SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 26 DECEMBER 2025 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 261800UTC
STORM WARNING
01250
FROM 271500UTC TO 271800UTC
WINDS N/W N 27 TO 32 MS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M
GALE WARNING
01100, 01110
FROM 261800UTC TO 271800UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
FROM 271200UTC TO 271800UTC
WINDS N N/W 17 TO 22 MS
01250
FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC
WINDS N/W 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 261800UTC TO 271500UTC
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 261800UTC
HIGH 1042 HPA 60N 020W MOVING E 15 KMH INCREASE
LOW 988 HPA 73N 002E MOVING E 40 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 986 HPA 82N 030E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 992 HPA 76N 048E MOVING N 20 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 996 HPA 77N 112E STATIONARY
HIGH 1040 HPA 65N 178E MOVING E 20 KMH
ICE AT 261200UTC
A5-A4-B5
ICE NW TO 7823N 01903E, 7816N 01942E, 7808N 02000E,
7744N 02049E, 7730N 02032E, 7718N 02018E, 7706N 02253E,
7730N 02407E, 7749N 02512E, 7902N 02200E, 7906N 02410E,
7915N 02603E, 7935N 02651E, 7940N 02611E.
A4
ICE S TO 7935N 01939E, 7943N 01805E.
B5-A5
ICE E TO 7728N 03000E, 7718N 02915E, 7730N 02836E,
7753N 02717E, 7815N 02603E, 7833N 02656E, 7852N 02726E,
7910N 02839E, 7911N 03000E.
01020
ICE W TO 7728N 03000E, 7840N 03649E, 7909N 03724E,
7911N 03000E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N
NORDAUSTLANDET-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8011N 00738E, 8022N 01100E, 8028N 01252E,
8035N 01327E, 8101N 01537E, 8125N 01915E, 8151N 02359E,
8149N 02652E, 8134N 02908E, 8133N 02922E, 8135N 03000E.
01020-17290-17010-01010-17030
ICE NE TO 8135N 03000E, 8147N 03342E, 8228N 03327E,
8230N 03341E, 8301N 03656E, 8247N 04629E, 8255N 04947E,
8245N 05002E, 8231N 04828E, 8230N 04809E, 8156N 04001E,
8155N 03954E, 8125N 03920E, 8121N 04001E, 8102N 04252E,
8019N 04213E, 8012N 04301E, 8011N 04435E, 8000N 04532E,
7940N 04708E, 7851N 04643E, 7831N 04855E, 7837N 04959E,
7849N 05214E, 7827N 05125E, 7811N 05234E, 7726N 05907E,
7743N 06143E, 7829N 06441E, 7828N 07000E, 7824N 07410E,
7746N 07418E, 7658N 07226E, 7637N 06850E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7614N 06237E, 7624N 06150E, 7608N 05918E,
7559N 05836E, 7549N 05843E.
01120-01140-17021-17023
ICE NE TO 7348N 05358E, 7351N 05335E, 7344N 05319E,
7321N 05328E, 7310N 05233E, 7247N 05158E, 7224N 05203E,
7157N 05104E, 7132N 05135E, 7129N 05139E, 7049N 05305E,
7033N 05416E, 7024N 05714E, 7034N 05759E, 7044N 05848E,
7059N 05932E, 7034N 06017E, 7021N 06041E, 7009N 06001E,
7010N 05946E.
01140-17021-01130
ICE S TO 7026N 05852E, 7030N 05841E, 7028N 05828E,
7025N 05809E, 7002N 05740E, 6952N 05609E, 7003N 05505E,
6955N 05257E, 6947N 05226E, 6914N 05215E, 6815N 04932E,
6811N 04914E, 6744N 04717E, 6757N 04648E, 6821N 04647E,
6832N 04617E, 6827N 04557E.
01130-01110-01100-01240
ICE S TO 6832N 04408E, 6837N 04404E, 6848N 04339E,
6849N 04337E, 6851N 04320E, 6852N 04313E, 6847N 04254E,
6846N 04251E, 6837N 04244E, 6832N 04251E.
01140-01130
ICE S TO 6855N 05059E, 6914N 05029E, 6933N 04959E,
6943N 04924E, 6941N 04914E, 6937N 04856E, 6919N 04810E,
6904N 04808E.
01140-01130
ICE N TO 6855N 05059E, 6840N 05012E, 6836N 04948E,
6836N 04914E, 6836N 04901E, 6842N 04818E, 6851N 04805E,
6904N 04808E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 261800UTC TO 271800UTC
01010, 01120
WINDS E S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01020
WINDS E N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 270600UTC S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 271200UTC N N/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 270600UTC W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
IN FOG 0.2 TO 0.7 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.0 M AFTER 270600UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M
01140
WINDS S 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 270600UTC S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
IN FOG 0.2 TO 0.7 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 270600UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01250
WINDS N/W 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 270600UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 271500UTC N/W N 27 TO 32 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M AFTER 271500UTC 4.0 TO 5.0 M
17021
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 270600UTC 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 270600UTC 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17023
WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 270600UTC 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17030
WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 270600UTC 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS S/W W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 270600UTC S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 270600UTC 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS S/W W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 270600UTC S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071, 17073
WINDS S S/W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 270600UTC 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17090
WINDS S S/W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 270600UTC 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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