SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 24 APRIL 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 240600UTC
STORM WARNING
01250
FROM 240600UTC TO 240900UTC
WINDS N/W N 35 TO 36 MS
SEAS 6.0 TO 6.5 M
FROM 240900UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N/W N 25 TO 28 MS
FROM 240900UTC TO 250600UTC
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
GALE WARNING
01100
FROM 240600UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01240
FROM 240600UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01250
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 240600UTC TO 240900UTC
SEAS 6.0 TO 6.5 M
FROM 240900UTC TO 250600UTC
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
17090
FROM 240600UTC TO 241200UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 240600UTC
LOW 1009 HPA 86N 124E MOVING N/E 20 KMH FILLING
LOW 987 HPA 68N 036E MOVING S S/E 20 KMH FILLING
LOW 988 HPA 68N 047E MOVING N 10 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 998 HPA 67N 075E MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1030 HPA 72N 133E MOVING N/E 10 KMH
HIGH 1032 HPA 75N 170E STATIONARY
ICE AT 231200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8007N 00722E, 8007N 00917E, 8019N 01100E,
8043N 01518E, 8045N 01525E, 8115N 01828E, 8117N 01924E,
8119N 02031E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE NE TO 8119N 02031E, 8117N 02115E, 8110N 02259E,
8045N 02351E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SE TO 8045N 02351E, 8035N 02242E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE S TO 8035N 02242E, 8053N 02017E, 8031N 01859E,
8017N 01720E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8017N 01720E, 8002N 01727E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8002N 01727E, 8008N 01611E, 8008N 01611E,
8000N 01547E, 7952N 01526E, 7955N 01056E, 7942N 01010E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7942N 01010E, 7843N 01123E, 7812N 01254E,
7730N 01333E, 7725N 01338E.
B4
ICE NE TO 7725N 01338E, 7653N 01430E, 7621N 01635E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7621N 01635E, 7631N 01916E, 7629N 02000E,
7620N 02228E, 7652N 02529E, 7637N 02950E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7637N 02950E, 7641N 03000E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7641N 03000E, 7800N 03349E.
01020
ICE E TO 7800N 03349E, 7629N 03430E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7629N 03430E, 7644N 04158E, 7702N 04529E,
7715N 04631E, 7702N 04744E, 7726N 04944E, 7719N 05000E,
7706N 05028E, 7725N 05202E, 7726N 05337E, 7746N 05511E,
7742N 05701E, 7746N 05823E, 7729N 05905E, 7733N 06151E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7733N 06151E, 7658N 06541E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7658N 06541E, 7635N 06251E.
01010
ICE S TO 7635N 06251E, 7643N 06108E, 7640N 06030E,
7633N 05933E, 7620N 05829E, 7620N 05756E, 7632N 05737E,
7630N 05648E, 7559N 05453E, 7557N 05346E, 7547N 05238E.
01010-01120-01130
ICE E TO 7547N 05238E, 7523N 05233E, 7500N 05316E,
7452N 05329E, 7443N 05240E, 7428N 05304E, 7418N 05152E,
7400N 05226E, 7213N 05033E, 7140N 05055E, 7118N 05109E,
7043N 05230E, 7013N 05432E, 6957N 05452E.
01130-01140
ICE SE TO 6957N 05452E, 6936N 05419E, 6927N 05407E,
6922N 05329E, 6903N 05226E, 6855N 05204E, 6851N 05132E.
01140
ICE SW TO 6851N 05132E, 6903N 05117E.
01140
ICE S TO 6903N 05117E, 6910N 05017E, 6853N 04813E,
6841N 04804E.
01140
ICE NE TO 6841N 04804E, 6837N 04925E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6837N 04925E, 6823N 04915E.
01140-01110
ICE S TO 6823N 04915E, 6824N 04750E, 6840N 04652E,
6841N 04628E, 6843N 04459E, 6840N 04342E, 6841N 04328E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 240600UTC TO 250600UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100
WINDS N/W N 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01140
WINDS E S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01250
WINDS N/W N 35 TO 36 MS
AFTER 240900UTC N/W N 25 TO 28 MS
AFTER 241800UTC N/W N 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 6.0 TO 6.5 M AFTER 240900UTC SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
17021, 17023
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 250000UTC S/E E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17062
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17073
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 240900UTC S S/W 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 250000UTC S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17090
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 241200UTC S/E E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 241800UTC S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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