SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 21 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 210600UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01100
FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110, 01120
FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M
01130, 01140
FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 211200UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 210900UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 210600UTC
LOW 993 HPA 70N 018E MOVING N/E 20 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1044 HPA 65N 075E MOVING N 20 KMH INCREASE
LOW 997 HPA 60N 160E MOVING N 40 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 201200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8020N 00722E, 8028N 01037E, 8031N 01213E, 8045N 01510E.
BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-A4
ICE SE TO 8045N 01510E, 8043N 01500E, 8026N 01357E, 8000N 01505E,
7957N 01512E, 7959N 01012E, 7908N 01044E, 7850N 01010E.
A4-B4-C4
ICE NE TO 7850N 01010E, 7819N 01103E, 7803N 01305E, 7744N 01239E,
7730N 01251E, 7722N 01259E, 7655N 01251E, 7622N 01421E,
7613N 01650E, 7617N 01810E, 7557N 01611E, 7519N 01518E,
7500N 01532E, 7439N 01547E, 7411N 01745E, 7410N 01944E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7410N 01944E, 7414N 02000E, 7455N 02315E, 7500N 02324E,
7538N 02444E, 7622N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7622N 03000E, 7623N 03015E, 7611N 03325E, 7622N 03649E,
7642N 03706E, 7634N 03959E, 7621N 04058E, 7630N 04146E,
7636N 04310E, 7620N 04349E, 7626N 04458E, 7707N 04558E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7707N 04558E, 7616N 04713E, 7604N 04808E, 7549N 04946E,
7550N 05000E.
01010
ICE NW TO 7550N 05000E, 7557N 05130E, 7651N 05334E, 7726N 05321E,
7740N 05118E, 7750N 05148E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7750N 05148E, 7743N 05214E, 7724N 05806E, 7726N 06039E,
7651N 06226E, 7634N 06231E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7634N 06231E, 7632N 06034E, 7600N 05808E, 7544N 05606E,
7515N 05450E, 7500N 05344E, 7432N 05151E, 7341N 05026E,
7241N 05045E, 7222N 05021E, 7228N 05000E, 7236N 04931E,
7220N 04836E, 7202N 04829E.
01110-01130
ICE NE TO 7202N 04829E, 7112N 04957E, 7111N 05000E, 7101N 05107E,
7043N 05035E, 7014N 05135E, 6956N 05256E.
01130-01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 6956N 05256E, 6951N 05131E, 6940N 05035E, 6945N 05000E,
6952N 04910E, 6942N 04717E, 6930N 04651E, 6921N 04650E,
6903N 04703E, 6915N 04527E, 6925N 04320E, 6926N 04308E,
6921N 04209E, 6916N 04142E, 6908N 04135E, 6903N 04131E,
6843N 04142E, 6818N 04210E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
01010, 01020, 01100
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 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 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES LOCALLY MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01240, 01250
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 211200UTC S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17023
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 210900UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062, 17064
WINDS S/W S 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 211800UTC S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17071
WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17073
WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17090
WINDS S S/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES LOCALLY MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
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