SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 22 DECEMBER 2025 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 221800UTC
STORM WARNING
17030
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
GALE WARNING
01010
FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01020, 01100
FROM 221800UTC TO 230600UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110, 01120
FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01250
FROM 221800UTC TO 230200UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 230200UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS N/W 20 TO 24 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
17030
FROM 230000UTC TO 230600UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17063
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17090
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 221800UTC
HIGH 1033 HPA 60N 024E MOVING S 20 KMH INCREASE
LOW 987 HPA 87N 020E MOVING S/E 20 KMH FILLING
LOW 988 HPA 80N 150E MOVING N 15 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 221200UTC
A4-B4-B5
ICE NE TO 7738N 01822E, 7734N 01933E, 7730N 01944E,
7724N 02000E, 7708N 02042E, 7647N 02112E,
7637N 02125E, 7637N 02202E.
B5-A5
ICE NW TO 7637N 02202E, 7647N 02237E, 7715N 02358E,
7730N 02448E, 7743N 02533E, 7757N 02529E.
A5
ICE W TO 7757N 02529E, 7819N 02349E, 7836N 02324E,
7858N 02221E, 7923N 02159E.
A4
ICE S TO 7937N 01941E, 7933N 01840E.
A5
ICE NE TO 7804N 03000E, 7811N 02835E, 7811N 02714E,
7832N 02638E, 7855N 02545E.
A5
ICE S TO 7855N 02545E, 7901N 02614E, 7903N 02755E,
7904N 02847E, 7903N 02906E, 7905N 02939E,
7906N 03000E.
01020
ICE S TO 7906N 03000E, 7906N 03038E, 7849N 03127E,
7845N 03343E, 7859N 03542E, 7857N 03650E.
01020
ICE N TO 7857N 03650E, 7838N 03616E, 7825N 03407E,
7818N 03212E, 7804N 03005E, 7804N 03000E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8011N 00739E, 8026N 00925E, 8026N 01044E,
8027N 01104E, 8047N 01449E, 8059N 01655E,
8133N 01807E, 8139N 01858E, 8207N 02331E,
8216N 02521E.
NANSEN BASIN
ICE NE TO 8216N 02521E, 8204N 02638E, 8153N 02830E,
8151N 02943E.
NANSEN BASIN
ICE W TO 8151N 02943E, 8204N 03000E.
01020
ICE W TO 8204N 03000E, 8207N 03003E, 8209N 03000E.
NANSEN BASIN
ICE W TO 8209N 03000E, 8226N 02924E, 8249N 02911E,
8251N 03000E.
17290
ICE NW TO 8251N 03000E, 8252N 03033E, 8310N 03151E,
8326N 03224E.
17290
ICE N TO 8326N 03224E, 8324N 03439E, 8325N 03623E,
8320N 03804E, 8326N 04123E, 8324N 04313E,
8328N 04645E, 8321N 04813E, 8303N 04912E.
17290-17010
ICE SE TO 8303N 04912E, 8300N 04716E, 8241N 04511E,
8230N 04409E, 8217N 04304E, 8204N 04201E,
8149N 04114E.
17010-01020-01010
ICE NE TO 8149N 04114E, 8127N 04202E, 8109N 04223E,
8052N 04242E, 8031N 04250E, 8018N 04308E,
8008N 04438E, 7951N 04612E, 7945N 04724E,
7944N 04740E, 7928N 04755E, 7908N 04728E,
7849N 04729E, 7828N 04750E, 7829N 04850E,
7830N 04942E, 7831N 05000E, 7832N 05040E,
7816N 05133E, 7758N 05146E, 7733N 05330E,
7727N 05559E, 7724N 05716E, 7720N 05938E.
01010
ICE N TO 7720N 05938E, 7726N 06121E, 7743N 06319E,
7740N 06454E, 7741N 06633E, 7739N 06715E.
01010
ICE E TO 7739N 06715E, 7721N 06805E, 7707N 06736E,
7700N 06730E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7604N 06006E, 7607N 05928E, 7605N 05852E,
7550N 05802E, 7535N 05733E, 7525N 05714E,
7522N 05718E.
01110-01140
ICE SE TO 6931N 04908E, 6933N 04855E, 6932N 04834E,
6929N 04821E, 6919N 04757E, 6906N 04750E,
6855N 04754E, 6848N 04756E, 6840N 04807E,
6835N 04819E.
01140
ICE N TO 6835N 04819E, 6835N 04846E, 6836N 04915E,
6841N 04940E, 6849N 04957E, 6901N 05017E,
6905N 05017E.
01120-01130
ICE SE TO 7414N 05521E, 7411N 05455E, 7400N 05405E,
7354N 05333E, 7344N 05306E, 7334N 05308E,
7317N 05309E, 7311N 05249E, 7308N 05212E,
7256N 05138E, 7240N 05116E, 7218N 05112E,
7209N 05102E, 7201N 05054E, 7149N 05052E,
7140N 05058E, 7136N 05101E, 7130N 05105E,
7123N 05110E.
01130
ICE NE TO 7123N 05110E, 7118N 05140E, 7113N 05205E,
7103N 05236E, 7047N 05316E, 7043N 05352E,
7038N 05425E, 7036N 05503E.
01130-17021
ICE N TO 7036N 05726E, 7036N 05732E, 7036N 05733E,
7044N 05813E, 7051N 05842E, 7048N 05902E,
7055N 05925E, 7102N 05921E.
17021-17063
ICE W TO 7102N 05921E, 7108N 05857E, 7111N 05814E,
7115N 05734E, 7133N 05748E, 7145N 05715E,
7154N 05719E, 7200N 05736E, 7201N 05739E,
7206N 05749E, 7211N 05749E, 7222N 05711E,
7229N 05808E, 7242N 05834E, 7255N 05853E,
7306N 05846E, 7311N 05907E.
17063-17021
ICE E TO 7311N 05907E, 7258N 05920E, 7241N 05926E,
7229N 05903E, 7218N 05920E, 7200N 06029E,
7156N 06042E, 7129N 06043E, 7125N 06015E.
17021
ICE SE TO 7125N 06015E, 7111N 06013E, 7055N 05950E,
7048N 05923E, 7046N 05908E, 7037N 05857E,
7038N 05838E, 7039N 05827E, 7037N 05814E.
17021-01130-01140
ICE E TO 7037N 05814E, 7028N 05816E, 7025N 05816E,
7017N 05812E, 7003N 05821E, 6955N 05832E,
6948N 05842E, 6941N 05851E.
01140-01130
ICE SW TO 6941N 05851E, 6939N 05804E, 6939N 05741E,
6939N 05712E, 6945N 05641E, 6946N 05631E,
6947N 05618E, 6948N 05558E, 6948N 05512E,
6949N 05426E, 6955N 05411E, 6956N 05330E,
6957N 05247E, 6949N 05210E, 6946N 05139E,
6948N 05057E, 6941N 05029E, 6934N 05023E.
01130-01140
ICE NE TO 6934N 05023E, 6925N 05057E, 6922N 05122E,
6919N 05140E, 6913N 05158E.
01140-01160
ICE SE TO 6913N 05158E, 6902N 05102E, 6847N 05035E,
6837N 05015E, 6822N 04945E, 6814N 04916E,
6810N 04844E, 6804N 04806E, 6756N 04743E,
6743N 04709E, 6742N 04707E.
01160-01140
ICE W TO 6742N 04707E, 6744N 04705E, 6750N 04654E,
6810N 04641E, 6823N 04626E, 6833N 04602E,
6832N 04542E, 6831N 04540E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
01010
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
FROM 221800UTC TO 230600UTC
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01020, 01100
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 230600UTC W N/W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230000UTC S S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 0.4 TO 0.9 M AFTER 230600UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
01140
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 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
01250
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 230200UTC N/W 20 TO 24 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 AFTER 230200UTC 2.5 TO 4.5 M
17021
WINDS S/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 14 TO MINUS 19 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS S/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17023
WINDS E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 230000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 16 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 230600UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17064
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 230600UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17090
WINDS S S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230600UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
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