SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 23 APRIL 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 230600UTC
STORM WARNING
01250
FROM 231800UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS N/W 25 TO 30 MS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01100, 01110, 01120
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01240
FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
01250
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 22 MS
17030
FROM 230600UTC TO 231800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 230600UTC
LOW 997 HPA 82N 041E MOVING W 5 KMH
LOW 1000 HPA 75N 024E MOVING S/E 25 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 999 HPA 78N 061E MOVING N 10 KMH
LOW 990 HPA 65N 047E STATIONARY FILLING
HIGH 1030 HPA 71N 116E MOVING N/E 20 KMH WEAKENS
ICE AT 221200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-NANSEN
BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 8008N 00738E, 8009N 00913E, 8022N 00940E,
8024N 01057E, 8025N 01109E, 8028N 01259E, 8035N 01322E,
8037N 01328E, 8054N 01614E, 8112N 01710E, 8121N 01920E,
8123N 01950E, 8117N 02132E, 8113N 02237E, 8122N 02408E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8122N 02408E, 8103N 02257E, 8044N 02359E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SE TO 8044N 02359E, 8032N 02244E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SW TO 8032N 02244E, 8053N 02015E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-A4
ICE SE TO 8053N 02015E, 8033N 01923E, 8016N 01729E,
8000N 01742E, 7955N 01745E.
A4-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE S TO 7955N 01745E, 8000N 01712E, 8008N 01612E,
8008N 01611E, 8000N 01547E, 7952N 01526E, 7955N 01056E,
7942N 01015E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7942N 01015E, 7844N 01122E, 7827N 01213E,
7810N 01259E, 7730N 01337E, 7724N 01342E.
B4
ICE SE TO 7724N 01342E, 7652N 01440E, 7621N 01639E.
B4
ICE NW TO 7621N 01639E, 7647N 01735E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7647N 01735E, 7630N 01920E, 7629N 02000E,
7622N 02239E, 7652N 02529E, 7646N 02656E.
B5
ICE W TO 7646N 02656E, 7706N 02717E.
B5
ICE NE TO 7706N 02717E, 7640N 02915E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7640N 02915E, 7648N 03000E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7648N 03000E, 7656N 03051E, 7729N 03202E.
01020
ICE SW TO 7729N 03202E, 7746N 03107E.
01020
ICE N TO 7746N 03107E, 7808N 03250E, 7803N 03422E,
7811N 03530E.
01020
ICE E TO 7811N 03530E, 7728N 03444E, 7637N 03440E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7637N 03440E, 7633N 03618E, 7646N 04214E,
7659N 04408E, 7719N 04449E, 7707N 04608E, 7709N 04813E,
7728N 04956E, 7725N 05000E, 7709N 05022E, 7708N 05118E,
7722N 05218E, 7750N 05755E, 7729N 05931E, 7723N 06051E.
01010
ICE NW TO 7723N 06051E, 7735N 06123E.
01010
ICE N TO 7735N 06123E, 7727N 06204E, 7743N 06300E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7743N 06300E, 7742N 06335E.
01010
ICE E TO 7742N 06335E, 7714N 06203E, 7650N 06356E.
01010
ICE NW TO 7650N 06356E, 7657N 06458E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7657N 06458E, 7652N 06511E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7652N 06511E, 7625N 06231E.
01010
ICE S TO 7625N 06231E, 7635N 06212E, 7646N 06044E,
7627N 05837E, 7633N 05716E, 7601N 05508E, 7604N 05236E.
01010-01120-01130-01140
ICE E TO 7604N 05236E, 7549N 05304E, 7514N 05253E,
7500N 05257E, 7435N 05302E, 7408N 05217E, 7344N 05243E,
7238N 05100E, 7146N 05043E, 7140N 05050E, 7058N 05144E,
7007N 05423E, 6942N 05405E, 6935N 05408E, 6923N 05414E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6923N 05414E, 6841N 05118E.
01140
ICE W TO 6841N 05118E, 6901N 05107E.
01140
ICE S TO 6901N 05107E, 6911N 05016E, 6853N 04812E,
6839N 04813E.
01140
ICE N TO 6839N 04813E, 6838N 04928E, 6846N 05010E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6846N 05010E, 6823N 04926E.
01140-01110-01100
ICE S TO 6823N 04926E, 6822N 04746E, 6845N 04651E,
6850N 04638E, 6854N 04443E, 6846N 04320E, 6845N 04311E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6845N 04311E, 6842N 04311E, 6838N 04312E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 230600UTC TO 240600UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
WINDS N/W W 15 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO MINUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS N/E N 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 231800UTC N/W N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/E E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
01240
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
01250
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 231800UTC TO 240600UTC N/W 25 TO 30 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS S/E 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17023
WINDS S/E 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 231800UTC S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17073
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 231800UTC S/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS S/E S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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