SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO 13UTC IN A3
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 18UTC IN A4
N SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC TO 19UTC IN B1
E GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 04UTC IN B2
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 14UTC IN B3
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC IN B4
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC IN B5
NE GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 14UTC IN C2
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 11UTC IN C3
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 14UTC IN C4
E SEV GALE 9 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 17UTC IN C5
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 03UTC TO 16UTC IN D2
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 09UTC TO 15UTC IN KILDIN BANK
E GALE 8 FM FRI 18UTC TO 22UTC AND SW GALE 8 FM SAT 06UTC TO 20UTC IN NORTH BANK
W GALE 8 FM SAT 11UTC TO 13UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 961 HPA 69 N 08 W, MAINLY STNR, EXP 978 HPA AT 70 N 04 W SAT 06 UTC.
LOW 980 HPA 65 N 37 W, STNR, FLN EARLY SAT MORNING.
HIGH 2019 HPA 82 N 46 E, MOV SLWY E, EXP 1025 HPA AT 80 N 61 E SAT 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
S 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
YP
E 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LiD
SE 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BnS
E 6, OCNL SE NEAR GALE 7. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A2
E NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A3
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A5
E 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B1
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9, BECMG NE 6. SNOW, POOR.
B2
E GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
B3
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E SEV GALE 9, DECR TO GALE 8. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
E GALE 8, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
E GALE 8. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C3
E GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9, BECMG NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
C4
E SEV GALE 9, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
C5
E GALE 8, INCR TO SEV GALE 9. HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
D2
NE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. HIGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D3
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
VRB 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
E3
VRB 6, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
VRB 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
F3
S NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
S 5, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD. FG.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SE 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
E 6, INCR TO W NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
TROMSOEFLAKET
VRB 6, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 5. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 12 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8117N 01923E, 8135N 01922E, 8136N 01859E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8018N 01100E, 8007N 00925E, 8010N 00854E,
8000N 00834E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8044N 01527E, 8106N 01543E, 8114N 01923E,
8117N 01923E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
8136N 01859E, 8151N 01433E, 8038N 01351E, 8034N 01313E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8003N 01100E, 8022N 01512E, 8044N 01527E
B1
ICE N OF 7523N 01000W, 7513N 01015W, 7500N 01039W
A2
ICE N OF 7854N 00000E, 7856N 00042W, 7835N 00000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7813N 00000E, 7803N 00456W, 7730N 00202W
B2
ICE N OF 7730N 00202W, 7702N 00257W, 7523N 01059W
A3
ICE N OF 7816N 00959E, 7855N 00823E, 7958N 00958E,
7959N 00959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7959N 00834E, 7841N 00608E, 7834N 00242E, 7854N 00000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7835N 00000E, 7813N 00018E, 7813N 00000E
A4
ICE N OF 7730N 01154E, 7750N 01103E, 7816N 01000E
B4
ICE N OF 7504N 01959E, 7517N 01707E, 7559N 01723E,
7632N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7632N 02000E, 7557N 01544E, 7730N 01154E
B5
ICE N OF 7636N 02959E, 7650N 02909E, 7459N 02259E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7632N 02000E, 7633N 02007E, 7632N 02000E
C5
ICE N OF 7459N 02259E, 7452N 02235E, 7459N 02059E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7459N 01040W, 7404N 00816W, 7315N 01123W,
7152N 01137W, 7114N 01225W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7604N 04017E, 7550N 03249E, 7636N 03000E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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