SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 05 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 051800UTC
GALE WARNING
01100
FROM 060600UTC TO 061800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 20 MS
01130
FROM 060000UTC TO 061800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 051800UTC TO 060900UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 060900UTC TO 061800UTC
WINDS S/E 20 TO 24 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 051800UTC
LOW 990 HPA 70N 001E MOVING N/E 50 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 1013 HPA 63N 040E STATIONARY FILLING
HIGH 1036 HPA 81N 074E MOVING W S/W 15 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 1000 HPA 62N 093E MOVING N/E 40 KMH
HIGH 1040 HPA 67N 164E STATIONARY
ICE AT 051200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8004N 00731E, 8019N 00905E, 8014N 01100E,
8014N 01102E, 8026N 01153E, 8030N 01218E, 8053N 01509E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8053N 01509E, 8107N 01259E, 8224N 01127E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE E TO 8224N 01127E, 8210N 01435E, 8216N 01655E,
8148N 01740E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8148N 01740E, 8152N 01841E, 8213N 02609E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8213N 02609E, 8135N 02557E, 8126N 02518E,
8110N 02415E, 8039N 02453E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8039N 02453E, 8037N 02334E, 8056N 02207E,
055N 01757E, 8038N 01625E, 8028N 01549E, 8004N 01427E,
8000N 01217E, 7959N 01200E, 7952N 01009E.
A4-A3-B4
ICE E TO 7952N 01009E, 7900N 01056E, 7854N 01000E,
7854N 00956E, 7851N 01000E, 7829N 01033E, 7759N 01244E,
7733N 01228E, 7730N 01234E, 7656N 01339E.
B4
ICE N TO 7656N 01339E, 7626N 01604E, 7620N 01657E,
7701N 01936E.
B4-B5
ICE NE TO 7701N 01936E, 7658N 02000E, 7654N 02025E,
7643N 02232E.
B5-B4-C4
ICE E TO 7643N 02232E, 7604N 02016E, 7605N 02000E,
7605N 01745E, 7550N 01718E, 7500N 01800E, 7417N 01833E.
C4-C5-B5-A5
ICE W TO 7417N 01833E, 7415N 01913E, 7424N 02000E,
7426N 02014E, 7500N 02159E, 7506N 02219E, 7555N 02217E,
7558N 02440E, 7625N 02601E, 7629N 02735E, 7655N 02753E,
7714N 02730E, 7730N 02639E, 7741N 02601E.
A5
ICE NW TO 7741N 02601E, 7753N 02635E.
A5
ICE NE TO 7753N 02635E, 7738N 02809E, 7734N 03000E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7734N 03000E, 7734N 03026E, 7645N 03128E,
7629N 03239E.
01020
ICE N TO 7629N 03239E, 7623N 03442E, 7637N 03843E,
7630N 03958E, 7639N 04418E.
01020
ICE W TO 7639N 04418E, 7653N 04441E, 7704N 04318E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7704N 04318E, 7708N 04332E, 7706N 04405E,
7717N 04537E, 7658N 04804E, 7618N 04925E, 7612N 05000E,
7607N 05025E.
01010-01020
ICE W TO 7607N 05025E, 7642N 05249E, 7720N 05206E,
7730N 05000E, 7732N 04938E, 7742N 04912E, 7752N 04951E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7752N 04951E, 7751N 05000E, 7748N 05136E,
7752N 05418E, 7745N 05734E, 7751N 06023E, 7813N 06003E,
7805N 06313E, 7812N 06504E, 7821N 06533E, 7822N 06557E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7822N 06557E, 7814N 06617E, 7807N 06604E,
7737N 06645E, 7716N 06841E, 7702N 06922E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7702N 06922E, 7700N 06908E, 7709N 06840E,
7718N 06615E, 7700N 06439E, 7724N 06304E, 7717N 06225E,
7656N 06325E, 7631N 06309E, 7636N 06221E, 7636N 06013E,
7616N 05811E, 7631N 05628E, 7632N 05441E, 7615N 05345E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7615N 05345E, 7555N 05424E, 7537N 05419E,
7520N 05450E, 7500N 05352E, 7432N 05236E, 7349N 05115E,
7251N 05008E, 7249N 05000E, 7241N 04917E, 7222N 04852E,
7151N 04845E, 7115N 04906E.
01110
ICE S TO 7115N 04906E, 7059N 04626E, 7104N 04508E,
7045N 04444E, 7041N 04346E.
01110-01100
ICE SE TO 7041N 04346E, 7027N 04320E, 7000N 04231E,
6939N 04233E, 6929N 04213E.
01100
ICE S TO 6929N 04213E, 6940N 04144E, 6940N 04100E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6940N 04100E, 6920N 04049E, 6910N 04042E,
6853N 04054E, 6831N 04045E, 6825N 04014E, 6803N 03958E.
01110
ICE E TO 7139N 04749E, 7141N 04727E, 7155N 04723E,
7200N 04735E.
01110
ICE W TO 7200N 04735E, 7158N 04807E, 7147N 04807E,
7139N 04749E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 051800UTC TO 061800UTC
01010, 01020, 01120
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS
FROM 060600UTC TO 061800UTC S/E E 17 TO 20 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 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01110
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 060000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01140
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MSC
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
01240
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 060900UTC TO 061800UTC S/E 20 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M FROM 060900UTC TO 061800UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01250
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 060900UTC TO 061800UTC S/E 20 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M FROM 060900UTC TO 061800UTC 2.5 TO 3.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17023
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17030
WINDS E N/E 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 060600UTC N/E N 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062, 17064
WINDS N/E E 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 060600UTC N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071, 17073
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 060600UTC N N/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 33 TO MINUS 38 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17090
WINDS N/E E 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 060600UTC N/E N 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
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