METAREA 19 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQNT21 ENMI 151900

SECURITE

HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19

VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026

BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

SE GALE 8 FM WED 22UTC TO THU 00UTC IN F2

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC

LOW 987 HPA, 63 N 26 W, MOV NW EXP 988 HPA AT 64 N 32 W THU 18 UTC.

LOW 997 HPA, 48 N 29 W, MOV NE EXP 992 HPA AT 52 N 18 W THU 18 UTC.

HIGH 1032 HPA, 66 N 46 E, MOV NW EXP 1027 HPA AT 74 N 13 E THU 18

UTC.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

YP

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

LID

VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

BNS

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

A2

S 4. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.

A3

SW 5. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR.

A4

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR.

B2

SE 5. SLT TO ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR. FG.

B3

VRB 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. FG.

B4

NW 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.

B5

VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

C2

SE 6. SLT TO ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

C3

SE 5. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.

C4

VRB 5. SLT OR MOD. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

C5

N 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.

D2

SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG

SNOW, POOR. FG.

D3

SE 6. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.

DEEP D4

E 6. SLT. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

E2

SE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.

E3

SE 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.

DEEP E4

E 5. SLT OR MOD. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

F2

SE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

FG.

F3

SE 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.

KILDIN BANK

NW 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD.

NORTH BANK

N 6. SLT OR MOD. RAIN, MOD.

NORTH CAPE BANK

N 4. SLT OR MOD. RAIN, MOD.

HJELMSOEY BANK

VRB 5. MOD. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

TROMSOEFLAKET

VRB 5. SLT OR MOD. RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS

VRB 5. SLT. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

VESTERAALSBANK

E 4. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.

OUTER VESTFJORD

VRB 4. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.

ROEST BANK

SE 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD.

TRAENA BANK

SE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

SKLINNA BANK

SE 5. MOD. DRY, GOOD.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE

(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 15 APR

YERMAK PLATEAU

ICE N OF 8000N 00520E, 8008N 00521E, 8026N 01041E

LITKE TROUGH

ICE N OF 8026N 01041E, 8032N 01219E, 8128N 01310E,

8117N 01731E, 8056N 01709E

B2

ICE N OF 7500N 00947W, 7546N 00751W, 7617N 00136W,

7725N 00000E

A3

ICE N OF 7730N 00005E, 7744N 00023E, 7901N 00513E,

7959N 00520E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7948N 00959E, 7948N 00946E, 7936N 01000E

A4

ICE N OF 7959N 01611E, 7950N 01601E, 7948N 00959E

B4

ICE N OF 7730N 01227E, 7647N 01317E, 7600N 01715E,

7626N 01812E, 7632N 02000E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7610N 01959E, 7601N 01905E, 7517N 01917E, 7511N 01959E

B5

ICE N OF 7632N 02000E, 7642N 02253E, 7610N 02000E

ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT

7511N 01959E, 7500N 02126E, 7538N 02504E, 7712N 02959E

METAREA 20 01020

ICE N OF 7712N 03000E, 7717N 03015E, 7622N 03219E,

7611N 04000E, 7614N 04025E

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES

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