SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 01 MAY 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
N GALE 8 FM SUN 01UTC TO 07UTC IN B2
NE GALE 8 FM SUN 08UTC IN C3
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 18UTC TO SUN 01UTC IN C4
NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 07UTC TO 17UTC IN DEEP D4
NW GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 03UTC IN E2
NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 01UTC TO 08UTC IN E3
W GALE 8 FM SAT 05UTC TO 07UTC, NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 07UTC TO 15UTC
IN DEEP E4
NW GALE 8 FM FRI 22UTC TO SAT 02UTC IN F2
NW GALE 8 FM SAT 02UTC IN F3
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 22UTC IN KILDIN BANK
W SEV GALE 9 FM SUN 00UTC IN NORTH BANK
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 23UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 20UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 13UTC TO SUN 03UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
S GALE 8 FM SAT 08UTC TO 11UTC, NW SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 11UTC TO 22UTC
IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
W SEV GALE 9 FM SAT 05UTC TO 13UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 11UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
W GALE 8 FM SAT 05UTC TO 08UTC IN ROEST BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 984 HPA, 72 N 26 E, MOV E, EXP 977 HPA, 72 N 36 E, SAT 18 UTC.
LOW 998 HPA, 69 N 01 W, MOV NE, EXP 984 HPA, 71 N 25 E, SAT 18 UTC.
HIGH 1021 HPA, 63 N 26 W, MOV SE, EXP 1021 HPA, 61 N 10 W, SAT 18
UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
NE 6. MOD. SNOW, POOR.
LID
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY,
GOOD.
BNS
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. SLT, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A3
VRB 5, OCNL N NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.
A4
VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
B2
NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 5, OCNL NE GALE 8. MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
W 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
VRB 6. MOD OR ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
C2
NW 6, INCR TO N GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
W 6, OCNL NE GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C4
VRB 5, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL E GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. FG.
C5
VRB 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH.
SNOW, POOR. FG.
D2
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D3
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG W 6. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
DEEP D4
VRB GALE 8, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9, BECMG W 6. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY
ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
E2
W 6, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
E3
NW GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
DEEP E4
VRB GALE 8, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9, BECMG W 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
F2
W 6, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
F3
NW GALE 8, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
KILDIN BANK
VRB 4, INCR TO W SEV GALE 9. SLT, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
VRB 6, INCR TO W SEV GALE 9, OCNL STRM 10. MOD, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
VRB 5, INCR TO W SEV GALE 9. MOD TO HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
VRB 5, INCR TO NW GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. MOD TO VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 5, INCR TO NW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR. FG.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
W 6, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG SNOW, POOR.
VESTERAALSBANK
W GALE 8, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW,
POOR.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 5. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
ROEST BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN,
MOD.
TRAENA BANK
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
W 6. ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 30 APR
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00554W, 7608N 00024W, 7626N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00210E, 7931N 00621E, 7858N 00920E,
7832N 00959E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01139E, 7609N 01346E, 7528N 01914E,
7525N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7525N 02000E, 7509N 02422E, 7532N 02959E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7216N 01359W, 7346N 00906W, 7459N 00554W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7532N 03000E, 7551N 03427E, 7612N 04024E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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