SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 13 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 131800UTC
STORM WARNING
01240, 01250
FROM 140600UTC TO 141800UTC
WINDS S S/W 25 TO 30 MS
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020
FROM 131800UTC TO 141800UTC
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01100, 01110
FROM 131800UTC TO 141800UTC
WINDS S/E E 18 TO 23 MS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01120
FROM 140600UTC TO 141800UTC
WINDS S/E E 18 TO 23 MS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01130
FROM 140600UTC TO 141800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 131800UTC TO 141200UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 141200UTC TO 141800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 131800UTC TO 140600UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 22 MS
17021
FROM 140900UTC TO 141800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 141200UTC TO 141800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS TO 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 131800UTC
LOW 968 HPA 68N 006W MOVING E 20 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1022 HPA 82N 057E MOVING S/E 5 KMH INCREASE
LOW 1017 HPA 77N 075E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 1016 HPA 70N 080E MOVING E 5 KMH FILLING
LOW 1016 HPA 81N 101E MOVING N/E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1039 HPA 70N 145E MOVING E 15 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 131200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE NW TO 8005N 00702E, 8006N 00800E, 8023N 01100E,
8033N 01251E.
BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8033N 01251E, 8032N 01251E, 8050N 01338E,
8125N 01340E, 8146N 01303E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8146N 01303E, 8158N 01404E, 8145N 01651E,
8150N 01844E, 8158N 02241E.
NANSEN BASIN
ICE E TO 8158N 02241E, 8140N 02113E, 8132N 02251E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SE TO 8132N 02251E, 8118N 02144E, 8100N 02027E,
8049N 01828E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8049N 01828E, 8102N 01759E, 8105N 01750E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE S TO 8105N 01750E, 8101N 01654E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8101N 01654E, 8054N 01651E, 8026N 01636E,
8003N 01715E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE S TO 8003N 01715E, 8005N 01614E, 8006N 01523E,
8000N 01236E, 7959N 01219E, 7957N 01032E, 7947N 01000E,
7938N 00933E.
A3-A4-B4
ICE NE TO 7938N 00933E, 7906N 01000E, 7842N 01018E,
7819N 01106E, 7730N 01302E, 7719N 01327E, 7652N 01445E,
7621N 01622E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7621N 01622E, 7652N 01953E, 7651N 02000E,
7643N 02044E, 7649N 02132E, 7642N 02220E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7642N 02220E, 7631N 02129E, 7618N 02000E,
7558N 01801E.
B4
ICE E TO 7558N 01801E, 7516N 01802E.
B4-C4-B5
ICE N TO 7516N 01802E, 7500N 01919E, 7459N 01922E,
7500N 01931E, 7503N 02000E, 7515N 02234E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7515N 02234E, 7604N 02628E, 7652N 02840E.
B5
ICE SW TO 7652N 02840E, 7712N 02641E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7712N 02641E, 7725N 02715E.
B5
ICE N TO 7725N 02715E, 7720N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7720N 03000E, 7718N 03102E.
01020
ICE E TO 7718N 03102E, 7655N 03110E, 7624N 03209E.
01020
ICE N TO 7624N 03209E, 7622N 03353E, 7629N 03640E,
7621N 04029E, 7640N 04351E, 7700N 04546E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7700N 04546E, 7653N 04649E, 7556N 04844E,
7546N 05000E, 7546N 05002E.
01010
ICE W TO 7546N 05002E, 7654N 05331E, 7720N 05256E.
01010
ICE N TO 7720N 05256E, 7731N 05438E, 7737N 05804E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7737N 05804E, 7715N 05906E, 7705N 06042E,
7650N 06059E, 7643N 06224E, 7648N 06406E, 7643N 06443E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7643N 06443E, 7619N 05830E.
01010
ICE SW TO 7619N 05832E, 7649N 05659E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7649N 05659E, 7619N 05334E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7619N 05334E, 7522N 05146E, 7500N 05153E,
7446N 05157E, 7342N 05021E, 7302N 05009E, 7259N 05000E,
7227N 04829E, 7159N 04851E.
01110
ICE S TO 7159N 04851E, 7152N 04716E.
01110
ICE E TO 7152N 04716E, 7140N 04720E.
01110
ICE N TO 7140N 04720E, 7139N 04917E.
01110
ICE SE TO 7139N 04917E, 7116N 04838E.
01110-01100
ICE S TO 7116N 04838E, 7103N 04554E, 7043N 04347E,
7043N 04320E, 7043N 04245E, 7032N 04212E.
01100-01110
ICE NE TO 7032N 04212E, 7021N 04320E, 7018N 04338E.
01110-01100-01240
ICE E TO 7018N 04338E, 7003N 04320E, 6927N 04240E,
6851N 04239E, 6842N 04238E, 6826N 04151E, 6810N 04144E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 131800UTC TO 141800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS E N/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01100, 01110
WINDS S/E E 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01120
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS
FROM 140600UTC TO 141800UTC S/E E 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01130
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 140600UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 141200UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 140600UTC TO 141800UTC S S/W 25 TO 30 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES WET SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 140900UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17022
WINDS S/W S 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 140300UTC S/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 141200UTC GUSTS TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS S S/E 3 TO 8 MS AFTER 141200UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 29 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS S/E E 3 TO 8 MS AFTER 140900UTC S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17064
WINDS E S/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS N/W W 3 TO 8 MS AFTER 140000UTC S/E S 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS N/W N 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 140000UTC N/E E 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 141200UTC E S/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17090
WINDS S/E S 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 35 TO MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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