SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 18 DECEMBER 2025 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 181800UTC
STORM WARNING
01020
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
GALE WARNING
01020
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01100
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01110, 01120
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
FROM 181800UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 18 MS
FROM 190600UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 190100UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S S/E 18 TO 23 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 181800UTC
LOW 1001 HPA 86N 053W MOVING W N/W 15 KMH FILLING
LOW 996 HPA 77N 029E MOVING N 25 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1029 HPA 75N 059E STATIONARY INCREASE
HIGH 1029 HPA 81N 067E STATIONARY
LOW 1016 HPA 74N 093E MOVING W S/W 25 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1024 HPA 77N 140E MOVING W N/W 35 KMH
ICE AT 181200UTC
A3-A4-YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE NW TO 7934N 00845E, 7946N 01000E, 7952N 01041E, 8000N 01033E,
8023N 01008E, 8029N 01030E, 8045N 01132E, 8125N 01144E,
8130N 01436E, 8145N 01850E, 8146N 01903E, 8214N 02349E,
8141N 02936E, 8140N 03000E.
01020
ICE W TO 8140N 03000E, 8137N 03146E, 8225N 03156E.
01020-17010-17290
ICE N TO 8225N 03156E, 8226N 03751E, 8228N 04000E, 8230N 04339E,
8230N 04726E.
17290-17010-01020
ICE SE TO 8230N 04726E, 8230N 04723E, 8153N 04116E, 8118N 04108E,
8041N 04123E, 8037N 04000E, 8031N 03816E, 8009N 03542E.
01020-17010-01010
ICE NE TO 8009N 03542E, 8002N 03719E, 8010N 04000E, 8013N 04112E,
7956N 04416E, 7945N 04452E, 7936N 04520E, 7915N 04312E,
7858N 04356E, 7843N 04533E, 7830N 04806E, 7829N 04928E,
7824N 05000E, 7800N 05207E, 7741N 05451E, 7748N 05839E,
7725N 06004E, 7723N 06102E.
01010-17030
ICE NW TO 7723N 06102E, 7745N 06246E, 7750N 06526E, 7818N 06600E,
7824N 07000E, 7825N 07227E.
17030-01010
ICE SE TO 7825N 07227E, 7753N 07000E, 7735N 06842E, 7700N 06921E,
7650N 06932E, 7653N 06841E.
01120
ICE SE TO 7353N 05411E, 7357N 05346E, 7352N 05319E, 7323N 05324E,
7300N 05235E, 7256N 05150E, 7222N 05205E, 7217N 05106E,
7142N 05057E.
01120-01130
ICE NE TO 7142N 05057E, 7140N 05100E, 7123N 05135E, 7055N 05254E,
7045N 05332E, 7035N 05440E, 7036N 05502E.
17021-17063-17061
ICE W TO 7046N 05729E, 7053N 05822E, 7103N 05810E, 7122N 05732E,
7200N 05736E, 7212N 05737E, 7221N 05734E, 7254N 05851E,
7340N 05904E, 7348N 05940E, 7402N 06043E.
17061-17063-17021-17023
ICE NE TO 7402N 06043E, 7348N 06048E, 7326N 06056E, 7301N 05943E,
7220N 06052E, 7210N 06140E, 7200N 06151E, 7145N 06209E,
7128N 06140E, 7112N 06158E, 7052N 06227E, 7038N 06246E.
17023-17021
ICE S TO 7038N 06246E, 7046N 06146E, 7048N 06133E, 7038N 05955E,
7029N 05937E, 7021N 05920E.
01140-01130-01160
ICE SE TO 6955N 05853E, 6941N 05833E, 6938N 05728E, 6946N 05633E,
6953N 05544E, 6932N 05338E, 6922N 05237E, 6908N 05159E,
6903N 05055E, 6845N 04957E, 6807N 04929E, 6803N 04911E,
6819N 04822E, 6743N 04706E, 6741N 04700E, 6731N 04604E.
01160-01140
ICE SW TO 6731N 04604E, 6747N 04647E, 6750N 04653E, 6808N 04643E,
6824N 04622E, 6831N 04555E, 6829N 04548E.
01110-01140
ICE SE TO 6931N 04912E, 6935N 04903E, 6933N 04835E, 6924N 04806E,
6908N 04752E, 6855N 04757E, 6848N 04800E.
01140
ICE NW TO 6848N 04800E, 6839N 04828E, 6839N 04935E, 6900N 05020E,
6905N 05018E.
A4-A5-B5
ICE NE TO 7830N 01931E, 7806N 02000E, 7749N 02018E, 7745N 02000E,
7739N 01936E, 7731N 02000E, 7730N 02003E, 7655N 02141E.
B5-A5
ICE NW TO 7655N 02141E, 7659N 02248E, 7730N 02425E, 7747N 02523E.
A5
ICE SW TO 7747N 02523E, 7804N 02348E, 7832N 02412E, 7839N 02247E,
7851N 02203E, 7850N 02131E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7625N 02421E, 7623N 02503E, 7643N 02545E.
B5
ICE SE TO 7625N 02421E, 7647N 02503E, 7643N 02545E.
A5
ICE E TO 7756N 03000E, 7755N 02956E, 7810N 02656E, 7851N 02543E,
7907N 02806E, 7854N 03000E.
01020
ICE W TO 7756N 03000E, 7838N 03556E, 7856N 03412E, 7849N 03044E,
7854N 03000E.
01020
ICE S TO 8007N 03133E, 8033N 03220E, 8032N 03258E, 8014N 03323E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
01010
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01020
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01100
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO MINUS 4 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
01110, 01120
WINDS S/E 12 TO 16 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 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 190600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M AFTER 190600UTC 1.1 TO 1.8 M
01140
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 190100UTC S S/E 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M SEAWARD 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 190600UTC S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 190600UTC N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062, 17064
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS N N/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17073
WINDS N N/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17090
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 190600UTC N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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