SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 31 JANUARY 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 310600UTC
STORM WARNING
01240, 01250
FROM 311800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS S/W 25 TO 26 MS
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
FROM 310600UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100
FROM 310600UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
FROM 310600UTC TO 311200UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
FROM 311200UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 310600UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 310600UTC TO 311800UTC
WINDS S/W W 18 TO 23 MS
17030
FROM 31060UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 310600UTC
LOW 994 HPA 77N 003E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 1008 HPA 75N 045E MOVING S/E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1042 HPA 78N 155E STATIONARY WEAKENS
ICE AT 301200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE N TO 8020N 00724E, 8024N 00750E, 8023N 00934E,
8025N 01055E, 8025N 01116E, 8028N 01313E.
BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-B4-C4
ICE E TO 8028N 01313E, 8000N 01328E, 7957N 01330E,
7953N 01100E, 7945N 01017E, 7924N 01019E,
7903N 01028E, 7846N 01024E, 7824N 01049E,
7810N 01155E, 7747N 01230E, 7739N 01321E,
7730N 01328E, 7706N 01345E, 7644N 01409E,
7624N 01512E, 7617N 01634E, 7625N 01752E,
7622N 01913E, 7603N 01923E, 7549N 01755E,
7541N 01805E, 7531N 01913E, 7518N 01734E,
7503N 01718E, 7500N 01726E, 7449N 01802E,
7435N 01940E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7435N 01940E, 7441N 02000E, 7454N 02051E,
7500N 02126E, 7511N 02230E, 7530N 02400E,
7551N 02432E, 7603N 02433E, 7636N 02612E,
7622N 02859E, 7623N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7623N 03000E, 7625N 03131E, 7617N 03302E,
7630N 03724E, 7620N 04027E, 7622N 04142E,
7608N 04528E, 7622N 04828E, 7547N 04942E,
7549N 05000E, 7555N 05106E, 7640N 05321E,
7703N 05411E, 7718N 05615E, 7742N 05455E,
7742N 05344E, 7747N 05359E, 7749N 05613E,
7728N 05732E, 7725N 05850E, 7717N 05947E,
7729N 06120E, 7727N 06222E, 7739N 06241E,
7733N 06414E, 7737N 06603E, 7805N 06708E,
7800N 06752E.
01010-01120-01130
ICE E TO 7800N 06752E, 7708N 06852E, 7711N 06713E,
7641N 06501E, 7627N 06243E, 7626N 06044E,
7607N 05825E, 7531N 05633E, 7522N 05515E,
7500N 05445E, 7455N 05438E, 7438N 05453E,
7412N 05359E, 7404N 05219E, 7328N 05145E,
7234N 05011E, 7140N 05016E, 7132N 05017E,
7049N 05239E, 7043N 05321E, 7035N 05436E,
7027N 05420E, 7015N 05423E.
01130-01110-01140-01100-01240
ICE S TO 7015N 05423E, 7011N 05348E, 7006N 05339E,
6956N 05054E, 6941N 05024E, 6942N 05000E,
6943N 04833E, 6921N 04721E, 6904N 04742E,
6854N 04748E, 6828N 04803E, 6812N 04707E,
6842N 04636E, 6902N 04614E, 6928N 04440E,
6918N 04320E, 6911N 04226E, 6855N 04225E,
6823N 04225E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 310600UTC TO 010600UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
WINDS S/W W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 311200UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01140
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W W 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 310600UTC S/W 25 TO 26 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17021
WINDS S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.2 TO 0.7 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17022
WINDS S/W S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.2 TO 0.7 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS S S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062, 17064
WINDS N N/W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS N N/W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 31 TO MINUS 36 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS N N/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 31 TO MINUS 36 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17090
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM
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