SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 24 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 241800UTC
GALE WARNING
01020
FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS N/E N 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110
FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01120
FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
01130
FROM 250600UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 251000UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240
FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 18 MS
01250
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 18 MS
17030
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 250600UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 241800UTC
LOW 965 HPA 67N 002E MOVING N/E 10 KMH FILLING
LOW 969 HPA 75N 038E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 983 HPA 70N 078E MOVING E 5 KMH FILLING
LOW 989 HPA 77N 110E STATIONARY DEEPENING
ICE AT 241200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N TO 8054N 00601E, 8056N 00716E.
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE E TO 8056N 00716E, 8028N 00808E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8028N 00808E, 8037N 00937E, 8040N 01010E,
8100N 01142E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8100N 01142E, 8123N 01125E, 8127N 00953E,
8139N 01007E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8139N 01007E, 8132N 01200E, 8134N 01510E,
8141N 01756E, 8137N 01900E, 8134N 01944E, 8134N 01943E.
NANSEN BASIN-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8134N 01943E, 8130N 01907E, 8116N 01716E,
8106N 01833E, 8102N 01902E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE S TO 8102N 01902E, 8101N 01749E, 8100N 01727E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE E TO 8100N 01727E, 8058N 01724E, 8010N 01624E,
8008N 01611E, 8000N 01533E, 7954N 01505E.
A4
ICE S TO 7954N 01505E, 7959N 01110E, 7948N 01020E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7948N 01020E, 7931N 01026E, 7904N 01059E,
7851N 01012E, 7826N 01053E, 7810N 01144E, 7808N 01233E,
7730N 01309E, 7639N 01352E, 7611N 01536E.
B4
ICE N TO 7611N 01536E, 7611N 01800E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7611N 01800E, 7647N 02000E, 7702N 02052E.
B5
ICE N TO 7702N 02052E, 7659N 02129E.
B5
ICE E TO 7659N 02129E, 7648N 02122E.
B5
ICE N TO 7648N 02122E, 7645N 02217E.
B5-A5
ICE NW TO 7645N 02217E, 7730N 02518E, 7740N 02603E.
A5-B5
ICE NE TO 7740N 02603E, 7730N 02616E, 7728N 02618E.
B5-A5
ICE N TO 7728N 02618E, 7727N 02807E, 7730N 02843E,
7735N 02945E, 7740N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7740N 03000E, 7802N 03119E, 7801N 03214E.
01020
ICE E TO 7801N 03214E, 7728N 03309E, 7656N 03138E,
7651N 03237E, 7629N 03204E.
01020
ICE N TO 7629N 03204E, 7619N 03305E, 7646N 03600E.
01020
ICE SW TO 7646N 03600E, 7658N 03532E, 7704N 03343E.
01020
ICE W TO 7704N 03343E, 7727N 03435E, 7802N 03642E,
7811N 03822E, 7824N 03848E, 7834N 03805E, 7859N 03938E,
7908N 03839E.
01020
ICE S TO 7859N 03938E, 7903N 03401E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7903N 03401, 7931N 03554E, 7925N 03946E,
7902N 04251E, 7842N 05000E, 7828N 05315E, 7747N 05420E,
7744N 05714E, 7728N 05938E, 7725N 06105E, 7715N 06139E.
01010
ICE S TO 7715N 06139E, 7702N 05926E, 7711N 05835E,
7710N 05713E, 7647N 05534E, 7656N 05507E, 7640N 05400E.
01010-01120
ICE E TO 7640N 05400E, 7540N 05137E, 7500N 05128E,
7457N 05128E, 7423N 05036E.
01120-01110
ICE S TO 7423N 05036E, 7418N 05000E, 7410N 04907E.
01110
ICE E TO 7410N 04907E, 7350N 04851E.
01110-01120
ICE N TO 7350N 04851E, 7358N 05000E, 7402N 05047E.
01120-01110
ICE E TO 7402N 05047E, 7344N 05049E, 7313N 05000E,
7247N 04922E, 7217N 04851E, 7152N 04900E, 7133N 04802E.
01110
ICE NE TO 7133N 04802E, 7133N 04859E, 7124N 04921E,
7124N 04920E.
01110
ICE SE TO 7124N 04920E, 7117N 04853E, 7112N 04740E.
01110
ICE E TO 7112N 04740E, 7046N 04700E, 7028N 04733E,
7008N 04628E, 6953N 04652E, 6942N 04610E, 6854N 04556E.
01110
ICE S TO 6854N 04556E, 6852N 04320E.
01110-01100-01240
ICE E TO 6852N 04320E, 6852N 04320E, 6845N 04303E, 6841N 04253E,
6833N 04254E.
C5-B5-B4
ICE E TO 7458N 02012E, 7500N 02007E, 7502N 02000E, 7528N 01830E,
7551N 01905E.
B4-B5
ICE SE TO 7551N 01905E, 7557N 02000E, 7603N 02056E, 7637N 02313E,
7652N 02349E, 7700N 02452E.
B5
ICE SW TO 7700N 02452E, 7646N 02600E, 7627N 02630E.
B5-C5
ICE NW TO 7627N 02630E, 7553N 02508E, 7511N 02253E, 7500N 02033E,
7458N 02012E, 7458N 02012E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
01010
WINDS E S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01020
WINDS N/E N 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 4.5 M
01100
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 250600UTC N/W N 15 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
FROM 250600UTC TO 251800UTC
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01120
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES CNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 250000UTC N/E E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 251000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01250
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS N N/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17022
WINDS E N/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS N N/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 250600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS E N/E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 251200UTC S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 251500UTC S/W W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS E S/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 250300UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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