SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 11 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 111800UTC
GALE WARNING
01100
FROM 111800UTC TO 121800UTC
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01140
FROM 111800UTC TO 120300UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 MS
17073
FROM 120600UTC TO 121800UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 111800UTC
LOW 958 HPA 67N 010W MOVING N 20 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1009 HPA 70N 050E STATIONARY INCREASE
LOW 1004 HPA 77N 060E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 995 HPA 68N 068E MOVING S/E 30 KMH
LOW 1002 HPA 80N 100E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 980 HPA 73N 120E MOVING N/E 30 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1026 HPA 82N 178W MOVING N 20 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 111200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8022N 00641E, 8027N 01042E, 8027N 01112E,
8044N 01427E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8044N 01427E, 8224N 01322E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE NE TO 8224N 01322E, 8211N 01817E, 8205N 02010E,
8205N 02417E, 8148N 02519E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8148N 02519E, 8122N 02146E, 8118N 02150E,
8054N 02212E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8054N 02212E, 8057N 01955E, 8025N 01553E,
8002N 01324E, 8000N 01212E, 7958N 01041E.
A4-A3-B4
ICE E TO 7958N 01041E, 7943N 01000E, 7942N 00959E,
7942N 01000E, 7907N 01048E, 7851N 01007E, 7829N 01044E,
7812N 01137E, 7756N 01310E, 7730N 01336E, 7712N 01352E,
7618N 01558E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7618N 01558E, 7619N 01717E, 7633N 02000E,
7640N 02125E, 7711N 02351E, 7712N 02447E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7712N 02447E, 7657N 02319E, 7634N 02255E,
7613N 02112E, 7607N 02000E, 7558N 01823E.
B4-C4
ICE E TO 7558N 01823E, 7517N 01817E, 7502N 01909E,
7500N 01911E, 7433N 01936E, 7416N 01927E, 7414N 01946E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7414N 01946E, 7419N 02000E, 7430N 02028E,
7449N 02213E, 7500N 02233E, 7535N 02345E, 7549N 02529E,
7616N 02818E.
B5
ICE W TO 7616N 02818E, 7649N 02740E, 7722N 02904E.
B5
ICE NE TO 7722N 02904E, 7715N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7715N 03000E, 7710N 03039E, 7633N 03131E,
7626N 03225E, 7626N 03421E, 7708N 03652E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7708N 03652E, 7719N 03635E, 7730N 03725E.
01020
ICE N TO 7730N 03725E, 7657N 03830E, 7650N 04006E,
7705N 04232E, 7735N 04358E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7735N 04358E, 7723N 04611E, 7648N 04826E,
7620N 04801E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7620N 04801E, 7614N 05000E, 7607N 05209E,
7630N 05400E.
01010
ICE W TO 7630N 05400E, 7722N 05319E, 7745N 05510E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7745N 05510E, 7741N 05741E, 7705N 06127E,
7648N 06437E.
01010
ICE S TO 7648N 06437E, 7620N 05845E, 7640N 05710E,
7633N 05459E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7633N 05459E, 7553N 05405E, 7523N 05245E,
7512N 05303E, 7509N 05353E, 7500N 05337E, 7432N 05248E,
7358N 05113E, 7318N 05043E, 7303N 05000E, 7235N 04842E,
7153N 04919E, 7133N 04858E.
01110-01100
ICE S TO 7133N 04858E, 7127N 04546E, 7051N 04320E,
7043N 04250E.
01110-01100-01240
ICE E TO 7043N 04250E, 7033N 04234E, 7022N 04320E,
7017N 04337E, 7000N 04327E, 6955N 04320E, 6935N 04250E,
6909N 04235E, 6857N 04239E, 6846N 04300E, 6845N 04300E,
6835N 04256E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 111800UTC TO 121800UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
01140
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 120300UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 14 TO MINUS 19 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 120600UTC W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 120600UTC N/W W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 120000UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 120900UTC W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17030
WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 120900UTC W S/W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS E N/E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 120600UTC W N/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17064
WINDS E N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS N/E E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 120600UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 120300UTC N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 120600UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.4 TO 0.9 M
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17090
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 120000UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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