SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
N GALE 8 FM WED 05UTC TO 14UTC IN B2
NE GALE 8 FM WED 08UTC IN B4
NW GALE 8 FM WED 13UTC IN C2
SE GALE 8 FM WED 04UTC TO 07UTC IN C4
NE GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 02UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM WED 14UTC IN D2
SW OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 15UTC, NW GALE 8 FM WED 15UTC IN D3
SE GALE 8 FM TUE 23UTC TO WED 03UTC AND SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED 04UTC IN DEEP D4
W STRM 10 FM TUE 14UTC TO WED 15UTC, NW GALE 8 FM WED 15UTC IN E2
SE GALE 8 FM TUE 16UTC TO WED 19UTC AND W STRM 10 FM TUE 19UTC IN E3
SW SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 21UTC IN DEEP E4
S GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 14UTC, W STRM 10 FM TUE 14UTC TO WED 20UTC IN F2
S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 13UTC TO 19UTC, W SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 19UTC TO WED 20UTC IN F3
SW GALE 8 FM WED 20UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED 14UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
SW STRM 10 FM WED 03UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
SW STRM 10 FM WED 03UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S OCC SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 21UTC TO WED 01UTC, SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED 01UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 21UTC TO WED 18UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 20UTC TO WED 00UTC, SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED 00UTC TO 20UTC IN ROEST BANK
S SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 19UTC TO WED 00UTC IN TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8 FM TUE 20UTC TO 23UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 12UTC IN A2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 10UTC IN B2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM WED 08UTC IN C2
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 997 HPA, 73 N 10E, MOV SLWY W AND FLN.
LOW 986 HPA, 64 N 19 W, MOV NE AND EXP 972 HPA, 72 N 10 E WED 06 UTC.
HIGH 1038 HPA, 46 N 13 W IS ALMOST STNR.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
N 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LiD
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
BnS
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
N 5, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A3
N 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 6. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
N 6, INCR TO GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
B3
E 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E 6, INCR TO NE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
E 5, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
C3
VRB 6, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
VRB 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SE GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
C5
VRB 6, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
D2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, BECMG NW, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
D3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO W GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
VRB 5, INCR TO SW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
SE GALE 8, BACK NW, OCNL W STRM 10. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
E3
SW SEV GALE 9, OCNL W STRM 10, BECMG W GALE 8. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S GALE 8, INCR TO SW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
W GALE 8, OCNL STRM 10, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
F3
S GALE 8, INCR TO W SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SW 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SW 6, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 5, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, INCR TO SW SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SW 6, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S GALE 8, VEER W, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW 5, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. ROUGH TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
SW 6, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, OCNL VERY HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
SW 5, OCNL S SEV GALE 9, BECMG W NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8, BECMG W 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 30 MAR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00717E, 8006N 00729E, 8016N 01100E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8043N 01514E, 8044N 01520E, 8044N 01519E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8016N 01059E, 8019N 01148E, 8043N 01515E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8044N 01519E, 8010N 01425E, 8000N 01100E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00951W, 7505N 00955W, 7604N 00335W,
7730N 00147W
A3
ICE N OF 7816N 00000E, 7817N 00002E, 7839N 00438E,
7959N 00717E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7933N 01000E, 7847N 00916E, 7820N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01056E, 7958N 01023E, 7933N 01000E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01124E, 7617N 01325E, 7555N 01557E,
7625N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7624N 02000E, 7538N 01621E, 7459N 01657E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01657E, 7456N 01700E, 7443N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7625N 02000E, 7625N 02004E, 7624N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02322E, 7522N 02446E, 7552N 02731E, 7653N 02854E,
7646N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7443N 01959E, 7435N 02150E, 7459N 02322E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01514W, 7259N 01552W, 7425N 00929W,
7459N 00951W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7645N 03000E, 7638N 03104E, 7558N 03057E,
7608N 03836E, 7624N 04034E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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