SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 16 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 161800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01120
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 MS
01020
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS E 17 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01140
FROM 161800UTC TO 170300UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 170300UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS N/W 17 MS
01250
FROM 171200UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 MS
17021
FROM 161800UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17030
FROM 161800UTC TO 170900UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 161800UTC
LOW 981 HPA 66N 008W STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 1003 HPA 75N 044E MOVING W 5 KMH FILLING
LOW 998 HPA 69N 046E MOVING E 30 KMH FILLING
LOW 1005 HPA 68N 081E MOVING S/E 35 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1032 HPA 79N 078E STATIONARY INCREASE
HIGH 1033 HPA 74N 126E MOVING E 10 KMH INCREASE
LOW 1009 HPA 82N 149W MOVING S/W 30 KMH
ICE AT 161200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE W TO 8012N 00652E, 8024N 00759E, 8045N 00653E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8045N 00653E, 8048N 00748E, 8035N 00921E,
8035N 00949E, 8034N 01138E, 8043N 01402E, 8100N 01520E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE SW TO 8100N 01520E, 8110N 01239E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8110N 01239E, 8135N 01326E, 8141N 01605E,
8132N 01716E, 8143N 01839E, 8142N 01855E, 8135N 02058E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE TROUGH
ICE E TO 8135N 02105E, 8114N 02006E, 8102N 01935E,
8102N 01801E, 8102N 01740E, 8058N 01723E, 8038N 01609E,
8011N 01636E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE S TO 8011N 01636E, 8009N 01609E, 8000N 01259E,
7949N 01000E, 7948N 00946E.
A3-A4-B4
ICE E TO 7948N 00946E, 7941N 01000E, 7901N 01101E,
7854N 01005E, 7842N 01016E, 7730N 01238E, 7720N 01256E,
7654N 01437E, 7627N 01459E, 7615N 01533E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7615N 01533E, 7614N 01629E, 7646N 01928E,
7647N 02000E, 7651N 02101E.
B5
ICE E TO 7651N 02101E, 7642N 02133E, 7621N 02129E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7621N 02129E, 7606N 02003E, 7605N 02000E,
7550N 01754E.
B4
ICE E TO 7550N 01754E, 7516N 01800E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7516N 01800E, 7506N 01904E, 7509N 02000E,
7517N 02259E, 7604N 02624E.
B5
ICE W TO 7604N 02624E, 7633N 02730E, 7712N 02727E.
B5
ICE S TO 7712N 02727E, 7713N 02458E.
B5
ICE W TO 7713N 02458E, 7720N 02500E.
B5
ICE N TO 7720N 02500E, 7726N 02841E, 7703N 02931E,
7658N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7658N 03000E, 7627N 03306E, 7704N 03905E,
7732N 04014E, 7740N 04413E, 7632N 04830E, 7635N 05000E,
7638N 05118E.
01010
ICE W TO 7638N 05118E, 7746N 05115E.
01010
ICE N TO 7746N 05115E, 7750N 05812E, 7815N 05942E,
7743N 06205E.
01010
ICE E TO 7743N 06205E, 7701N 06152E.
01010
ICE S TO 7701N 06152E, 7642N 05658E, 7654N 05420E,
7627N 05206E.
01010-01120-01110-01100
ICE SE TO 7627N 05206E, 7500N 05112E, 7357N 05038E,
7331N 05000E, 7219N 04823E, 7140N 04610E, 7125N 04450E,
7108N 04433E, 7054N 04320E, 7054N 04318E.
01100-01110-01240
ICE E TO 7054N 04318E, 7052N 04320E, 6954N 04422E,
6859N 04342E, 6853N 04320E, 6846N 04256E, 6843N 04244E,
6824N 04233E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
01010, 01120
WINDS S/E E 17 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01020
WINDS E 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100, 01110
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 171200UTC S/E E 15 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 170600UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 170900UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 170300UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240
WINDS N/W W 17 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 171200UTC S/W 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E 10 TO 15 MS TO 171200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17022
WINDS N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS E N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 170900UTC N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS N/E E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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