HIGH SEAS WARNING FOR METAREA 19
Valid from 10:50 UTC on Wednesday 22. April 2026
BY TROMSO METEO, NORWAY
Polar low warning issued Wednesday 22. April 2026 10:50 UTC.
Polar low is expected in the following areas in Metarea 19:
East Finnmark
A polar low will Thursday morning develop southeast of Svalbard and will move towards East Finnmark. Thursday evening the center will be northeast of Varangerhalvoeya. West of center the wind is expected to reach northwest strong gale 9, occasionally storm force 10. The low is expected to weaken Friday morning.
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SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
NW GALE 8 FM THU 03UTC TO 15UTC IN A3
NW GALE 8 FM THU 12UTC TO 16UTC IN A4
N GALE 8 FM THU 09UTC IN A5
NW GALE 8 FM THU 06UTC TO 15UTC IN B3
NW GALE 8 FM THU 08UTC IN B4
N OCC GALE 8 FM THU 10UTC IN B5
NW GALE 8 FM THU 11UTC IN C4
NW SEV GALE 9 FM THU 07UTC TO 15UTC, NW GALE 8 FM THU 15UTC IN C5
NW SEV GALE 9 FM THU 16UTC IN KILDIN BANK
NW STRM 10 FM THU 13UTC IN NORTH BANK
NW GALE 8 FM THU 13UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
NW OCC GALE 8 FM THU 18UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
NW GALE 8 FM THU 18UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 03UTC TO 21UTC IN YP
RSK OF SEV ICING FM THU 08UTC TO 13UTC IN BnS
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
LOW 980 HPA 72 N 44 E ALMOST STNR, EXP 992 HPA BY THU 06 UTC.
NEW LOW EXP 996 HPA AT 75 N 29 E BY THU 06 UTC.
HIGH 1036 HPA 61 N 10 W MOV SE, EXP 1034 HPA AT 58 N 02 W BY THU 06 UTC.
NEW HIGH EXP 1026 HPA AT 75 N 20 W BY THU 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
LiD
NW NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR.
BnS
NW 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.
A3
N NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NW GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
N 6, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A5
N 6, INCR TO GALE 8. SLT OR MOD. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B2
N 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NW GALE 8. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
VRB 6, INCR TO NW GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B5
N 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C2
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. FG. MOD ICING.
C3
VRB 6, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
C4
NW 6, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C5
NW 6, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.
D3
N 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP D4
NW 5, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E2
W 5, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
E3
N 5. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
DEEP E4
W 5. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
F2
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG.
F3
W 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
N NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO W 6, OCNL NW SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
N 6, OCNL NW STRM 10. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
NW 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
HJELMSOEY BANK
NW 6, INCR TO N NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
TROMSOEFLAKET
NW 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
N 6. ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
SW 4. MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
N 5. MOD OR ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
NW 4. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
NW 4. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD.
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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