SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 27 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 270600UTC
GALE WARNING
01020, 01100, 01110, 01120
FROM 270600UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
FROM 270600UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 270600UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 22 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 270600UTC
HIGH 1028 HPA 82N 020W MOVING N 10 KMH INCREASE
LOW 980 HPA 66N 010W MOVING E N/E 20 KMH FILLING
LOW 1003 HPA 64N 022E MOVING S/E 20 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1055 HPA 77N 098E MOVING E 5 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 1026 HPA 68N 128E MOVING E 10 KMH
ICE AT 261200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8035N 00653E, 8038N 00931E, 8038N 00959E, 8058N 01631E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE SE TO 8058N 01631E, 8053N 01643E, 8036N 01737E, 8019N 01559E,
8012N 01522E, 8000N 01156E, 7953N 01021E, 7858N 01003E.
A4-B4-C4
ICE NE TO 7858N 01003E, 7838N 01022E, 7757N 01200E, 7736N 01323E,
7730N 01326E, 7655N 01346E, 7559N 01648E, 7500N 01655E,
7452N 01656E, 7407N 01902E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7407N 01902E, 7415N 02000E, 7435N 02251E, 7500N 02355E,
7544N 02559E, 7616N 02947E, 7616N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE NW TO 7616N 03000E, 7604N 03525E, 7628N 04202E, 7805N 04729E,
7801N 05000E, 7747N 05540E, 7758N 06412E, 7739N 06521E.
01010-01120-01110-01130-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7739N 06521E, 7715N 06142E, 7633N 06036E, 7612N 05846E,
7627N 05615E, 7500N 05347E, 7439N 05315E, 7258N 05000E,
7238N 04926E, 7133N 05000E, 7129N 05002E, 7108N 05053E,
7047N 05000E, 7034N 04927E, 7025N 04730E, 7006N 04630E,
6937N 04605E, 7026N 04427E, 7016N 04320E, 7011N 04251E,
6935N 04140E, 6911N 04126E, 6754N 04046E, 6753N 04023E.
01110
ICE SE TO 7158N 04749E, 7147N 04652E, 7133N 04653E.
01110
ICE NW TO 7158N 04749E, 7131N 04730E, 7133N 04653E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 270600UTC TO 280600UTC
01010
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01020, 01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01140
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 271800UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17021
WINDS E S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 34 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17023
WINDS E S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17030
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17062, 17064
WINDS E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17063
WINDS N/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17071
WINDS E N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17073
WINDS E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 280000UTC N/E N 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17090
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
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