METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 231900

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 11UTC TO 13UTC AND S STRM 10 FM TUE 20UTC IN YP

S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 11UTC IN BNS

SE STRM 10 FM TUE 05UTC IN A3

S STRM 10 FM TUE 08UTC IN A4

SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 10UTC IN B2

SE OCC VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 04UTC IN B3

S GALE 8 FM TUE 08UTC TO 17UTC AND SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 01UTC IN B4

SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 05UTC IN C2

S OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 05UTC TO 12UTC AND SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE

18UTC IN C3

SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 02UTC IN C4

SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 01UTC TO WED 07UTC IN D2

SE VIOLENT STRM 11 FM TUE 17UTC IN D3

SE GALE 8 FM WED 02UTC IN DEEP D4

SE STRM 10 FM TUE 13UTC TO WED 04UTC IN E2

SE STRM 10 FM TUE 14UTC IN E3

SE GALE 8 FM WED 03UTC IN DEEP E4

SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 11UTC TO WED 00UTC IN F2

SE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 12UTC IN F3

S GALE 8 FM WED 01UTC IN ROEST BANK

S OCC GALE 8 FM WED 00UTC IN TRAENA BANK

RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 04UTC IN C2

RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 03UTC IN D2

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC

LOW 999 HPA, 74 N 13 E, MOV NE AND FLN BY TUE 18 UTC.

LOW 990 HPA, 67 N 20 W, MOV NE EXP 996 HPA AT 81 N 9 W TUE 18 UTC.

HIGH 1008 HPA, 66 N 01 E, MOV E EXP 1026 HPA AT 63 N 16 E TUE 18 UTC.

LOW 979 HPA, 55 N 26 W, MOV NE EXP 971 HPA AT 66 N 11 W TUE 18 UTC.

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FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

YP

VRB 4, INCR TO S GALE 8, OCNL STRM 10. SLT TO VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.

SNOW, POOR.

BNS

VRB 5, INCR TO S GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. SLT TO ROUGH, OCNL VERY

ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

A3

VRB GALE 8, BECMG S, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. SLT TO VERY ROUGH, OCNL

HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

A4

SE GALE 8, OCNL S STRM 10, BECMG SE SEV GALE 9. SLT TO VERY ROUGH,

OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B2

S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO S GALE 8, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. ROUGH OR

VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B3

S GALE 8, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY

HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B4

S GALE 8, DECR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE SEV GALE 9. SLT TO VERY

ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

B5

VRB 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,

GOOD. MOD ICING.

C2

S GALE 8, INCR TO SE VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO VERY HIGH. SNOW,

POOR. FG. SEV ICING.

C3

S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO S GALE 8, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. ROUGH TO

VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C4

VRB 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY

ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

C5

VRB 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

D2

S GALE 8, INCR TO VRB STRM 10, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. VERY ROUGH TO

VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. SEV ICING.

D3

S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SE STRM 10, OCNL SE VIOLENT STRM 11. ROUGH TO

VERY HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

DEEP D4

VRB 5, INCR TO SE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

E2

S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SE STRM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY

HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

E3

S 6, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9, OCNL SE STRM 10. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY

HIGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

DEEP E4

VRB 5, INCR TO SE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

F2

S 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.

RAIN, MOD. FG.

F3

VRB 4, INCR TO SE SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.

KILDIN BANK

VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR.

NORTH BANK

VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

NORTH CAPE BANK

VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

HJELMSOEY BANK

VRB 4, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

TROMSOEFLAKET

VRB 5, OCNL SE GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW,

POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

SW 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

VESTERAALSBANK

S 5, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR,

BECMG DRY, GOOD.

OUTER VESTFJORD

VRB 4, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.

ROEST BANK

VRB 4, INCR TO S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN,

MOD.

TRAENA BANK

VRB 4, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.

DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

SKLINNA BANK

VRB 4, INCR TO SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 23 FEB

YERMAK PLATEAU

ICE N OF 8013N 01100E, 8010N 00936E, 8000N 00925E

NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS

ICE N OF 7959N 01432E, 8001N 01449E, 8022N 01416E,

8013N 01059E

B2

ICE N OF 7531N 00000E, 7506N 00136W, 7513N 00221W,

7500N 00227W

C2

ICE N OF 7500N 00227W, 7433N 00238W, 7419N 00400W

A3

ICE N OF 7959N 00925E, 7823N 00740E, 7816N 00440E,

7730N 00623E

B3

ICE N OF 7730N 00623E, 7727N 00627E, 7531N 00000E

A4

ICE N OF 7730N 01151E, 7823N 01037E, 7946N 01150E,

7959N 01432E

B4

ICE N OF 7459N 01611E, 7612N 01553E, 7639N 01301E,

7730N 01151E

C4

ICE N OF 7425N 02000E, 7349N 01628E, 7459N 01611E

B5

ICE N OF 7547N 02959E, 7540N 02725E, 7459N 02324E

METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND

ICE N OF 7419N 00400W, 7416N 00531W, 7200N 01157W,

7130N 01006W, 7051N 01233W

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 7649N 04056E, 7555N 03239E, 7547N 03000E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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