SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 15 MAY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 151800UTC
GALE WARNING
17022
FROM 151800UTC TO 160000UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17063
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17071
FROM 151800UTC TO 161200UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17073
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 160600UTC TO 161200UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 151800UTC
LOW 994 HPA 58N 008E FILLING
LOW 1000 HPA 71N 010E STATIONARY
HIGH 1021 HPA 69N 055E MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING
LOW 1000 HPA 73N 082E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 1005 HPA 83N 160E STATIONARY
ICE AT 151200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8015N 00722E, 8024N 00837E, 8025N 00944E,
8030N 01019E, 8035N 01046E, 8054N 01124E, 8051N 01320E,
8120N 01402E, 8121N 01546E, 8132N 01825E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-A4
ICE E TO 8132N 01825E, 8118N 01850E, 8115N 01927E,
8113N 01948E, 8111N 02018E, 8044N 01942E, 8022N 01800E,
8000N 01717E, 7957N 01711E.
A4
ICE S TO 7911N 01610E, 7912N 01545E.
A4
ICE S TO 7928N 01400E, 7927N 01343E.
A4
ICE W TO 7812N 01329E, 7804N 01341E.
A4-B4
ICE W TO 7743N 01357E, 7730N 01350E, 7725N 01347E,
7659N 01444E, 7626N 01419E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7626N 01419E, 7612N 01745E, 7623N 01935E,
7653N 01954E, 7652N 02000E, 7642N 02130E, 7656N 02314E,
7646N 02425E, 7653N 02553E, 7727N 02633E, 7712N 02913E,
7721N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7721N 03000E, 7722N 03005E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7722N 03005E, 7712N 03017E, 7640N 03226E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7640N 03226E, 7647N 03511E, 7642N 03746E,
7701N 04003E, 7716N 04102E, 7714N 04137E, 7707N 04215E,
7713N 04312E, 7710N 04344E, 7733N 04552E, 7643N 04757E,
7704N 04945E, 7705N 05000E, 7728N 05515E, 7721N 05625E,
7704N 05635E, 7701N 05807E, 7706N 06000E, 7654N 06004E,
7630N 06236E, 7623N 06242E, 7625N 06313E, 7619N 06332E.
01010
ICE S TO 7616N 06102E, 7618N 06035E, 7616N 06023E, 7611N 06025E.
01010
ICE E TO 7607N 06014E, 7606N 06015E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7340N 05427E, 7337N 05437E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7320N 05418E, 7319N 05422E.
01120
ICE SW TO 7153N 05125E, 7215N 05100E, 7236N 05001E.
01120-01110
ICE E TO 7236N 05001E, 7236N 05001E, 7225N 04933E,
7210N 04947E, 7206N 05000E, 7154N 05041E.
01130-01140
ICE NE TO 7154N 05041E, 7129N 05038E, 7026N 05219E,
6942N 05526E, 6949N 05654E, 6948N 05701E, 6945N 05741E.
01140-01150
ICE E TO 6945N 05741E, 6921N 05732E, 6858N 05733E,
6854N 05734E.
01150-01140
ICE S TO 6854N 05734E, 6858N 05654E, 6907N 05528E,
6900N 05433E.
01140
ICE S TO 6844N 05241E, 6849N 05139E, 6846N 05045E,
6834N 05024E, 6814N 04859E.
01140
ICE E TO 6814N 04859E, 6804N 04907E.
01140
ICE N TO 6804N 04907E, 6804N 04938E, 6814N 05019E,
6813N 05024E.
01140
ICE E TO 6854N 04813E, 6851N 04808E, 6842N 04816E.
01140
ICE N TO 6842N 04816E, 6834N 04942E, 6841N 04947E.
01140
ICE SW TO 6841N 04947E, 6843N 04939E, 6843N 04921E.
01140
ICE NW TO 6843N 04921E, 6857N 05010E, 6900N 05008E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6915N 05403E, 6917N 05328E, 6908N 05321E.
01140
ICE NW TO 6908N 05321E, 6908N 05351E, 6915N 05403E.
01010-01020-01110-01120
ICE E TO 7607N 05302E, 7514N 05000E, 7511N 04951E,
7500N 04944E, 7430N 04927E, 7420N 05000E, 7407N 05039E.
01120-01010
ICE NW TO 7407N 05039E, 7500N 05447E, 7510N 05543E,
7536N 05701E, 7608N 05711E.
01010
ICE S TO 7608N 05711E, 7616N 05637E, 7605N 05448E,
7607N 05302E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS E S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY FOG
01140
WINDS E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 160000UTC 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY FOG
01240
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES RAIN LOCALLY HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 160600UTC N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES RAIN LOCALLY HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 160000UTC S/W S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S S/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 160000UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17023
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160000UTC N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 160600UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S S/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 160600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17063
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S S/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17064
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 160600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17071
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS TO 161200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 160600UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TO 161200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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