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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