SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 17 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 171800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010
FROM 171800UTC TO 181800UTC
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01020, 01110
FROM 171800UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01100, 01120
FROM 180300UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
FROM 181200UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 180600UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 22 MS
17073
FROM 171800UTC TO 180600UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17090
FROM 171800UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS TO 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 171800UTC
LOW 974 HPA 70N 003W MOVING N/E 35 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1034 HPA 80N 070E INCREASE
LOW 1002 HPA 65N 080E MOVING E 10 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1037 HPA 75N 142E MOVING N 10 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 171200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE W TO 8000N 00746E, 8017N 00906E, 8035N 00830E,
8041N 00828E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8041N 00828E, 8033N 00949E, 8033N 00959E,
8040N 01254E, 8101N 01528E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE SW TO 8101N 01528E, 8110N 01458E, 8109N 01247E,
8118N 01122E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8118N 01122E, 8125N 01249E, 8143N 01348E,
8143N 01529E, 8140N 01732E, 8152N 01842E, 8157N 01915E.
NANSEN BASIN
ICE E TO 8157N 01915E, 8122N 02036E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N
SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE SE TO 8121N 02036E, 8112N 01928E, 8109N 01902E,
8101N 01808E, 8037N 01618E, 8029N 01548E, 8005N 01431E,
8000N 01255E, 7951N 01028E, 7939N 01000E, 7932N 00946E.
A3-A4-B4
ICE E TO 7932N 00946E, 7917N 01000E, 7848N 01024E,
7827N 01045E, 7749N 01217E, 7730N 01246E, 7720N 01300E,
7630N 01400E, 7630N 01400E.
B4
ICE NE TO 7630N 01400E, 7613N 01548E, 7609N 01650E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7609N 01650E, 7645N 02000E, 7657N 02109E.
B5
ICE E TO 7657N 02109E, 7642N 02054E, 7626N 02226E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7626N 02226E, 7612N 02000E, 7612N 02000E,
7559N 01906E, 7552N 01726E.
B4
ICE NE TO 7552N 01726E, 7505N 01846E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7505N 01846E, 7513N 02000E, 7535N 02417E,
7600N 02617E, 7638N 02754E.
B5
ICE W TO 7638N 02754E, 7727N 02658E.
B5
ICE N TO 7727N 02658E, 7725N 02958E.
B5
ICE NE TO 7725N 02958E, 7724N 03000E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7724N 03000E, 7655N 03117E, 7623N 03248E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7623N 03248E, 7659N 03717E, 7733N 03946E,
7742N 04404E, 7801N 05000E, 7807N 05239E, 7753N 05640E.
01010
ICE NW TO 7753N 05640E, 7823N 05925E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7823N 05925E, 7752N 06104E, 7738N 05931E,
7727N 05953E, 7734N 06131E, 7724N 06217E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7724N 06217E, 7630N 05857E.
01010
ICE S TO 7630N 05857E, 7657N 05435E, 7643N 05243E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7644N 05243E, 7550N 05132E, 7500N 05100E,
7435N 05045E, 7344N 05000E, 7342N 04959E, 7340N 05000E,
7316N 05021E, 7311N 05000E, 7250N 04829E, 7203N 04808E.
01110
ICE SE TO 7203N 04808E, 7151N 04705E.
01110
ICE E TO 7151N 04705E, 7137N 04650E, 7126N 04739E.
01110
ICE SE TO 7126N 04739E, 7112N 04712E.
01110
ICE S TO 7112N 04712E, 7113N 04531E, 7057N 04519E,
7053N 04353E.
01110
ICE E TO 7053N 04353E, 7026N 04437E, 6951N 04440E,
6941N 04346E, 6906N 04401E.
01110-01100-01240C
ICE SE TO 6906N 04401E, 6850N 04334E, 6849N 04320E,
6847N 04255E, 6846N 04251E, 6826N 04234E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 171800UTC TO 181800UTC
01010
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 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
01020, 01110
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 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 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01100, 01120
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
FROM 180300UTC TO 181800UTC S/E E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 181200UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 180600UTC S/E S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MCS
FROM 180600UTC TO 181800UTC S/W S 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 180600UTC E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17022
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 180600UTC N/E E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17062
WINDS N/E N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY FOG
17064
WINDS N/E N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17071
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17073
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS TO 180600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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