UTC IN B4
E GALE 8 FM THU 04UTC IN B5
E GALE 8 FM THU 02UTC IN C2
E GALE 8 FM FRI 01UTC IN C3
E GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC IN C4
E GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC IN C5
SE GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC TO FRI 03UTC IN D3
S GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC TO THU 07UTC IN E2
S GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC TO THU 21UTC IN E3
S GALE 8 FM THU 12UTC TO 22UTC IN DEEP E4
SW GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC TO THU 04UTC IN F2
S SEV GALE 9 FM WED 22UTC TO FRI 08UTC IN F3
S GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO 21UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC TO 21UTC IN TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8 FM THU 17UTC TO 20UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 956 HPA, 66 N 11 W, MOV NW EXP 953 HPA AT 68 N 15 W THU 18 UTC.
LOW 968 HPA, 59 N 28 W, MOV NE EXP 980 HPA AT 64 N 08 W THU 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE 6. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
YP
SE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LID
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BNS
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A2
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
A3
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A5
E 6. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
E GALE 8, OCNL NE SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B3
E SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B4
E SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C3
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
C4
E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8, BECMG VRB 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.
RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
D3
SE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
S 6, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
S GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 5. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
E3
S GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN,
MOD.
F2
SW GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
F3
S GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
S 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
S 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SE 5, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY,
GOOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SE 5. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 11 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8146N 01847E, 8140N 02052E, 8114N 02030E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00826E, 8020N 00909E, 8027N 01039E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8027N 01039E, 8043N 01407E, 8218N 01252E,
8150N 01701E, 8146N 01847E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8030N 01545E, 8008N 01428E, 7959N 01121E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8114N 02030E, 8056N 02016E, 8048N 01650E,
8030N 01545E
B1
ICE N OF 7500N 01024W, 7510N 01159W, 7545N 01000W
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00137W, 7812N 00259W, 7819N 00000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7827N 00000E, 7838N 00033W, 7849N 00214W, 7859N 00001W,
7854N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7545N 01059W, 7550N 00907W, 7652N 00010W,
7730N 00137W
A3
ICE N OF 7819N 00000E, 7820N 00018E, 7827N 00000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7854N 00000E, 7831N 00518E, 7959N 00826E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7956N 00959E, 7955N 00956E, 7913N 00924E, 7830N 00941E,
7825N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7825N 01000E, 7742N 01305E, 7730N 01319E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01319E, 7633N 01427E, 7615N 01617E,
7633N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7619N 02000E, 7548N 01726E, 7500N 01745E, 7459N 01757E
B5
ICE N OF 7633N 02000E, 7642N 02151E, 7619N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02146E, 7613N 02828E, 7658N 02910E, 7655N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7451N 01959E, 7448N 02041E, 7459N 02146E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7132N 01219W, 7149N 01252W, 7249N 01001W,
7307N 01112W, 7424N 00945W, 7459N 01024W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7655N 03000E, 7651N 03109E, 7605N 03152E,
7642N 03707E, 7612N 03902E, 7623N 04033E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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