SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
S GALE 8 FM TUE 09UTC IN A3
S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 00UTC TO 03UTC IN A4
S GALE 8 FM TUE 05UTC IN B2
S GALE 8 FM TUE 05UTC IN B3
CYCLONIC SEV GALE 9 FM MON 17UTC TO TUE 02UTC IN B4
S GALE 8 FM TUE 04UTC IN C2
S GALE 8 FM MON 15UTC TO 19UTC IN C4
S GALE 8 FM TUE 07UTC IN D2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 998 HPA AT 80 N 08 W, ALMOST STNR, EXP 1000 HPA AT 79 N 08 W BY
MON 18 UTC.
LOW 994 HPA AT 74 N 33 E, MOV N, EXP 998 HPA AT 84 N 34 E BY MON 18
UTC.
LOW 1000 HPA AT 69 N 02 W, MOV NE, EXP 997 HPA AT 75 N 12 E BY MON 18
UTC.
LOW 990 HPA AT 62 N 04 W, MOV SLWY E, EXP 1001 HPA AT 62 N 01 E BY
MON 18 UTC.
LOW 981 HPA AT 58 N 20 W, MOV E, EXP 1003 HPA AT 57 N 19 E BY MON 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR.
BNS
VRB 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 5, OCNL S GALE 8. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5, OCNL GALE 8. SLT. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
B2
W 4, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. SLT, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 4, OCNL S GALE 8. SLT, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
VRB 5, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. SLT TO ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
B5
VRB 4, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB 5, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. SLT TO ROUGH, OCNL
VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
C4
VRB 5, OCNL S GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C5
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
VRB 6, INCR TO S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D3
VRB 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
DEEP D4
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E2
VRB 5, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,
GOOD.
E3
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
DEEP E4
VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
F2
VRB 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD,
BECMG DRY, GOOD.
F3
VRB 5, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
OCNL RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
NORTH BANK
N 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TRAENA BANK
SE 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 17 APR
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00546W, 7554N 00220W, 7600N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00607E, 7902N 00732E, 7938N 01000E
B3
ICE N OF 7600N 00000E, 7601N 00048E, 7728N 00605E,
7730N 00607E
A4
ICE N OF 7938N 01000E, 7942N 01014E, 7730N 01504E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01504E, 7626N 01724E, 7618N 02000E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01945E, 7450N 01910E, 7447N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7618N 02000E, 7607N 02411E, 7503N 01959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7500N 02632E, 7529N 02637E, 7615N 02955E, 7614N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7447N 01959E, 7439N 02210E, 7414N 02330E,
7448N 02417E, 7438N 02629E, 7500N 02632E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7209N 01202W, 7240N 01000W, 7237N 00948W,
7403N 00709W, 7459N 00546W
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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