METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 171100

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2026

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

E GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 12UTC IN B4

NE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 10UTC AND NE GALE 8 FM WED 15UTC IN C2

NE SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 20UTC IN C3

NE GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 16UTC IN C4

N STRM 10 FM TUE 10UTC IN D2

E SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 10UTC IN D3

E GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 13UTC AND E OCC GALE 8 FM WED 03UTC TO 12UTC IN DEEP D4

N STRM 10 FM TUE 10UTC IN E2

VRB GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 12UTC IN E3

W SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 18UTC IN F2

W GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 15UTC IN F3

SE OCC GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC IN KILDIN BANK

SE SEV GALE 9 FM WED 15UTC IN NORTH BANK

E GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK

S OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 16UTC IN ROEST BANK

S OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 14UTC IN TRAENA BANK

RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 14UTC IN A4

RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 18UTC IN B4

RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 10UTC IN B5

RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 07UTC IN C4

RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 12UTC TO WED 10UTC IN C5

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC

LOW 971 HPA, 69 N 00 E, MOV SLWY W, EXP 979 HPA, 69 N 02 W BY WED 06 UTC.

LOW 995 HPA, 56 N 05 E, MOV SE AND FLN.

HIGH RIDGE 1017-1014 HPA EXTDG FM 49 N 07 W TWD 61 N 14 W, BECMG HIGH 1014 HPA, 54 N 06 E BY WED 06 UTC.

HIGH 1017 HPA, 57 N 29 E, MOV E, EXP 1024 HPA, 56 N 40 E BY WED 06 UTC.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

BnS

SE 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. FG.

A3

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

A4

VRB 6. MOD. DRY, GOOD. SEV ICING.

B2

E 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B3

E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B4

E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

B5

NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

C2

NE GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C3

E GALE 8, OCNL NE SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C4

E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

C5

NE 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

D2

N SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG GALE 8. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

D3

E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.

DEEP D4

E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

E2

NW SEV GALE 9, OCNL N STRM 10, BECMG VRB GALE 8. HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.

E3

VRB GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.

DEEP E4

VRB 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

F2

W GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.

F3

W GALE 8. HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.

KILDIN BANK

VRB 5, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

NORTH BANK

VRB 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

NORTH CAPE BANK

VRB 5, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

HJELMSOEY BANK

E 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

TROMSOEFLAKET

E 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

E 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

VESTERAALSBANK

S 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.

OUTER VESTFJORD

S 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

ROEST BANK

VRB 5, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

TRAENA BANK

VRB 6, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

SKLINNA BANK

VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 16 FEB

NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS

ICE N OF 8023N 01554E, 8033N 01530E, 8012N 01059E

NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK

ICE N OF 8016N 01601E, 8017N 01607E, 8023N 01554E

C2

ICE N OF 7459N 00109W, 7350N 00330W, 7315N 00400W

A3

ICE N OF 7959N 00807E, 7950N 00606E, 7843N 00555E,

7856N 00257E, 7752N 00057E, 7740N 00159E,

7730N 00144E

A4

ICE N OF 7730N 01216E, 7836N 01010E, 7942N 01029E,

7959N 01319E

B4

ICE N OF 7459N 01621E, 7555N 01635E, 7605N 01959E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7628N 02000E, 7609N 01448E, 7730N 01216E

C4

ICE N OF 7402N 02000E, 7356N 01945E, 7407N 01607E,

7459N 01621E

B5

ICE N OF 7553N 02959E, 7557N 02517E, 7459N 02239E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7605N 02000E, 7606N 02024E, 7628N 02004E, 7628N 02000E

METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND

ICE N OF 7315N 00500W, 7049N 01150W, 7037N 01238W

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 7608N 04020E, 7548N 03644E, 7553N 03000E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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