SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 14 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 141800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
01140
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 141800UTC
LOW 994 HPA 73N 016E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 996 HPA 73N 032E MOVING E 8 KMH
LOW 996 HPA 73N 045E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 999 HPA 73N 070E MOVING E 8 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1034 HPA 83N 132E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1036 HPA 81N 138E STATIONARY WEAKENS
ICE AT 141200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N TO 8011N 00745E, 8014N 01002E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-B4
ICE E TO 8014N 01004E, 8008N 01052E, 8000N 01040E,
7951N 01026E, 7844N 01007E, 7827N 01041E, 7818N 01121E,
7806N 01229E, 7756N 01251E, 7730N 01258E, 7722N 01300E,
7635N 01416E, 7622N 01433E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7622N 01433E, 7609N 01559E, 7611N 01707E,
7623N 01852E, 7624N 02000E, 7625N 02140E.
B5-B4-C4
ICE SE TO 7625N 02140E, 7614N 02106E, 7604N 02000E,
7600N 01927E, 7550N 01808E, 7521N 01640E, 7500N 01633E,
7425N 01622E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE N TO 7425N 01622E, 7403N 01733E, 7357N 01816E,
7400N 01959E, 7400N 02000E, 7410N 02059E, 7444N 02307E,
7500N 02333E, 7505N 02341E, 7519N 02431E, 7537N 02608E,
7546N 02709E, 7556N 02844E, 7558N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7558N 03000E, 7558N 03019E, 7610N 03142E,
7617N 03314E, 7557N 03721E, 7606N 03822E, 7624N 04126E,
7628N 04328E, 7638N 04609E, 7617N 04734E, 7552N 04901E,
7551N 05000E, 7551N 05008E, 7603N 05141E.
01010
ICE W TO 7603N 05141E, 7624N 05233E, 7729N 05329E.
01010
ICE N TO 7729N 05329E, 7749N 05531E, 7748N 05837E,
7751N 06228E, 7731N 06417E, 7710N 06553E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7710N 06553E, 7648N 06527E, 7640N 06215E,
7637N 06035E, 7606N 05747E, 7551N 05624E, 7524N 05510E,
7500N 05446E, 7440N 05428E, 7420N 05221E, 7339N 05053E,
7324N 05029E, 7258N 05000E, 7254N 04955E.
01110-01120-01130
ICE E TO 7254N 04955E, 7247N 05000E, 7220N 05019E,
7159N 05000E, 7152N 04953E, 7147N 05000E, 7140N 05012E,
7131N 05025E, 7121N 05052E, 7108N 05126E, 7035N 05309E,
7015N 05239E.
01130-01110-01100-01240
ICE S TO 7015N 05239E, 6959N 05112E, 6953N 05000E,
6946N 04840E, 6933N 04734E, 6856N 04747E, 6855N 04714E,
6901N 04455E, 6859N 04325E, 6859N 04320E, 6855N 04248E,
6851N 04241E, 6842N 04229E, 6823N 04221E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01100
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01130
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01140
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW HAZE
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 29 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 150600UTC N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17030
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17064
WINDS E S/E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 151200UTC E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17071
WINDS E S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 150600UTC E N/E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17073
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 150000UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 151200UTC E N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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