METAREA 20 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQRS01 RUSP 120344

SECURITY

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX

ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ST PETERSBURG ON THE 12 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC

PART 1

AT 120600UTC

GALE WARNING

01100

FROM 120600UTC TO 130600UTC

SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M

01130

FROM 120900UTC TO 130600UTC

WINDS S/E S GUSTS 18 MS

17073

FROM 120600UTC TO 130000UTC

WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

PART 2

SYNOPSIS AT 120600UTC

LOW 953 HPA 69N 012W MOVING N/E 30 KMH DEEPENING

HIGH 1013 HPA 77N 045E MOVING S/W 20 KMH INCREASE

HIGH 1018 HPA 67N 052E MOVING E 20 KMH INCREASE

LOW 1007 HPA 77N 065E STATIONARY DEEPENING

LOW 997 HPA 68N 076E MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING

LOW 996 HPA 77N 120E MOVING N 20 KMH FILLING

HIGH 1025 HPA 82N 172W STATIONARY

ICE AT 111200UTC

YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH

ICE N TO 8022N 00641E, 8027N 01042E, 8027N 01112E,

8044N 01427E.

LITKE TROUGH

ICE W TO 8044N 01427E, 8224N 01322E.

LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN

ICE NE TO 8224N 01322E, 8211N 01817E, 8205N 02010E,

8205N 02417E, 8148N 02519E.

NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET

ICE E TO 8148N 02519E, 8122N 02146E, 8118N 02150E,

8054N 02212E.

BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4

ICE S TO 8054N 02212E, 8057N 01955E, 8025N 01553E,

8002N 01324E, 8000N 01212E, 7958N 01041E.

A4-A3-B4

ICE E TO 7958N 01041E, 7943N 01000E, 7942N 00959E,

7942N 01000E, 7907N 01048E, 7851N 01007E, 7829N 01044E,

7812N 01137E, 7756N 01310E, 7730N 01336E, 7712N 01352E,

7618N 01558E.

B4-B5

ICE N TO 7618N 01558E, 7619N 01717E, 7633N 02000E,

7640N 02125E, 7711N 02351E, 7712N 02447E.

B5-B4

ICE SE TO 7712N 02447E, 7657N 02319E, 7634N 02255E,

7613N 02112E, 7607N 02000E, 7558N 01823E.

B4-C4

ICE E TO 7558N 01823E, 7517N 01817E, 7502N 01909E,

7500N 01911E, 7433N 01936E, 7416N 01927E, 7414N 01946E.

C4-C5-B5

ICE NW TO 7414N 01946E, 7419N 02000E, 7430N 02028E,

7449N 02213E, 7500N 02233E, 7535N 02345E, 7549N 02529E,

7616N 02818E.

B5

ICE W TO 7616N 02818E, 7649N 02740E, 7722N 02904E.

B5

ICE NE TO 7722N 02904E, 7715N 03000E.

01020

ICE N TO 7715N 03000E, 7710N 03039E, 7633N 03131E,

7626N 03225E, 7626N 03421E, 7708N 03652E.

01020

ICE NW TO 7708N 03652E, 7719N 03635E, 7730N 03725E.

01020

ICE N TO 7730N 03725E, 7657N 03830E, 7650N 04006E,

7705N 04232E, 7735N 04358E.

01020

ICE NE TO 7735N 04358E, 7723N 04611E, 7648N 04826E,

7620N 04801E.

01020-01010

ICE N TO 7620N 04801E, 7614N 05000E, 7607N 05209E,

7630N 05400E.

01010

ICE W TO 7630N 05400E, 7722N 05319E, 7745N 05510E.

01010

ICE NE TO 7745N 05510E, 7741N 05741E, 7705N 06127E,

7648N 06437E.

01010

ICE S TO 7648N 06437E, 7620N 05845E, 7640N 05710E,

7633N 05459E.

01010-01120-01110

ICE E TO 7633N 05459E, 7553N 05405E, 7523N 05245E,

7512N 05303E, 7509N 05353E, 7500N 05337E, 7432N 05248E,

7358N 05113E, 7318N 05043E, 7303N 05000E, 7235N 04842E,

7153N 04919E, 7133N 04858E.

01110-01100

ICE S TO 7133N 04858E, 7127N 04546E, 7051N 04320E,

7043N 04250E.

01110-01100-01240

ICE E TO 7043N 04250E, 7033N 04234E, 7022N 04320E,

7017N 04337E, 7000N 04327E, 6955N 04320E, 6935N 04250E,

6909N 04235E, 6857N 04239E, 6846N 04300E, 6845N 04300E,

6835N 04256E.

PART 3

FORECAST FROM 120600UTC TO 130600UTC

01010, 01020, 01110, 01120

WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM

SOMETIMES SNOW

SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M

01100

WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM

SOMETIMES SNOW SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M

01130

WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 120900UTC GUSTS 18 MS

TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM

LOCALLY SNOW

01140

WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 121800UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 14 TO MINUS 19 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM

LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG

01240, 01250

WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM

SOMETIMES SNOW SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M

17021

WINDS W S/W 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 121800UTC S/W S 3 TO 8 MS

TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17022

WINDS N/W W 6 TO 11 MS

TEMP MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17023

WINDS W S/W 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 121800UTC N N/E 3 TO 8 MS

TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17030

WINDS N/W N 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW

17062

WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS

TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM

17063

WINDS W N/W 4 TO 9 MS

TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW

17064

WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM

17071

WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17073

WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 130000UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.4 TO 0.9 M

LOCALLY SNOW FOG

17090

WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 121800UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW

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