SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 19 MAY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 191800UTC
WARNING NIL
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 191800UTC
HIGH 1034 HPA 69N 042E MOVING E S/E 20 KMH INCREASE
LOW 1013 HPA 84N 027E MOVING N/E 25 KMH FILLING
LOW 991 HPA 76N 118E MOVING N 20 KMH DEEPENING
ICE AT 191200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8014N 00725E, 8019N 00810E, 8010N 00903E,
8029N 01028E, 8048N 01200E, 8049N 01334E, 8105N 01353E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8105N 01353E, 8109N 01303E, 8120N 01251E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8120N 01251E, 8118N 01341E, 8120N 01545E,
8135N 01641E, 8138N 01750E, 8131N 01859E, 8132N 01907E,
8139N 02201E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8139N 02201E, 8124N 02153E, 8116N 02112E,
8104N 02008E, 8052N 02006E, 8014N 01732E, 8011N 01759E.
A4
ICE E TO 7944N 01844E, 7936N 01827E.
A4
ICE SE TO 7909N 01611E, 7908N 01557E.
A4
ICE N TO 7824N 01443E, 7820N 01548E.
A4
ICE E TO 7745N 01403E, 7735N 01413E.
B4
ICE E TO 7710N 01429E, 7701N 01433E, 7611N 01547E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7611N 01547E, 7607N 01710E, 7656N 01926E,
7651N 02000E, 7635N 02146E, 7700N 02318E, 7650N 02428E,
7707N 02620E.
B5-A5
ICE SW TO 7707N 02620E, 7730N 02536E, 7738N 02521E.
A5
ICE N TO 7738N 02521E, 7735N 02950E.
A5
ICE NE TO 7735N 02950E, 7731N 03000E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7731N 03000E, 7702N 03102E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7702N 03102E, 7709N 03308E, 7724N 03439E,
7718N 03519E, 7723N 03620E, 7741N 03715E, 7736N 03822E,
7719N 04006E, 7724N 04103E, 7735N 04132E, 7723N 04300E,
7743N 04307E, 7743N 04426E, 7754N 04505E, 7721N 04614E,
7701N 04722E, 7722N 05000E, 7728N 05052E, 7743N 05353E,
7727N 05510E, 7722N 05455E, 7656N 05538E, 7658N 05649E,
7714N 05721E, 7707N 05825E, 7709N 05904E, 7645N 06030E,
7635N 06224E, 7637N 06307E, 7625N 06336E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7625N 06336E, 7622N 06337E, 7615N 06219E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7614N 06059E, 7614N 05934E, 7531N 05645E,
7513N 05603E.
01010-01120
ICE E TO 7501N 05612E, 7500N 05612E, 7453N 05613E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7448N 05614E, 7443N 05622E.
01120
ICE E TO 7342N 05431E, 7337N 05437E.
01120
ICE E TO 7320N 05414E, 7317N 05415E.
01120
ICE SE TO 7258N 05309E, 7255N 05300E.
01120-01130
ICE E TO 7152N 05124E, 7147N 05049E, 7140N 05056E,
7113N 05118E, 7032N 05248E.
01130
ICE N TO 7032N 05248E, 7022N 05614E, 7008N 05611E,
7006N 05704E, 7017N 05807E.
01130-01140
ICE E TO 7017N 05807E, 6958N 05812E, 6954N 05810E,
6923N 05753E, 6901N 05846E.
01150-01140
ICE S TO 6901N 05846E, 6858N 05825E, 6845N 05705E,
6853N 05650E, 6858N 05605E, 6859N 05553E, 6900N 05433E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6844N 05243E, 6846N 05153E, 6843N 05127E,
6829N 05032E, 6824N 05022E, 6816N 05036E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6807N 05006E, 6805N 04959E.
01130
ICE E TO 7000N 05735E, 6958N 05729E, 6955N 05730E,
6955N 05737E.
01130
ICE W TO 6955N 05737E, 6957N 05741E, 6959N 05740E,
7000N 05735E.
01140
ICE NE TO 6853N 04813E, 6850N 04807E, 6843N 04818E,
6838N 04914E, 6841N 04941E.
01140
ICE SW TO 6841N 04941E, 6845N 04924E.
01140
ICE NW TO 6845N 04924E, 6853N 04954E, 6855N 05010E,
6900N 05009E.
01120
ICE E TO 7229N 05025E, 7226N 05000E, 7208N 05001E,
7204N 05026E.
01120
ICE W TO 7204N 05026E, 7208N 05116E, 7213N 05105E,
7216N 05042E, 7229N 05025E.
01010-01020-01110-01120
ICE E TO 7519N 05154E, 7524N 05039E, 7517N 05000E,
7513N 04937E, 7500N 04959E, 7500N 05000E, 7453N 05011E,
7438N 05101E, 7426N 05209E.
01120-01010
ICE W TO 7426N 05209E, 7445N 05326E, 7500N 05348E,
7500N 05347E, 7518N 05252E, 7519N 05154E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 191800UTC TO 201800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 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 2.0 M
01100
WINDS E S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01110, 01120
WINDS W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 200000UTC W S/W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 200600UTC S/W S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 201500UTC S S/E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.2 TO 0.7 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
01140
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 200600UTC W N/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS E S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
LOCALLY PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 SOMETIMES RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17023
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17030
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062, 17064
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17063
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17073
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17090
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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