SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 26 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 260600UTC
GALE WARNING
01020, 01100, 01110
FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 260600UTC
LOW 1000 HPA 71N 015E STATIONARY FILLING
HIGH 1056 HPA 77N 090E MOVING N/E 20 KMH
LOW 1029 HPA 75N 140E MOVING S 30 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 251200UTC
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 7948N 00823E, 7953N 00831E, 8000N 00854E,
8009N 00923E, 8024N 01059E, 8028N 01126E, 8047N 01430E,
8056N 01701E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8056N 01701E, 8042N 01717E, 8025N 01645E,
8019N 01558E, 8015N 01519E, 8005N 01301E, 8000N 01156E,
7953N 01029E, 7953N 01030E.
A4-B4-C4
ICE E TO 7953N 01030E, 7924N 01012E, 7858N 01008E,
7842N 01023E, 7823N 01100E, 7754N 01202E, 7745N 01241E,
7730N 01318E, 7728N 01323E, 7704N 01321E, 7658N 01302E,
7649N 01316E, 7631N 01420E, 7618N 01441E, 7608N 01540E,
7559N 01651E, 7550N 01653E, 7526N 01459E, 7505N 01457E,
7500N 01511E, 7444N 01559E, 7412N 01628E, 7412N 01628E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7412N 01628E, 7409N 01717E, 7403N 01811E,
7402N 01906E, 7413N 01956E, 7415N 02000E, 7431N 02026E,
7431N 02150E, 7435N 02245E, 7500N 02344E, 7501N 02346E,
7545N 02554E, 7551N 02654E, 7558N 02750E, 7558N 02918E,
7559N 03000E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7559N 03000E, 7559N 03006E, 7604N 03126E,
7613N 03317E, 7609N 03444E, 7604N 03518E, 7607N 03528E,
7628N 03633E, 7623N 03741E, 7630N 03808E, 7606N 04142E,
7600N 04226E, 7557N 04315E, 7558N 04414E, 7620N 04503E,
7643N 04637E, 7658N 04631E, 7717N 04636E, 7731N 04733E,
7733N 04826E, 7803N 04728E.
01020-01010-17030
ICE N TO 7803N 04728E, 7813N 04826E, 7815N 04959E,
7816N 05038E, 7824N 05113E, 7820N 05201E, 7834N 05423E,
7831N 05548E, 7827N 05640E, 7829N 05730E, 7834N 05824E,
7828N 06041E, 7823N 06249E, 7822N 06545E, 7809N 06511E,
7747N 06532E, 7744N 06623E, 7753N 06714E, 7755N 06837E,
7740N 07000E, 7740N 07003E, 7739N 07103E, 7723N 07107E.
17030-01010-01120-01140
ICE SE TO 7723N 07107E, 7709N 07031E, 7712N 07000E,
7715N 06928E, 7722N 06835E, 7710N 06711E, 7703N 06545E,
7718N 06352E, 7722N 06257E, 7705N 06139E, 7650N 06142E,
7636N 06207E, 7621N 06010E, 7620N 05849E, 7619N 05710E,
7616N 05626E, 7604N 05549E, 7554N 05613E, 7551N 05644E,
7536N 05529E, 7500N 05354E, 7454N 05338E, 7431N 05319E,
7407N 05310E, 7337N 05147E, 7318N 05111E, 7244N 05028E,
7216N 05000E, 7152N 05007E, 7136N 05019E, 7124N 05040E,
7119N 05055E, 7100N 05143E.
01120-01140-01130-01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7100N 05143E, 7051N 05115E, 7050N 05107E,
7030N 05037E, 7020N 04957E, 7015N 04934E, 7016N 04914E,
7017N 04901E, 7018N 04754E, 7018N 04738E, 7008N 04712E,
6957N 04652E, 6944N 04629E, 6924N 04603E, 6932N 04541E,
6933N 04537E, 6956N 04519E, 7004N 04459E, 6949N 04320E,
6948N 04310E, 6911N 04230E, 6857N 04219E, 6834N 04204E,
6817N 04155E, 6815N 04158E.
01020
ICE SE TO 7639N 04810E, 7647N 04827E, 7658N 04917E,
7657N 04947E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7639N 04810E, 7642N 04838E, 7647N 04932E,
7651N 04949E, 7657N 04947E.
01110
ICE S TO 7137N 04648E, 7144N 04644E, 7148N 04704E,
7149N 04723E, 7144N 04732E, 7138N 04726E.
01110
ICE N TO 7137N 04648E, 7129N 04707E, 7132N 04732E,
7138N 04726E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC
01010
WINDS S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01020, 01100, 01110
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01120
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 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 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 261800UTC S/E S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01140
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 261800UTC E N/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS S/E E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 261800UTC E N/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17023
WINDS S/E E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 261800UTC E N/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17030
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 270000UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17062
WINDS S/W S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 261800UTC S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17063
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 261800UTC N/E E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17064
WINDS N N/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 261800UTC N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17071, 17073
WINDS N N/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 261800UTC N/E E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17090
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 261800UTC N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
NNNN