SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 20 MAY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 201800UTC
WARNING NIL
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 201800UTC
LOW 1003 HPA 60N 010W MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1016 HPA 74N 008W INCREASE
LOW 1013 HPA 67N 020E MOVING N 15 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1031 HPA 67N 052E STATIONARY WEAKENS
LOW 995 HPA 77N 124E STATIONARY
ICE AT 201200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8012N 00733E, 8017N 00808E, 8016N 00844E,
8019N 00857E, 8016N 01031E, 8018N 01100E, 8025N 01237E,
8031N 01230E, 8038N 01221E, 8046N 01316E, 8046N 01421E,
8057N 01546E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE SW TO 8057N 01546E, 8103N 01451E, 8113N 01410E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8113N 01410E, 8115N 01557E, 8125N 01803E,
8137N 01842E, 8135N 01903E, 8132N 01945E, 8141N 02139E,
8140N 02337E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8140N 02337E, 8131N 02405E, 8121N 02301E,
8109N 02156E, 8038N 02243E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE S TO 8038N 02243E, 8051N 02018E, 8016N 01741E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE NE TO 8016N 01741E, 8011N 01759E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-A4
ICE E TO 8003N 01817E, 8000N 01819E, 7957N 01822E.
A4
ICE SE TO 7950N 01821E, 7947N 01756E.
A4
ICE SE TO 7909N 01611E, 7907N 01558E.
A4
ICE NE TO 7824N 01443E, 7819N 01543E.
A4
ICE E TO 7744N 01402E, 7734N 01411E.
B4
ICE E TO 7710N 01428E, 7651N 01419E, 7618N 01526E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7618N 01526E, 7604N 01710E, 7648N 02000E,
7652N 02016E, 7701N 02336E, 7647N 02531E, 7647N 02639E.
B5-A5
ICE W TO 7647N 02639E, 7714N 02725E, 7730N 02618E,
7738N 02541E, 7755N 02644E.
A5
ICE N TO 7755N 02644E, 7737N 02837E, 7749N 02949E,
7746N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7746N 03000E, 7716N 03140E, 7707N 03313E,
7721N 03427E, 7720N 03616E, 7739N 03634E, 7749N 03750E,
7720N 03956E, 7731N 04108E, 7735N 04234E, 7730N 04312E,
7743N 04455E, 7750N 04603E, 7736N 04648E, 7708N 04724E,
7723N 05000E, 7742N 05417E, 7726N 05557E, 7709N 05610E,
7712N 05729E, 7704N 05840E, 7708N 06106E.C
01010
ICE E TO 7708N 06106E, 7656N 06012E, 7646N 06027E.
01010
ICE N TO 7646N 06027E, 7628N 06247E, 7633N 06346E.
01010
ICE E TO 7633N 06346E, 7619N 06406E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7615N 06059E, 7605N 05855E, 7557N 05858E.
01010
ICE E TO 7555N 05859E, 7552N 05900E.
01120
ICE E TO 7500N 05612E, 7453N 05613E.
01120
ICE E TO 7448N 05616E, 7443N 05620E.
01120
ICE E TO 7342N 05430E, 7337N 05437E.
01120
ICE E TO 7320N 05415E, 7317N 05416E.
01120
ICE SE TO 7258N 05309E, 7255N 05303E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7240N 05244E, 7239N 05247E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7235N 05253E, 7234N 05255E.
01130
ICE E TO 7138N 05131E, 7135N 05114E, 7117N 05111E,
7028N 05232E.
01130
ICE N TO 7028N 05232E, 7010N 05411E, 7006N 05737E,
6956N 05818E.
01140-01130
ICE E TO 6956N 05818E, 6954N 05818E, 6922N 05758E,
6904N 05841E.
01140-01150
ICE S TO 6904N 05841E, 6906N 05745E, 6858N 05718E,
6853N 05703E, 6858N 05603E, 6903N 05450E, 6900N 05433E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6840N 05228E, 6839N 05147E, 6829N 05126E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6824N 05050E, 6824N 05026E, 6816N 05033E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6808N 05007E, 6805N 04959E.
01140
ICE E TO 6853N 04813E, 6850N 04806E, 6843N 04818E.
01140
ICE N TO 6843N 04818E, 6838N 04914E, 6840N 04942E.
01140
ICE SW TO 6840N 04942E, 6844N 04927E.
01140
ICE NW TO 6844N 04927E, 6857N 05008E, 6900N 05009E.
01120
ICE E TO 7214N 05034E, 7205N 05005E, 7153N 05006E.
01120
ICE N TO 7153N 05006E, 7154N 05121E.
01120
ICE W TO 7154N 05121E, 7159N 05124E, 7214N 05034E.
01010-01020-01120
ICE E TO 7518N 05034E, 7511N 05000E, 7508N 04947E,
7504N 05000E, 7500N 05010E, 7423N 05142E, 7417N 05249E.
01120-01010
ICE W TO 7417N 05249E, 7500N 05348E, 7503N 05352EC,
7516N 05216E, 7518N 05034E.
01010
ICE S TO 7700N 05651E, 7703N 05635E, 7702N 05610E,
7658N 05600E.
01010
ICE N TO 7658N 05600E, 7656N 05606E, 7657N 05645E,
7700N 05651E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 201800UTC TO 211800UTC
01010, 01020, 01120
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100, 01110
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
FROM 210600UTC TO 211800UTC N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION LOCALLY HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 210600UTC S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
01140
WINDS W S/W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 210600UTC S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
FROM 210600UTC TO 211800UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 SOMETIMES RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021, 17022, 17023
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17030
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS W N/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 5 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17063
WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 5 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY FOG
17064
WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 5 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS W N/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17073
WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17090
WINDS N N/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW HAZE
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