SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 06 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 061800UTC
GALE WARNING
01100
FROM 061800UTC TO 071800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 20 MS
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5 M
01240
FROM 061800UTC TO 070600UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 070600UTC TO 071800UTC
WINDS S/E 18 TO 23 MS
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
01250
FROM 061800UTC TO 070600UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 070600UTC TO 071800UTC
WINDS S/E 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 062200UTC TO 070000UTC
SEAS 4.0 M
FROM 070000UTC TO 071500UTC
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 061800UTC
LOW 984 HPA 74N 018E MOVING S/E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1031 HPA 80N 055E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1030 HPA 73N 058E MOVING S/W 20 KMH WEAKENS
HIGH 1030 HPA 72N 145E MOVING E 30 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 1003 HPA 82N 125W STATIONARY FILLING
ICE AT 061200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE N TO 8042N 00624E, 8056N 00712E, 8050N 00807E.
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE SE TO 8050N 00807E, 8027N 00721E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8027N 00721E, 8020N 00917E, 8024N 01100E,
8025N 01159E, 8031N 01225E, 8046N 01345E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8046N 01345E, 8121N 01253E, 8150N 01306E,
8218N 01120E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE NW TO 8218N 01120E, 8229N 01223E, 8237N 01308E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE E TO 8237N 01308E, 8233N 01320E, 8208N 01410E,
8204N 01627E, 8145N 01725E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8145N 01725E, 8151N 01843E, 8159N 02042E,
8159N 02722E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8159N 02722E, 8126N 02525E, 8113N 02444E,
8040N 02428E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8040N 02428E, 8059N 02012E, 8054N 01713E,
8031N 01546E, 8005N 01418E, 8000N 01239E, 7952N 01020E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7952N 01020E, 7916N 01027E, 7848N 01017E,
7826N 01045E, 7756N 01244E, 7733N 01227E, 7730N 01233E,
7653N 01347E, 7616N 01649E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7616N 01649E, 7659N 01913E, 7653N 02000E,
7640N 02122E, 7702N 02311E.
B5
ICE E TO 7702N 02311E, 7639N 02305E, 7623N 02353E.
B5-B4
ICE S TO 7623N 02353E, 7627N 02223E, 7603N 02000E,
7602N 01951E, 7601N 01742E.
B4
ICE E TO 7601N 01742E, 7539N 01803E, 7504N 01912E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7504N 01912E, 7503N 02000E, 7501N 02116E,
7623N 02818E, 7720N 02937E, 7712N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7712N 03000E, 7636N 03133E, 7633N 03622E.
01020
ICE W TO 7633N 03622E, 7642N 03631E, 7656N 03519E,
7717N 03605E.
01020
ICE E TO 7717N 03605E, 7640N 03714E, 7634N 03756E.
01020
ICE N TO 7634N 03756E, 7642N 04131E, 7640N 04345E,
7647N 04437E.
01020
ICE SW TO 7647N 04437E, 7711N 04304E, 7716N 04301E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7716N 04301E, 7711N 04327E, 7715N 04744E,
7633N 04829E, 7622N 05000E, 7615N 05058E, 7622N 05145E.
01010-01020
ICE W TO 7622N 05145E, 7656N 05300E, 7717N 05300E,
7724N 05131E, 7740N 05000E, 7742N 04953E, 7758N 04939E.
01010-01020
ICE N TO 7758N 04939E, 7755N 05000E, 7748N 05058E,
7747N 05304E, 7759N 05407E, 7743N 05730E, 7748N 05922E,
7719N 05934E, 7718N 06037E, 7757N 06109E, 7806N 06214E,
7804N 06518E, 7740N 06544E, 7703N 06845E.
01010
ICE S TO 7703N 06845E, 7725N 06533E, 7727N 06350E,
7722N 06142E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7722N 06142E, 7710N 06143E, 7656N 06242E,
7638N 06306E.
01010
ICE S TO 7638N 06306E, 7644N 06016E, 7625N 05910E,
7618N 05728E, 7631N 05701E, 7641N 05514E, 7629N 05330E.
01010
ICE E TO 7629N 05330E, 7616N 05339E, 7551N 05442E,
7533N 05306E, 7504N 05253E, 7502N 05348E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7502N 05348E, 7500N 05345E, 7349N 05110E,
7330N 05109E, 7258N 05000E, 7236N 04917E, 7224N 04841E,
7202N 04829E.
01110
ICE S TO 7202N 04829E, 7159N 04735E, 7149N 04726E.
01110
ICE N TO 7149N 04726E, 7139N 04737E, 7152N 04841E.
01110
ICE E TO 7152N 04841E, 7132N 04853E.
01100-01110
ICE S TO 7132N 04853E, 7120N 04737E, 7058N 04615E,
7102N 04510E, 7047N 04320E, 7045N 04308E.
01100
ICE E TO 7045N 04308E, 7030N 04317E, 7017N 04210E,
6949N 04228E, 6931N 04158E.
01100
ICE S TO 6931N 04158E, 6936N 04032E.
01240-01100
ICE E TO 6936N 04032E, 6926N 04026E, 6912N 04015E,
6828N 04037E, 6818N 03950E, 6808N 03952E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 061800UTC TO 071800UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01100
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 5.5 TO 7.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01140
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
01240
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 070600UTC S/E 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01250
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 070600UTC S/E 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
FROM 062200UTC TO 070000UTC SEAS 4.0 M
FROM 070000UTC TO 071500UTC SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
AFTER 071500UTC SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 29 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17023
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17030
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 070600UTC 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062, 17063
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17064
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 29 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS N N/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 33 TO MINUS 38 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS N N/W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 33 TO MINUS 38 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17090
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 070600UTC N N/W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
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