METAREA 20 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQRS01 RUSP 130354

SECURITY

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX

ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ST PETERSBURG ON THE 13 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC

PART 1

AT 130600UTC

GALE WARNING

01100, 01110

FROM 130600UTC TO 140600UTC

WINDS S/E E 17 MS

01140

FROM 130600UTC TO 140600UTC

WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

01240, 01250

FROM 131300UTC TO 140600UTC

WINDS S/W S 17 MS

PART 2

SYNOPSIS AT 130600UTC

LOW 958 HPA 70N 008W MOVING N/E 20 KMH FILLING

HIGH 1020 HPA 84N 050E INCREASE

LOW 1001 HPA 80N 098E STATIONARY DEEPENING

LOW 1006 HPA 70N 082E STATIONARY FILLING

ICE AT 121200UTC

YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH

ICE N TO 8019N 00646E, 8023N 01100E, 8023N 01121E,

8031N 01305E, 8041N 01431E, 8054N 01635E.

LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN

ICE W TO 8054N 01635E, 8142N 01310E, 8230N 01229E,

8236N 01223E.

NANSEN BASIN-LITKE TROUGH

ICE NE TO 8236N 01223E, 8231N 01247E, 8145N 01552E,

8140N 01817E.

LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN

ICE NW TO 8140N 01817E, 8143N 01853E, 8208N 02330E,

8208N 02331E.

NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET

ICE E TO 8208N 02331E, 8157N 02428E, 8127N 02019E,

8116N 02100E, 8055N 02212E.

BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-YERMAK PLATEAU-A4-A3

ICE S TO 8055N 02212E, 8058N 01959E, 8042N 01649E,

8028N 01549E, 8006N 01426E, 8002N 01100E, 8002N 01056E,

8000N 01048E, 7950N 01000E, 7946N 00941E.

A3-A4-B4

ICE E TO 7946N 00941E, 7936N 00944E, 7928N 01000E,

7907N 01039E, 7854N 01001E, 7828N 01035E, 7806N 01150E,

7752N 01257E, 7730N 01319E, 7719N 01329E, 7619N 01558E.

B4-B5

ICE N TO 7619N 01558E, 7618N 01749E, 7631N 02000E,

7640N 02135E, 7712N 02359E.

B5-B4

ICE SE TO 7712N 02359E, 7618N 02147E, 7607N 02000E,

7556N 01819E.

B4-C4

ICE E TO 7556N 01819E, 7500N 01827E, 7458N 01828E.

C4-C5

ICE N TO 7458N 01828E, 7448N 02000E, 7446N 02022E,

7456N 02312E.

C5-B5

ICE NW TO 7456N 02312E, 7500N 02329E, 7616N 02832E,

7655N 02807E, 7718N 02907E.

B5

ICE NE TO 7718N 02907E, 7705N 03000E.

01020

ICE NE TO 7705N 03000E, 7658N 03024E, 7620N 03151E.

01020

ICE N TO 7620N 03151E, 7620N 04037E, 7651N 04324E.

01020

ICE NW TO 7651N 04324E, 7717N 04410E.

01020

ICE NE TO 7717N 04410E, 7653N 04716E, 7615N 04740E,

7558N 04915E.

01020-01010

ICE N TO 7558N 04915E, 7600N 05000E, 7601N 05055E.

01010

ICE W TO 7601N 05055E, 7650N 05310E, 7708N 05319E,

7732N 05155E.

01010

ICE N TO 7732N 05155E, 7736N 05551E, 7734N 05820E,

7718N 05915E, 7701N 06135E, 7658N 06333E.

01010

ICE SE TO 7658N 06333E, 7649N 06324E, 7621N 05844E.

01010

ICE S TO 7620N 05846E, 7641N 05643E, 7613N 05320E.

01010-01120-01110

ICE E TO 7613N 05320E, 7602N 05349E, 7531N 05249E,

7520N 05142E, 7500N 05226E, 7457N 05232E, 7338N 05031E,

7301N 05011E, 7256N 05000E, 7215N 04829E, 7153N 04858E.

01110

ICE S TO 7153N 04858E, 7149N 04719E.

01110

ICE E TO 7149N 04719E, 7140N 04715E, 7133N 04902E.

01110-01100

ICE S TO 7133N 04902E, 7100N 04731E, 7101N 04611E,

7043N 04402E, 7042N 04320E, 7040N 04225E.

01100-01110-01240

ICE E TO 7040N 04225E, 7030N 04221E, 7020N 04320E,

7019N 04331E, 7009N 04320E, 6927N 04238E, 6851N 04240E,

6850N 04240E, 6825N 04157E, 6809N 04139E.

PART 3

FORECAST FROM 130600UTC TO 140600UTC

01010, 01020, 01120

WINDS N/E 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M

01100, 01110

WINDS S/E E 17 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW

SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS

SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M

01130

WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 140000UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

01140

WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES

LOCALLY MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG

01240, 01250

WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 131300UTC 17 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES WEAK SNOW

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M

17021

WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17022

WINDS S/W S 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 140000UTC E N/E 4 TO 9 MS

TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17023

WINDS S/E 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17030

WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 140000UTC S S/E 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW

17062

WINDS N/E E 4 TO 9 MS

TEMP MINUS 29 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM

17063

WINDS W S/W 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 131800UTC N N/E 4 TO 9 MS

TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW

17064

WINDS N/E N 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 131800UTC N/E E 3 TO 8 MS

TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM

17071

WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 131800UTC N N/E 2 TO 7 MS

TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17073

WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 140000UTC N/E E 3 TO 8 MS

TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17090

WINDS N/E E 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 140000UTC E S/E 3 TO 8 MS

TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES

LOCALLY MINUS 35 TO MINUS 40 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

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