SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 22 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 221800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01120
FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01020
FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS E N/E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100, 01110
FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 231200UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S/W W 18 TO 23 MS
17030
FROM 221800UTC TO 231200UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 221800UTC
LOW 966 HPA 67N 001E MOVING E 10 KMH
LOW 981 HPA 77N 042E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 983 HPA 67N 070E MOVING S/E 10 KMH
LOW 1003 HPA 75N 122E DEEPENING
HIGH 1027 HPA 83N 170W STATIONARY INCREASE
ICE AT 221200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8046N 00627E, 8046N 00648E, 8050N 00847E,
8054N 00915E, 8059N 00947E, 8105N 01044E, 8128N 01116E,
8150N 01218E, 8213N 01359E, 8212N 01516E, 8200N 01731E,
8154N 01838E, 8152N 01900E, 8147N 02014E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8147N 02014E, 8129N 02015E, 8115N 02042E,
8114N 02043E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE S TO 8114N 02043E, 8051N 01844E, 8035N 01705E,
8019N 01559E, 8010N 01528E, 8012N 01459E, 8002N 01323E,
8007N 01100E, 8007N 01042E, 8010N 00909E, 8007N 00824E,
8000N 00811E, 8001N 00811E.
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-A4-B4
ICE E TO 8001N 00811E, 8000N 00812E, 7955N 00823E,
7937N 00957E, 7935N 01000E, 7912N 01039E, 7853N 01008E,
7822N 01059E, 7741N 01255E, 7730N 01312E, 7730N 01312E,
7716N 01343E, 7650N 01316E, 7627N 01320E, 7620N 01309E,
7603N 01331E, 7550N 01356E, 7550N 01355E.
B4-B5
ICE NE TO 7550N 01355E, 7605N 01521E, 7617N 01604E,
7619N 01831E, 7619N 01843E, 7641N 01943E, 7647N 02000E,
7658N 02034E, 7704N 02117E, 7700N 02128E, 7653N 02051E,
7647N 02057E, 7641N 02131E, 7633N 02232E, 7621N 02232E,
7609N 02144E, 7602N 02028E, 7601N 02000E, 7558N 01918E,
7555N 01757E, 7555N 01730E, 7548N 01727E, 7526N 01825E,
7514N 01958E, 7514N 02000E, 7512N 02109E, 7505N 02210E,
7505N 02209E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7505N 02209E, 7512N 02256E, 7523N 02342E,
7535N 02425E, 7551N 02529E, 7615N 02711E, 7632N 02802E,
7649N 02757E, 7708N 02721E, 7726N 02606E, 7728N 02648E,
7724N 02736E, 7721N 02837E, 7728N 02924E, 7719N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7719N 03000E, 7713N 03023E, 7701N 03129E,
7650N 03227E, 7631N 03234E, 7619N 03236E, 7619N 03348E,
7624N 03501E, 7625N 03559E, 7628N 03657E, 7640N 03829E,
7648N 03939E, 7702N 04059E, 7709N 04157E, 7731N 04244E,
7753N 04222E, 7810N 04122E, 7841N 03948E, 7858N 04013E,
7914N 04040E, 7920N 04219E, 7851N 04249E, 7824N 04359E,
7824N 04449E, 7849N 04453E, 7848N 04627E, 7848N 04738E,
7833N 04709E, 7823N 04740E, 7819N 04838E, 7822N 04945E,
7815N 04959E, 7806N 05020E, 7756N 05122E, 7752N 05231E,
7755N 05329E, 7752N 05453E, 7752N 05600E, 7754N 05713E,
7800N 05832E, 7742N 05905E, 7738N 05938E, 7744N 06124E,
7748N 06306E, 7745N 06337E.
01010-01120
ICE SE TO 7745N 06337E, 7732N 06311E, 7716N 06210E,
7703N 06120E, 7658N 06002E, 7700N 05858E, 7713N 05732E,
7716N 05614E, 7708N 05540E, 7632N 05425E, 7626N 05411E,
7607N 05240E, 7536N 05156E, 7511N 05153E, 7500N 05142E,
7427N 05111E, 7427N 05111E.
01120-01110-01130-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7427N 05111E, 7427N 05033E, 7421N 04959E,
7419N 04948E, 7417N 04904E, 7411N 04849E, 7359N 04828E,
7323N 04923E, 7252N 04943E, 7227N 04857E, 7208N 04816E,
7156N 04723E, 7140N 04659E, 7123N 04719E, 7118N 04626E,
7113N 04551E, 7107N 04553E, 7057N 04601E, 7050N 04548E,
7049N 04528E, 7038N 04547E, 7011N 04526E, 6954N 04538E,
6943N 04500E, 6934N 04456E, 6925N 04455E, 6916N 04456E,
6915N 04456E, 6907N 04448E, 6856N 04451E, 6855N 04359E,
6854N 04320E, 6854N 04309E, 6846N 04257E, 6835N 04241E,
6828N 04239E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
01010, 01120
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 20 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 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01020
WINDS E N/E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100, 01110
WINDS S/W W 13 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 230300UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 231200UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W W 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17021
WINDS W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230900UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17022
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230900UTC S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 230300UTC S/W S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 231200UTC S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM SNOW
17030
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 231200UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17062
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17063
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/E S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17064
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17071
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 230900UTC E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 222100UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 230600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 230300UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
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