METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 271100

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER 2025

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

NE GALE 8 FM SAT 11UTC TO SUN 04UTC IN NB

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 23UTC TO SUN 14UTC IN YP

NE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 11UTC TO SUN 12UTC IN LID

NE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 15UTC TO SUN 13UTC IN BNS

N SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 03UTC TO 16UTC IN A2

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC IN A3

N GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC IN A4

NE SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC IN A5

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 23UTC TO SUN 19UTC IN B2

NW GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 12UTC AND N STRM 10 FM SUN 04UTC IN B3

NW GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 19UTC AND N GALE 8 FM SUN 10UTC IN B4

NW GALE 8 FM SAT 10UTC TO 17UTC AND VRB SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 06UTC IN B5

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 00UTC TO 21UTC IN C2

NW GALE 8 SAT 10UTC AND NW STRM 10 FM SUN 01UTC IN C3

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 17UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM SUN 12UTC IN C4

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 23UTC AND FM SUN 13UTC IN C5

W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 12UTC TO SUN 00UTC AND VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 06UTC IN

D2

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 12UTC AND VRB STRM 10 FM SAT 17UTC IN

D3

VRB SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC AND FM SAT 23UTC IN DEEP D4

W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 14UTC TO SUN 06UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM SUN 17UTC IN

E2

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 13UTC AND VRB STRM 10 FM SAT 17UTC IN

E3

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC AND VRB STRM 10 FM SAT 22UTC TO

SUN 06UTC IN DEEP E4

W GALE 8 FM SUN 01UTC TO 09UTC IN F2

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 13UTC AND VRB GALE 8 FM SAT 20UTC IN F3

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 16UTC TO SUN 02UTC IN KILDIN BANK

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 11UTC TO SUN 02UTC IN NORTH BANK

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 21UTC AND N GALE 8 FM SUN 21UTC IN NORTH

CAPE BANK

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 17UTC AND N GALE 8 FM SUN 20UTC IN

HJELMSOEY BANK

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 15UTC AND N STRM 10 FM SUN 20UTC IN

TROMSOEFLAKET

N SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 15UTC AND N GALE 8 FM SUN 16UTC TO 19UTC

IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

N STRM 10 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC AND NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 23UTC IN

VESTERAALSBANK

N STRM 10 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC AND VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 01UTC IN OUTER

VESTFJORD

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC AND FM SAT 23UTC IN ROEST BANK

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC AND VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 02UTC IN

TRAENA BANK

NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 10UTC TO 14UTC AND VRB GALE 8 FM SUN 03UTC IN

SKLINNA BANK

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 19UTC IN NB

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 10UTC IN YP

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 10UTC IN LID

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 10UTC IN BNS

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 01UTC IN A2

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 10UTC IN A3

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 10UTC IN A4

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 11UTC IN A5

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 00UTC IN B2

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SUN 06UTC IN C2

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC

STORM CNTR 983 HPA 73 N 28 E MOV E, EXP 968 HPA AT 73 N 47 E BY SUN

06 UTC.

NEW LOW EXP 992 HPA AT 71 N 20 E BY SUN 06 UTC.

HIGH 1047 HPA 61 N 15 W MOV E, EXP 1040 HPA AT 60 N 09 W BY SUN 06

UTC.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

NB

NE GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

SEV ICING.

YP

NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.

SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.

LID

N GALE 8, OCNL NE SEV GALE 9, BECMG N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY

ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

BNS

VRB NEAR GALE 7, BECMG N, OCNL NE SEV GALE 9. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.

SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

A2

VRB 4, INCR TO N GALE 8. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

A3

NW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO N GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY

ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

A4

NW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO N GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

SEV ICING.

A5

NW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NE GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY

ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

B2

VRB 6, INCR TO N GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

B3

N NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO N GALE 8, OCNL NW STRM 10. ROUGH TO HIGH.

SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B4

NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B5

NW NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NE GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH,

OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C2

NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW,

POOR. SEV ICING.

C3

VRB 6, INCR TO N SEV GALE 9, OCNL NW STRM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.

SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C4

NW GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.

SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C5

NW GALE 8, BECMG VRB, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL

HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

D2

W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD

ICING.

D3

W GALE 8, INCR TO N SEV GALE 9, OCNL NW STRM 10. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

DEEP D4

VRB NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,

OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

E2

W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH.

RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

E3

W GALE 8, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG

SNOW, POOR.

DEEP E4

W GALE 8, DECR TO NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. HIGH, OCNL VERY

HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

F2

W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO N 6, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.

DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.

F3

W GALE 8, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.

KILDIN BANK

NW GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL HIGH.

SNOW, POOR.

NORTH BANK

NW GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL

HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

NORTH CAPE BANK

NW GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG NW 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL

HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

HJELMSOEY BANK

NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG NE 6. HIGH TO ROUGH. SNOW,

POOR.

TROMSOEFLAKET

NW NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH,

OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

W 6, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG W NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY

HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

VESTERAALSBANK

W 6, INCR TO NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH.

RAIN, MOD.

OUTER VESTFJORD

W 6, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL VERY HIGH.

RAIN, MOD.

ROEST BANK

W GALE 8, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.

TRAENA BANK

W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9, BECMG NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR

HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.

SKLINNA BANK

W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

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

NANSEN BASIN

ICE N OF 8126N 01912E, 8129N 02035E, 8201N 02442E,

8141N 02959E

YERMAK PLATEAU

ICE N OF 8000N 00733E, 8027N 00828E, 8032N 01000E

LITKE TROUGH

ICE N OF 8032N 01000E, 8049N 01437E, 8111N 01330E,

8126N 01912E

B1

ICE N OF 7500N 01152W, 7510N 01155W, 7520N 01059W

A2

ICE N OF 7730N 00004W, 7802N 00138W, 7817N 00000E

B2

ICE N OF 7520N 01059W, 7533N 00833W, 7600N 00803W,

7701N 00026W, 7730N 00004W

A3

ICE N OF 7817N 00000E, 7928N 00632E, 7959N 00733E

METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND

ICE N OF 7233N 01537W, 7326N 01558W, 7424N 01142W,

7459N 01152W

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 8141N 02959E, 8135N 03133E, 8157N 03321E,

8230N 03236E

METAREA 20 17010

ICE N OF 8230N 04702E, 8141N 04109E, 8020N 04227E,

7959N 04342E

METAREA 20 17290

ICE N OF 8230N 03236E, 8255N 03201E, 8301N 05051E,

8230N 04702E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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