SECURITE
HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026
BY MET, NORWAY
WARNINGS
E GALE 8 FM WED 09UTC IN A4
SE GALE 8 FM WED 10UTC TO 19UTC IN A5
N GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO WED 14UTC IN B1
NE GALE 8 FM TUE 22UTC TO WED 20UTC IN B3
E OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 23UTC AND E SEV GALE 9 FM WED 05UTC IN B4
SE GALE 8 FM WED 06UTC TO 12UTC IN B5
VRB GALE 8 FM WED 03UTC TO 10UTC IN C4
NW GALE 8 FM WED 19UTC IN D2
S OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 12UTC TO WED 01UTC IN D3
S OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 14UTC TO WED 09UTC IN DEEP D4
VRB GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 17UTC AND NE GALE 8 FM WED 18UTC IN E2
SW GALE 8 FM TUE 10UTC TO 15UTC AND TUE 18UTC TO WED 05UTC IN E3
SW GALE 8 FM TUE 12UTC TO 17UTC AND TUE 20UTC TO WED 09UTC IN DEEP E4
SW SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 10UTC IN F3
SW GALE 8 FM WED 01UTC TO 08UTC IN TROMSOEFLAKET
S OCC GALE 8 FM TUE 23UTC TO WED 16UTC IN BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
S GALE 8 FM TUE 17UTC TO WED 04UTC AND SW GALE 8 FM WED 13UTC TO 18UTC IN VESTERAALSBANK
SW SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 19UTC IN OUTER VESTFJORD
SW GALE 8 FM TUE 11UTC IN ROEST BANK
SW SEV GALE 9 FM TUE 15UTC IN TRAENA BANK
SW SEV GALE 9 FM WED 02UTC IN SKLINNA BANK
SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC
COMPLEX STORM CNTR 961 HPA 62 N 19 W MOV NE, EXP 976 HPA AT 73 N 02 W BY WED 06 UTC.
FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:
NB
SE NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
YP
VRB 4, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. DRY, GOOD. FG.
LiD
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.
BnS
SE NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
A2
NE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A3
E NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. FG. MOD ICING.
A4
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
A5
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.
B1
N NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B2
NE NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO 6. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
B3
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NE GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B4
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8, OCNL SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.
B5
SE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C2
NE NEAR GALE 7, BACK NW. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
C3
SE NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB, OCNL E GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. FG.
C4
SE NEAR GALE 7, BECMG VRB, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
C5
SE 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD. FG.
D2
VRB 6, OCNL NW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. FG.
D3
VRB NEAR GALE 7, BECMG SW, OCNL S GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP D4
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
E2
VRB NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO SW 6, OCNL VRB GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
E3
SW GALE 8, DECR TO NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
DEEP E4
S GALE 8, DECR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
F2
SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
F3
S GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
KILDIN BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.
NORTH BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
NORTH CAPE BANK
SW 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
HJELMSOEY BANK
SE 5, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.
TROMSOEFLAKET
S 6, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL SW GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
SE 5, INCR TO SW NEAR GALE 7, OCNL S GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
VESTERAALSBANK
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. VERY ROUGH, OCNL HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
OUTER VESTFJORD
S GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ROEST BANK
S GALE 8. HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
TRAENA BANK
S GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
SKLINNA BANK
S NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO SW GALE 8, OCNL SW SEV GALE 9. VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. RAIN, MOD.
ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
(ISTJENESTEN@MET.NO) AT 23 UTC 16 MAR
NANSEN BASIN
ICE N OF 8138N 01856E, 8139N 01942E, 8130N 01906E
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N OF 8000N 00817E, 8003N 00820E, 8026N 00832E,
8031N 01007E
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N OF 8031N 01007E, 8045N 01430E, 8112N 01547E,
8134N 01237E, 8138N 01856E
NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 8036N 01539E, 8007N 01445E, 7959N 01131E
NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8051N 01625E, 8043N 01553E, 8036N 01539E
B2
ICE N OF 7522N 01059W, 7531N 00947W, 7623N 00008W,
7644N 00000E
A3
ICE N OF 7730N 00146E, 7825N 00050E, 7840N 00726E,
7938N 00653E, 7940N 00802E, 7959N 00817E
B3
ICE N OF 7644N 00000E, 7728N 00148E, 7730N 00146E
A4
ICE N OF 7959N 01131E, 7957N 01034E, 7825N 01000E,
7730N 01148E
B4
ICE N OF 7730N 01148E, 7620N 01405E, 7611N 01637E,
7646N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7614N 02000E, 7545N 01642E, 7459N 01752E
C4
ICE N OF 7459N 01752E, 7452N 01804E, 7456N 01959E
B5
ICE N OF 7646N 02000E, 7648N 02009E, 7624N 02106E,
7614N 02000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7459N 02158E, 7502N 02316E, 7638N 02948E, 7637N 02959E
METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01412W, 7325N 01221W, 7343N 01413W,
7444N 01343W, 7459N 01105W
METAREA 20 01020
ICE N OF 7637N 03000E, 7616N 03332E, 7657N 04044E,
7713N 04053E, 7712N 04116E
ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES
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