SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 28 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 280600UTC
GALE WARNING
01130
FROM 290000UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS S GUSTS 18 MS
01140
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 282100UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
17023
FROM 280600UTC TO 281200UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 281200UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 MS
17030
FROM 280600UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 281200UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 281800UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17071
FROM 281800UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17073
FROM 281200UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17090
FROM 281800UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 280600UTC
HIGH 1015 HPA 79N 016E STATIONARY INCREASE
LOW 992 HPA 70N 063E MOVING E S/E 30 KMH
LOW 985 HPA 77N 079E MOVING S/E 20 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 983 HPA 72N 095E MOVING E 40 KMH DEEPENING
ICE AT 271200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8019N 00707E, 8020N 00733E, 8026N 00809E,
8019N 00833E, 8018N 01007E, 8025N 01052E, 8046N 01308E,
8108N 01400E, 8101N 01528E, 8118N 01739E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE NE TO 8118N 01739E, 8108N 01853E, 8100N 01951E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE SE TO 8100N 01951E, 8052N 01829E, 8032N 01736E,
8031N 01641E, 8014N 01605E, 8000N 01538E, 7954N 01527E.
A4
ICE S TO 7954N 01527E, 7955N 01111E, 7946N 01032E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7946N 01032E, 7922N 01025E, 7906N 01100E,
7848N 01005E, 7825N 01041E, 7758N 01250E, 7741N 01301E,
7739N 01332E, 7730N 01336E, 7717N 01342E, 7652N 01308E,
7636N 01335E, 7615N 01447E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7615N 01447E, 7609N 01558E, 7610N 01733E,
7635N 01939E, 7635N 02000E, 7635N 02124E, 7640N 02220E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7640N 02220E, 7605N 02054E, 7559N 02000E,
7548N 01838E.
B5-B4-C4
ICE E TO 7548N 01838E, 7529N 01813E, 7500N 01926E,
7455N 01937E.
C4-C5
ICE N TO 7455N 01937E, 7456N 02000E, 7456N 02236E.
C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7456N 02236E, 7500N 02251E, 7547N 02614E,
7647N 02855E.
B5
ICE W TO 7647N 02855E, 7707N 02850E.
B5
ICE N TO 7707N 02850E, 7714N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7714N 03000E, 7724N 03132E.
01020
ICE E TO 7724N 03132E, 7636N 03211E, 7618N 03258E.
01020
ICE N TO 7618N 03258E, 7627N 03509E, 7701N 03800E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7701N 03800E, 7720N 03830E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7720N 03830E, 7657N 03929E.
01020
ICE N TO 7657N 03929E, 7704N 04245E.
01020
ICE W TO 7704N 04245E, 7739N 04252E.
01020
ICE N TO 7739N 04252E, 7728N 04505E, 7744N 04627E.
01020
ICE W TO 7744N 04627E, 7810N 04514E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7810N 04514E, 7805N 04736E, 7810N 04857E,
7759N 04953E, 7759N 05000E, 7751N 05205E, 7736N 05441E,
7739N 05818E, 7722N 05919E, 7723N 06108E, 7721N 06225E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7721N 06225E, 7718N 06107E, 7704N 05907E,
7650N 05632E, 7615N 05428E, 7600N 05230E, 7525N 05108E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7525N 05108E, 7503N 05219E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7503N 05219E, 7500N 05218E, 7426N 05159E,
7335N 05151E, 7240N 05000E, 7216N 04915E, 7132N 04915E,
7109N 04805E, 7019N 04740E, 6951N 04714E, 6910N 04718E.
01110-01100
ICE S TO 6910N 04718E, 6903N 04648E, 6901N 04358E,
6859N 04320E, 6859N 04312E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6859N 04312E, 6847N 04253E, 6845N 04248E, 6830N 04249E.
01010
ICE E TO 7630N 05152E, 7634N 05105E, 7646N 05013E, 7658N 05043E.
01010
ICE W TO 7658N 05043E, 7656N 05137E, 7646N 05230E, 7630N 05152E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 280600UTC TO 290600UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS N N/W 12 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01110, 01120
WINDS N N/W 12 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 281800UTC S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 290000UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 281800UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 290000UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01240, 01250
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 282100UTC S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17021, 17022
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS N/E N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 281200UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 281800UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17030
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062, 17064
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 281200UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 281800UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 281200UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 11 TO MINUS 16 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 281800UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 11 TO MINUS 16 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 281200UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 11 TO MINUS 16 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 281800UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
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