SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 21 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 211800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01110, 01120
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M
01020, 01100
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 MS
01110, 01120
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
01130
FROM 211800UTC TO 220300UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 220300UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
01140
FROM 210600UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
17021, 17023
FROM 220000UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022
FROM 220600UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 18 MS
17030
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 220000UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17063, 17073
FROM 220000UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 211800UTC
LOW 996 HPA 73N 025E MOVING N/E 15 KMH
LOW 997 HPA 64N 024E MOVING E 25 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1046 HPA 69N 079E MOVING N/E 30 KMH
LOW 1011 HPA 72N 178W MOVING N/E 40 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 211200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE N TO 8020N 00722E, 8033N 01003E, 8036N 01042E,
8030N 01212E, 8030N 01212E, 8040N 01440E.
BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8040N 01440E, 8025N 01411E, 8001N 01347E,
8000N 01143E, 7959N 01021E.
A4-B4-C4
ICE E TO 7959N 01023E, 7928N 01031E, 7911N 01020E,
7857N 01012E, 7837N 01025E, 7821N 01116E, 7811N 01156E,
7803N 01258E, 7730N 01241E, 7716N 01246E, 7700N 01244E,
7649N 01257E, 7623N 01411E, 7618N 01450E, 7613N 01652E,
7609N 01715E, 7557N 01620E, 7532N 01532E, 7512N 01511E,
7500N 01520E, 7441N 01536E, 7428N 01620E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7428N 01620E, 7416N 01807E, 7411N 01952E,
7413N 02000E, 7441N 02153E, 7453N 02304E, 7500N 02324E,
7501N 02327E, 7520N 02352E, 7529N 02445E, 7543N 02527E,
7548N 02607E, 7607N 02740E, 7624N 02955E, 7624N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7624N 03000E, 7624N 03045E, 7615N 03421E,
7621N 03627E, 7642N 03748E, 7635N 03934E, 7621N 04049E,
7630N 04134E, 7634N 04253E, 7622N 04416E, 7627N 04457E,
7655N 04527E, 7701N 04736E, 7638N 04811E, 7621N 04936E,
7620N 05000E, 7616N 05046E, 7633N 05217E, 7656N 05303E,
7728N 05302E, 7745N 05445E, 7736N 05713E, 7712N 05832E,
7700N 06024E, 7706N 06147E, 7657N 06235E, 7642N 06310E.
01010-01120-01110-01130
ICE SE TO 7642N 06310E, 7643N 06217E, 7639N 06056E,
7619N 05946E, 7557N 05731E, 7557N 05650E, 7511N 05431E,
7500N 05350E, 7446N 05257E, 7428N 05149E, 7403N 05115E,
7301N 05057E, 7242N 05000E, 7230N 04926E, 7140N 04942E,
7133N 05000E, 7108N 05054E, 7042N 05034E, 7037N 05035E,
7005N 05151E.
01130-01110-01100
ICE S TO 7005N 05151E, 6958N 05010E, 6959N 05000E,
7006N 04842E, 6958N 04702E, 6936N 04639E, 6925N 04555E,
6933N 04442E, 6937N 04339E, 6940N 04320E, 6945N 04258E,
6931N 04212E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6931N 04212E, 6908N 04207E, 6858N 04213E,
6844N 04221E, 6828N 04157E, 6813N 04153E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7612N 05645E, 7627N 05703E, 7627N 05749E.
01010
ICE NW TO 7627N 05749E, 7619N 05756E, 7611N 05716E,
7612N 05645E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
01010
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M
01020, 01100
WINDS S/E E 17 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 3.5 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 220300UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01140
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES LOCALLY MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01240
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01250
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 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
17021
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 220000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 220600UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17023
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 220000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 220000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 220000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17064
WINDS S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 220000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 220000UTC S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17073
WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 220000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17090
WINDS S S/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES LOCALLY MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
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