SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 22 MAY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 221800UTC
WARNING NIL
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 221800UTC
HIGH 1017 HPA 84N 015W MOVING E 10 KMH INCREASE
HIGH 1017 HPA 73N 009W MOVING N/E 15 KMH
LOW 1008 HPA 76N 020E MOVING E 10 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 1011 HPA 64N 036E MOVING N/E 10 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1020 HPA 70N 046E MOVING E 20 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 1003 HPA 63N 067E MOVING S/E 10 KMH FILLING
LOW 1002 HPA 78N 105E MOVING W 5 KMH FILLING
LOW 987 HPA 63N 116E MOVING N/E 10 KMH
HIGH 1011 HPA 73N 135E MOVING E 10 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 221200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8012N 00730E, 8018N 00741E, 8019N 00945E,
8022N 01100E, 8023N 01130E, 8030N 01254E, 8034N 01303E,
8040N 01320E, 8044N 01454E, 8056N 01547E, 8127N 01644E,
8127N 01912E, 8127N 02002E, 8145N 02119E, 8141N 02526E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8141N 02526E, 8127N 02327E, 8121N 02321E,
8104N 02301E, 8051N 02202E, 8051N 02016E, 8017N 01748E,
8010N 01756E.
A4
ICE SE TO 7950N 01822E, 7946N 01758E.
A4
ICE SW TO 7908N 01611E, 7908N 01558E.
A4
ICE N TO 7819N 01419E, 7814N 01526E.
A4
ICE E TO 7747N 01457E, 7743N 01513E.
A4
ICE E TO 7736N 01528E, 7732N 01534E.
B4
ICE NE TO 7711N 01433E, 7626N 01621E, 7604N 01828E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7604N 01829E, 7631N 02000E, 7647N 02056E,
7645N 02346E, 7657N 02451E, 7641N 02603E, 7644N 02659E.
B5-A5
ICE W TO 7644N 02659E, 7725N 02807E, 7730N 02728E,
7737N 02633E, 7751N 02713E.
A5
ICE N TO 7751N 02713E, 7733N 02928E, 7751N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7751N 03000E, 7755N 03008E, 7721N 03224E,
7714N 03339E, 7732N 03504E, 7731N 03642E, 7750N 03742E,
7729N 04040E, 7747N 04159E, 7733N 04343E, 7742N 04534E,
7757N 04629E, 7717N 04702E, 7654N 04930E, 7708N 05000E,
7726N 05042E, 7737N 05540E, 7742N 05743E.
01010
ICE E TO 7742N 05743E, 7724N 05859E, 7720N 05804E,
7709N 05808E, 7659N 05917E, 7658N 06051E, 7707N 06204E,
7638N 06134E, 7628N 06246E, 7630N 06333E, 7619N 06337E.
01010-01120
ICE NE TO 7502N 05615E, 7500N 05614E, 7453N 05613E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7448N 05614E, 7443N 05622E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7342N 05430E, 7337N 05437E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7320N 05419E, 7319N 05422E.
01120
ICE SE TO 7256N 05313E, 7254N 05308E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7240N 05245E, 7239N 05248E.
01120
ICE NE TO 7235N 05254E, 7234N 05256E.
01130-01120
ICE NE TO 7144N 05126E, 7140N 05115E, 7139N 05113E,
7101N 05136E, 7040N 05224E, 7017N 05415E, 7003N 05714E,
7007N 05813E.
01130-01140-01150
ICE E TO 7007N 05813E, 6954N 05806E, 6923N 05751E,
6911N 05815E, 6858N 05746E, 6855N 05740E.
01140-01150
ICE S TO 6855N 05740E, 6858N 05723E, 6901N 05706E,
6916N 05633E, 6859N 05532E, 6900N 05433E.
01140
ICE S TO 6836N 05218E, 6833N 05212E.
01140
ICE S TO 6828N 05133E, 6828N 05127E.
01140
ICE S TO 6822N 05048E, 6822N 05047E.
01140
ICE E TO 6854N 04813E, 6850N 04807E, 6843N 04817E.
01140
ICE N TO 6843N 04817E, 6838N 04915E, 6841N 04942E,
6847N 04937E, 6857N 05008E, 6900N 05009E.
01140
ICE E TO 6847N 05159E, 6845N 05147E, 6841N 05148E,
6842N 05216E.
01140
ICE W TO 6842N 05216E, 6845N 05217E, 6847N 05159E.
01140
ICE E TO 6945N 05646E, 6940N 05606E, 6922N 05518E,
6914N 05532E.
01140
ICE W TO 6914N 05532E, 6913N 05546E, 6940N 05654E,
6945N 05646E.
01120-01110
ICE S TO 7211N 05051E, 7213N 05039E, 7205N 05000E,
7204N 04950E.
01120-01110
ICE N TO 7204N 04950E, 7156N 04952E, 7156N 05000E,
7156N 05010E, 7200N 05031E, 7211N 05051E.
01010-01020-01120
ICE E TO 7521N 05046E, 7515N 05000E, 7514N 04950E,
7508N 05000E, 7500N 05015E, 7454N 05025E, 7440N 05108E,
7436N 05109E, 7414N 05221E.
01010-01120
ICE W TO 7414N 05221E, 7436N 05409E, 7500N 05354E,
7503N 05352E, 7501N 05222E, 7521N 05046E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 221800UTC TO 231800UTC
01010
WINDS N/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 230600UTC E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01020
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 230600UTC E S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
01140
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 230600UTC E S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
01240
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 230600UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17022
WINDS W N/W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 230600UTC W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17023
WINDS N/W W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 230600UTC S/W S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17030
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 231200UTC E S/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 5 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 230600UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 5 TO 10 KM VIS IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY FOG
17064
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 5 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS N N/W 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 230600UTC W N/W 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17073
WINDS N N/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 230600UTC N/W W 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17090
WINDS N N/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW HAZE
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