SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 22:00 UTC ON SATURDAY 04 APRIL 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 23UTC IN C4
E OCC GALE 8 FM MON 04UTC TO 06UTC IN C5
NE GALE 8 FM SUN 15UTC TO 17UTC IN D2
NE OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 05UTC TO MON 05UTC IN D3
NE OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 01UTC IN DEEP D4
N OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 18UTC IN E2
NE OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC IN E3
S GALE 8 SUN 12UTC IN DEEP E4
N GALE 8 FM MON 06UTC IN F2
VRB OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 04UTC AND NW GALE 8 FM MON 00UTC
IN F3
E GALE 8 FM SUN 17UTC TO 18UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK
E OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 16UTC TO 23UTC IN HJELMSOEY BANK
E OCC GALE 8 FM SUN 11UTC TO MON 00UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
S GALE 8 FM SUN 10UTC TO 11UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
S GALE 8 FM SUN 03UTC TO 11UTC IN ROEST BANK
S GALE 8 FM SAT 23UTC TO SUN 07UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SW GALE 8 FM SAT 22UTC TO SUN 04UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 18 UTC
LOW 993 HPA, 73 N 48 E, MOV E, FLN SLWY.
LOW 982 HPA, 65 N 05 E, MOV N, EXP 983 HPA, 68 N 07 E, SUN 18 UTC.
LOW 981 HPA, 55 N 08 W, MOV RAPIDLY NE, EXP 980 HPA, 61 N 14 E, SUN
18 UTC.
HIGH 1014 HPA, 78 N 20 E, MOV E, EXP 1016 HPA, 78 N 29 E, SUN 18 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
YP
VRB 4. SLT. OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
LID
VRB 4. SLT. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
BNS
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
MOD ICING.
A3
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A4
VRB 5. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B2
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B3
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B4
VRB 5. MOD. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
B5
E 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
C2
NE 5. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
C3
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL
SNOW, POOR.
C4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD
ICING.
C5
E 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW,
POOR. MOD ICING.
D2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
D3
NE GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW,
POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
NE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E2
NE NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO N GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. SNOW, POOR,
BECMG RAIN, MOD.
E3
NE GALE 8, INCR TO N SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
VRB NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8, BECMG E 5. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
F2
NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL N GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SE 5. SLT OR MOD. DRY, GOOD, BECMG OCNL SNOW, POOR.
NORTH BANK
VRB 5, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
NORTH CAPE BANK
E 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN,
MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG
RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
VRB 4. ROUGH. OCNL RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8, BECMG VRB 4. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH.
RAIN, MOD, BECMG DRY, GOOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4, OCNL S NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG DRY, GOOD.
ROEST BANK
VRB GALE 8, DECR TO 4. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG DRY, GOOD.
TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 4. VERY ROUGH TO MOD, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD,
BECMG DRY, GOOD.
SKLINNA BANK
SW GALE 8, DECR TO VRB 4. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 1 APR
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00738E, 8003N 00747E, 8012N 01100E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8013N 01604E, 8009N 01556E, 7959N 01158E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8026N 01550E, 8028N 01629E, 8013N 01604E
A2
ICE N OF 7730N 00259W, 7804N 00023W, 7807N 00000E
B2
ICE N OF 7500N 00821W, 7517N 00721W, 7647N 00241W,
7722N 00241W, 7730N 00259W
A3
ICE N OF 7807N 00000E, 7824N 00342E, 7959N 00738E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7948N 00959E, 7900N 00854E, 7821N 00959E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01158E, 7955N 01009E, 7948N 00959E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7821N 01000E, 7800N 01034E, 7730N 01058E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01058E, 7656N 01123E, 7617N 01347E,
7555N 01619E, 7513N 01651E, 7459N 01745E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01745E, 7454N 01805E, 7450N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7459N 02253E, 7540N 02516E, 7543N 02716E,
7647N 02831E, 7638N 02959E
C5
ICE N OF 7450N 01959E, 7446N 02206E, 7459N 02253E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01525W, 7411N 01128W, 7459N 00821W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7638N 03000E, 7635N 03029E, 7609N 03101E,
7557N 03208E, 7610N 03611E, 7605N 03922E,
7611N 04023E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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