SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON THURSDAY 08 JANUARY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 00UTC TO 05UTC IN F3
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 02UTC TO 09UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SE GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 09UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
SE OCC GALE 8 FM THU 22UTC TO FRI 13UTC AND CYCLONIC GALE 8 FM SAT
05UTC IN ROEST BANK
SE GALE 8 FM FRI 07UTC TO 11UTC AND S GALE 8 FM SAT 04UTC IN TRAENA
BANK
S GALE 8 FM SAT 04UTC TO 07UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 1003 HPA, 64 N 05 E, MOV N AND EXP 1008 HPA 68 N 04 E FRI 18 UTC.
LOW 986 HPA, 61 N 14 W, MOV NW AND EXP 999 HPA AT 59 N 16 W FRI 18
UTC.
STORM CNTR 971 HPA, 50 N 05 W, MOV E AND EXP 983 HPA AT 52 N 07 E FRI
18 UTC.
HIGH 1023 HPA, 74 N 14 E, MOV NW AND EXP 1025 HPA AT 75 N 03 W FRI 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
BNS
NW 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH TO SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A3
W 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A5
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. ROUGH TO SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD. FG.
B3
W 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
B4
NW 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
B5
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
C2
E 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C3
E 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
NW 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.
C5
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR.
D2
E 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
D3
E 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP D4
SE 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E2
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E3
VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
DEEP E4
SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
F2
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
F3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
VRB 6, OCNL NW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG
SNOW, POOR.
ROEST BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL VRB GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
TRAENA BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
SKLINNA BANK
SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 8 JAN
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00406W, 7529N 00230W, 7543N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00252E, 7811N 00421E, 7859N 00636E,
7858N 00800E, 7814N 00957E, 7813N 00959E
B3
ICE N OF 7543N 00000E, 7552N 00124E, 7708N 00206E,
7730N 00252E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01148E, 7621N 01437E, 7608N 01631E,
7523N 01809E, 7500N 01917E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01917E, 7458N 01922E, 7457N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02132E, 7525N 02325E, 7604N 02603E,
7621N 02817E, 7623N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7457N 01959E, 7455N 02112E, 7459N 02132E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7106N 01228W, 7218N 01041W, 7421N 00855W,
7458N 00400W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7623N 03000E, 7623N 03038E, 7613N 03427E,
7622N 03937E, 7625N 04035E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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