SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 15 APRIL 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 151800UTC
WARNING NIL
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 151800UTC
LOW 1012 HPA 86N 008E MOVING N 15 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 1016 HPA 77N 011E MOVING N/E 20 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1032 HPA 68N 047E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1031 HPA 73N 069E MOVING S/E 10 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 1021 HPA 72N 133E MOVING N 5 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1039 HPA 77N 173E MOVING S S/E 10 KMH WEAKENS
ICE AT 151200UTC
ERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8023N 00701E, 8033N 00736E, 8039N 00919E,
8040N 00932E, 8102N 01051E, 8119N 01120E, 8132N 01244E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8132N 01244E, 8135N 01625E, 8131N 01814E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-A4
ICE E TO 8131N 01814E, 8117N 01843E, 8111N 01924E,
8108N 01944E, 8041N 01907E, 8014N 01719E, 8000N 01728E,
7959N 01729E.
A4-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE S TO 7959N 01729E, 8000N 01719E, 8009N 01613E,
8008N 01611E, 8000N 01456E, 7957N 01432E, 7958N 01132E,
7949N 01029E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7949N 01029E, 7926N 01025E, 7843N 01118E,
7832N 01200E, 7746N 01300E, 7730N 01310E, 7711N 01321E,
7643N 01453E, 7621N 01636E.
B4
ICE NW TO 7621N 01636E, 7633N 01731E, 7651N 01747E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7651N 01747E, 7641N 01906E, 7647N 02000E,
7650N 02030E, 7646N 02152E, 7708N 02342E, 7710N 02430E.
B5
ICE W TO 7710N 02430E, 7720N 02353E, 7724N 02359E.
B5
ICE NE TO 7724N 02359E, 7721N 02449E.
B5
ICE E TO 7721N 02449E, 7711N 02515E, 7650N 02358E,
7616N 02411E.
B5
ICE S TO 7616N 02411E, 7629N 02320E, 7630N 02247E,
7619N 02217E, 7611N 02159E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7611N 02159E, 7557N 02021E, 7549N 02006E,
7542N 02000E, 7527N 01945E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7527N 01945E, 7522N 02000E, 7513N 02023E,
7520N 02157E, 7540N 02207E.
B5
ICE NE TO 7540N 02207E, 7531N 02311E.
B5-A5
ICE NW TO 7531N 02311E, 7554N 02440E, 7639N 02643E,
7705N 02728E, 7706N 02805E, 7722N 02845E, 7724N 02930E,
7730N 02936E, 7737N 02942E.
A5
ICE NE TO 7737N 02942E, 7733N 03000E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7733N 03000E, 7727N 03033E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7727N 03033E, 7801N 03228E.
01020
ICE E TO 7801N 03228E, 7723N 03150E, 7631N 03230E.
01020
ICE N TO 7631N 03230E, 7626N 03934E, 7648N 04135E,
7641N 04227E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7641N 04227E, 7653N 04254E, 7652N 04338E,
7655N 04348E, 7703N 04317E, 7715N 04333E.
01020
ICE W TO 7715N 04333E, 7717N 04304E, 7722N 04324E,
7739N 04231E.
01020
ICE N TO 7739N 04231E, 7738N 04305E, 7723N 04347E,
7728N 04424E, 7739N 04436E, 7735N 04610E.
01020
ICE W TO 7735N 04610E, 7748N 04604E, 7757N 04510E,
7802N 04532E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7802N 04532E, 7736N 04739E, 7734N 04901E,
7726N 05000E, 7718N 05054E, 7708N 05144E.
01010
ICE N TO 7708N 05144E, 7712N 05223E.
01010
ICE W TO 7712N 05223E, 7720N 05209E.
01010
ICE NW TO 7720N 05209E, 7722N 05227E, 7715N 05315E,
7726N 05442E, 7732N 05458E, 7735N 05533E, 7732N 05557E,
7733N 05627E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7733N 05627E, 7721N 05733E, 7710N 05752E,
7704N 05848E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7704N 05848E, 7643N 05822E, 7635N 05659E,
7630N 05532E, 7555N 05414E.
01010
ICE S TO 7555N 05414E, 7555N 05215E, 7544N 05135E.
01010-01120
ICE E TO 7544N 05135E, 7513N 05143E, 7500N 05156E,
7456N 05200E, 7434N 05126E, 7420N 05134E, 7405N 05106E,
7354N 05108E, 7350N 05120E.
01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7350N 05120E, 7338N 05000E, 7330N 04910E.
01110
ICE NE TO 7330N 04910E, 7322N 04914E, 7319N 04948E.
01110-01120
ICE NW TO 7319N 04948E, 7321N 05000E, 7332N 05127E.
01120-01130
ICE E TO 7332N 05127E, 7318N 05140E, 7216N 05025E,
7153N 05025E, 7140N 05037E, 7108N 05105E, 7009N 05258E,
6929N 05253E.
01140-01110-01100
ICE S TO 6929N 05253E, 6919N 05133E, 6849N 05103E,
6912N 05015E, 6844N 04833E, 6830N 04753E, 6846N 04657E,
6854N 04627E, 6859N 04546E, 6858N 04320E, 6858N 04302E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6858N 04302E, 6849N 04248E, 6846N 04243E,
6830N 04247E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
01010, 01020, 01120
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100
WINDS S/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 160600UTC W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01110
WINDS S S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS E N/E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 160000UTC S S/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
PRECIPITATION LOCALLY FOG
01140
WINDS E S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 152100UTC S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W S 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17022
WINDS N N/E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S S/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S/E E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY FOG
17030
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17063
WINDS S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17064
WINDS N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17071
WINDS N 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17073
WINDS N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17090
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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