SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 23 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 230600UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M
01110, 01120
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 230600UTC TO 231700UTC
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
FROM 230600UTC TO 232100UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01140
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17021
FROM 230600UTC TO 240000UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 MS
17023
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17062
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17063
FROM 230600UTC TO 240000UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17064
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 230600UTC
LOW 995 HPA 83N 034E MOVING N 20 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 1000 HPA 75N 036E MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1051 HPA 67N 096E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1045 HPA 69N 135E MOVING N N/E 30 KMH
ICE AT 221200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 8013N 00733E, 8021N 01014E, 8024N 01100E,
8027N 01156E, 8031N 01225E, 8039N 01324E, 8044N 01452E,
8043N 01506E, 8041N 01535E, 8038N 01601E, 8038N 01708E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE S TO 8038N 01708E, 8019N 01655E, 8011N 01608E,
8009N 01555E, 8025N 01450E, 8024N 01349E, 8005N 01330E,
8003N 01115E, 8004N 01100E, 8007N 00951E, 8003N 00905E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-A3-A4-B4
ICE E TO 8003N 00905E, 8000N 00910E, 7950N 00916E,
7930N 00945E, 7924N 01000E, 7916N 01020E, 7856N 01012E,
7842N 01020E, 7829N 01041E, 7810N 01155E, 7807N 01253E,
7754N 01228E, 7740N 01308E, 7731N 01245E, 7730N 01248E,
7720N 01312E, 7710N 01312E, 7704N 01305E, 7702N 01245E,
7709N 01225E, 7707N 01211E.
B4-C4
ICE E TO 7652N 01225E, 7652N 01256E, 7637N 01319E,
7628N 01339E, 7625N 01346E, 7608N 01454E, 7607N 01538E,
7610N 01714E, 7609N 01743E, 7606N 01816E, 7559N 01722E,
7545N 01632E, 7530N 01531E, 7522N 01503E, 7516N 01453E,
7509N 01503E, 7500N 01524E, 7500N 01524E, 7444N 01617E,
7439N 01625E, 7435N 01637E, 7424N 01618E, 7420N 01602E,
7418N 01602E, 7412N 01616E, 7408N 01630E, 7409N 01645E,
7416N 01722E, 7418N 01730E, 7418N 01731E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7418N 01731E, 7417N 01757E, 7414N 01819E,
7413N 01926E, 7414N 01950E, 7415N 02000E, 7426N 02101E,
7435N 02145E, 7442N 02235E, 7452N 02311E, 7500N 02325E,
7506N 02335E, 7520N 02355E, 7528N 02450E, 7545N 02531E,
7547N 02559E, 7605N 02729E, 7618N 02853E, 7613N 02918E,
7612N 03000E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7612N 03000E, 7610N 03035E, 7613N 03322E,
7609N 03340E, 7611N 03411E, 7616N 03450E, 7623N 03604E,
7635N 03644E, 7646N 03729E, 7653N 03852E, 7700N 03931E,
7706N 04039E, 7709N 04229E, 7709N 04340E, 7716N 04424E,
7725N 04440E, 7744N 04430E, 7752N 04602E, 7813N 04723E,
7820N 04830E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7820N 04830E, 7818N 04959E, 7818N 05001E,
7815N 05158E, 7814N 05259E, 7810N 05424E, 7803N 05502E,
7758N 05729E, 7754N 05930E, 7751N 06117E, 7747N 06208E,
7738N 06245E, 7728N 06300E, 7715N 06251E, 7705N 06309E,
7700N 06336E.
01010-01120-01140-01110
ICE SE TO 7700N 06336E, 7650N 06248E, 7640N 06202E,
7638N 06047E, 7619N 05944E, 7623N 05731E, 7621N 05707E,
7611N 05652E, 7556N 05705E, 7547N 05625E, 7524N 05516E,
7510N 05435E, 7500N 05433E, 7454N 05432E, 7437N 05420E,
7435N 05250E, 7417N 05207E, 7351N 05137E, 7332N 05126E,
7311N 05113E, 7305N 05110E, 7250N 05106E, 7230N 04959E,
7229N 04956E, 7224N 04959E, 7208N 05008E, 7145N 05028E,
7140N 05034E, 7122N 05054E, 7121N 05101E, 7113N 05129E,
7055N 05205E, 7048N 05209E.
01140-01130-01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7048N 05209E, 7039N 05158E, 7023N 05141E,
7015N 05119E, 7008N 05041E, 7015N 05006E, 7018N 04930E,
7015N 04914E, 7008N 04842E, 7005N 04742E, 7000N 04723E,
6939N 04718E, 6920N 04705E, 6916N 04713E, 6917N 04649E,
6933N 04617E, 6938N 04608E, 6939N 04601E, 6943N 04520E,
6951N 04457E, 6951N 04406E, 6953N 04320E, 6953N 04320E,
6947N 04249E, 6935N 04230E, 6920N 04227E, 6900N 04228E,
6853N 04234E, 6848N 04237E, 6841N 04229E, 6835N 04209E,
6825N 04159E, 6814N 04154E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M
01100
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
AFTER 231700UTC SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 232100UTC S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 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 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01240
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS N/W N 13 TO 16 MS
AFTER 231100UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 240000UTC S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 231800UTC S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 1 TO 6 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17023
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 1 TO 6 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.2 TO 0.7 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 240000UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM WEAK SNOW
17064
WINDS S S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17073
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17090
WINDS S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 35 TO MINUS 40 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
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