High seas bulletin warns of gales and severe icing conditions.

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HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19
VALID FROM 10:00 UTC ON FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER 2024
BY MET, NORWAY

WARNINGS

S GALE 8 FM SAT 08UTC TO 11UTC IN LiD
S OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 15UTC TO SAT 11UTC IN BnS
S OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 10UTC TO SAT 11UTC IN A4
NE OCC GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC IN C5
E GALE 8 FM SAT 03UTC IN F2
E GALE 8 FM SAT 11UTC IN F3
E GALE 8 FM FRI 23UTC TO SAT 07UTC IN KILDIN BANK
NE GALE 8 FM SAT 02UTC IN NORTH BANK
NE OCC GALE 8 FM SAT 12UTC IN NORTH CAPE BANK

RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 12UTC TO 16UTC IN BnS
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 08UTC TO 13UTC IN A2
RSK OF SEV ICING FM SAT 08UTC TO 20UTC IN A3
RSK OF SEV ICING FM FRI 19UTC TO SAT 02UTC IN B2

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 06 UTC

LOW 991 HPA 78 N 11 W MOV NE, EXP 995 HPA AT 81 N 10 E BY SAT 06 UTC.
LOW 981 HPA 64 N 14 W REPLACED BY NEW LOW 962 HPA AT 62 N 16 W BY SAT 06 UTC.
LOW 977 HPA 64 N 28 E MOV NE, EXP 978 HPA AT 69 N 36 E BY SAT 06 UTC.

FORECAST VALID FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS:

YP
VRB 4. SNOW, POOR.

LiD
S 6, INCR TO VRB NEAR GALE 7. SNOW, POOR.

BnS
S NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

A2
VRB 4. MOD. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

A3
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO N 4. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

A4
S NEAR GALE 7, DECR TO VRB 5, OCNL S GALE 8. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

A5
SW 5. SLT. DRY, GOOD. MOD ICING.

B2
VRB 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. SEV ICING.

B3
S 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

B4
VRB 5. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

B5
E 5, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. SLT TO ROUGH. DRY, GOOD, BECMG SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C2
VRB 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR. MOD ICING.

C3
VRB 6, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

C4
NE 5, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

C5
E 6, INCR TO NE NEAR GALE 7, OCNL NE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

D2
E 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

D3
VRB 5, OCNL NE NEAR GALE 7. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

DEEP D4
NE 6, OCNL NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

E2
SE 6, INCR TO E NEAR GALE 7. MOD TO VERY ROUGH. OCNL SNOW, POOR, BECMG RAIN, MOD.

E3
VRB 5, OCNL E NEAR GALE 7. MOD OR ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

DEEP E4
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

F2
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

F3
VRB 6, INCR TO E GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. RAIN, MOD.

KILDIN BANK
E NEAR GALE 7, OCNL GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

NORTH BANK
E NEAR GALE 7, INCR TO NE GALE 8. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

NORTH CAPE BANK
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

HJELMSOEY BANK
NE NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

TROMSOEFLAKET
NE 6, INCR TO NEAR GALE 7. ROUGH, OCNL VERY ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

BANKS OUTSIDE TROMS
NE 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

VESTERAALSBANK
VRB 5. MOD. SNOW, POOR.

OUTER VESTFJORD
VRB 4. SLT. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

ROEST BANK
VRB 5. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR.

TRAENA BANK
E 6. SLT OR MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

SKLINNA BANK
VRB 6. MOD, OCNL ROUGH. SNOW, POOR, BECMG DRY, GOOD.

ICE BULLETIN FOR METAREA 19 ISSUED BY THE NORWEGIAN ICE SERVICE
([email protected]) AT 23 UTC 19 DEC

NORTH SPITSBERGEN BANKS
ICE N OF 7959N 01258E, 8010N 01604E, 8010N 01607E

NORTH NORDAUSTLANDET BANK
ICE N OF 8010N 01607E, 8037N 01834E, 8030N 02554E

A2
ICE N OF 7757N 00000E, 7803N 00052W, 7805N 00000E

B2
ICE N OF 7501N 01059W, 7506N 00919W, 7543N 00759W,
7621N 00346W, 7705N 00128W, 7730N 00032W

A3
ICE N OF 7740N 00000E, 7746N 00014E, 7757N 00000E
ICE EDGE EXITS AREA AND RE-ENTERS AT
7805N 00000E, 7846N 00330E, 7923N 00459E, 7956N 00318E,
7937N 00616E, 7950N 00959E

METAREA 1 NORTH ICELAND
ICE N OF 7233N 01328W, 7440N 01135W, 7459N 01053W

ICE EDGE NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES