SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON MONDAY 20 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
N GALE 8 FM TUE 19UTC TO 21UTC IN B5
NW SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 19UTC TO WED 05UTC IN C5
W GALE 8 FM MON 22UTC TO TUE 05UTC IN D2
N SEV GALE 9 FM WED 01UTC IN KILDIN BANK
N SEV GALE 9 FM WED 00UTC IN NORTH BANK
W GALE 8 FM TUE 13UTC TO 18UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
W GALE 8 FM TUE 12UTC TO 18UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
W GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 15UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
W GALE 8 TUE 11UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
RSK OF SEV ICING FM TUE 02UTC TO 04UTC IN LID
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 998 HPA AT 80 N 39 E, MOV E, EXP 991 HPA AT 79 N 56 E BY TUE 18
UTC.
LOW 1005 HPA AT 79 N 19 W, MOV E-SE, EXP 987 HPA AT 73 N 37 E BY TUE
18 UTC.
HIGH 1039 HPA AT 65 N 13 W, MOV W-SW, EXP 1041 HPA AT 62 N 26 W BY
TUE 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
LID
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
SEV ICING.
BNS
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
MOD ICING.
A3
NW NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
A4
NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
N 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
B2
VRB 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD.
B3
NW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
B4
W 6, INCR TO NW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
B5
W 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
C2
VRB 4, OCNL SW NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
C3
VRB 6, OCNL W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
C4
W NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
C5
W 6, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL W GALE 8, BECMG VRB 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD. FG.
D3
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO N 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP D4
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E2
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL
RAIN, MOD.
E3
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP E4
W NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO N 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
F2
W 6. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD. FG.
F3
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD,
BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
NW 6, INCR TO W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH,
OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
W 6, INCR TO NW GALE 8, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL
HIGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
W 6, INCR TO NW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH.
DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
W NEAR GALE 7, VEER N, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
W NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. OCNL
RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
W 6. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
W 6. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
W 5. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
W 5. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD. FG.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 20 APR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8042N 00902E, 8023N 00550E, 8000N 00659E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8122N 01917E, 8130N 01711E, 8042N 00900E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8011N 01607E, 8110N 02217E, 8115N 02102E
B2
ICE N OF 7611N 00000E, 7607N 00049W, 7500N 00415W
A3
ICE N OF 7959N 00659E, 7930N 00824E, 7730N 00319E
A4
ICE N OF 7730N 01445E, 7931N 01201E, 7959N 01458E
B4
ICE N OF 7618N 02000E, 7605N 01638E, 7730N 01445E
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7607N 04019E, 7606N 04001E, 7610N 03252E,
7706N 03224E, 7657N 03000E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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