SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 04 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 041800UTC
WARNING NIL
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 041800UTC
LOW 1001 HPA 70N 021E MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING
LOW 1006 HPA 64N 038E MOVING S/E 20 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 1000 HPA 89N 110E MOVING E 20 KMH
HIGH 1038 HPA 80N 100E MOVING N/W 20 KMH WEAKENS
HIGH 1043 HPA 67N 150E MOVING E 10 KMH WEAKENS
ICE AT 041200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8004N 00728E, 8001N 00856E, 8011N 01100E,
8011N 01104E, 8024N 01135E, 8036N 01328E, 8041N 01423E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE W TO 8041N 01423E, 8158N 01130E, 8229N 01213E,
8230N 01215E.
NANSEN BASIN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NE TO 8230N 01215E, 8229N 01221E, 8211N 01502E,
8207N 01822E, 8152N 02537E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8152N 02537E, 8124N 02441E, 8104N 02403E,
8038N 02436E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8038N 02436E, 8036N 02319E, 8101N 02037E,
8040N 01649E, 8026N 01551E, 8005N 01434E, 8000N 01228E,
7955N 01035E.
A4-A3
ICE E TO 7955N 01035E, 7934N 01021E, 7910N 01047E,
7856N 01000E, 7854N 00955E, 7850N 01000E, 7839N 01011E,
7827N 01044E, 7814N 01139E, 7756N 01320E.
A4
ICE S TO 7756N 01320E, 7746N 01126E.
A4-B4
ICE NE TO 7746N 01126E, 7730N 01200E, 7730N 01201E,
7651N 01340E, 7616N 01638E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7616N 01638E, 7658N 01927E, 7655N 02000E,
7641N 02221E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7641N 02221E, 7607N 02018E, 7607N 02000E,
7600N 01744E, 7554N 01734E.
B4-C4
ICE E TO 7554N 01734E, 7520N 01811E, 7500N 01824E,
7416N 01850E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7416N 01850E, 7425N 02000E, 7428N 02023E,
7500N 02205E, 7503N 02215E, 7558N 02259E, 7554N 02444E,
7624N 02749E, 7704N 02807E.
B5-A5
ICE W TO 7704N 02807E, 7730N 02625E, 7737N 02556E,
7802N 02645E.
A5-B5
ICE NE TO 7802N 02645E, 7730N 02846E, 7709N 03000E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7709N 03000E, 7637N 03144E, 7622N 03459E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7622N 03459E, 7636N 03850E, 7642N 04441E,
7700N 04809E, 7618N 05000E, 7612N 05014E, 7618N 05215E,
7730N 05331E, 7746N 05238E, 7753N 05306E, 7741N 05448E,
7752N 05603E, 7742N 05836E, 7809N 06215E, 7806N 06332E,
7814N 06442E, 7824N 06507E, 7821N 06553E.
01010-17030
ICE NE TO 7821N 06553E, 7757N 06651E, 7728N 06730E,
7700N 06913E, 7657N 06925E.
17030-01010-01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7657N 06925E, 7700N 06905E, 7707N 06817E,
7708N 06503E, 7652N 06420E, 7627N 06243E, 7634N 05958E,
7627N 05704E, 7631N 05535E, 7621N 05445E, 7559N 05351E,
7517N 05253E, 7511N 05412E, 7500N 05349E, 7451N 05331E,
7447N 05226E, 7401N 05118E, 7354N 05040E, 7337N 05051E,
7258N 05000E, 7113N 04801E.
01110
ICE S TO 7113N 04801E, 7047N 04536E, 7043N 04348E.
01110-01100
ICE E TO 7043N 04348E, 7010N 04334E, 7005N 04320E,
6953N 04249E, 6933N 04238E, 6924N 04214E.
01100
ICE S TO 6924N 04214E, 6927N 04054E.
01240-01100
ICE E TO 6927N 04054E, 6920N 04052E, 6847N 04046E,
6828N 04113E.
01240
ICE S TO 6828N 04113E, 6824N 04100E, 6825N 04028E,
6823N 04017E.
01240
ICE E TO 6823N 04017E, 6805N 04020E, 6758N 04007E.
01010
ICE E TO 7705N 06311E, 7705N 06244E, 7712N 06233E, 7717N 06256E.
01010
ICE W TO 7717N 06256E, 7716N 06327E, 7710N 06342E, 7705N 06311E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 041800UTC TO 051800UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100
WINDS S/E E 15 TO 16 MS
AFTER 050600UTC S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 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
01130
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01140
WINDS E S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY FOG
01240
WINDS S/E 15 TO 16 MS
AFTER 050600UTC S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
FROM 041800UTC TO 050600UTC
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS N/E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17023
WINDS N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17030
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS E N/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 36 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17064
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS N N/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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