SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 23 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 231800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01110, 01120
FROM 231800UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01020
FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N/E N 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01100
FROM 231800UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 240600UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N/W 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01130
FROM 231800UTC TO 241200UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W S/W 17 MS
17021
FROM 231800UTC TO 240000UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 240000UTC TO 240900UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022
FROM 232100UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 231800UTC TO 240300UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 240300UTC TO 241500UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17030
FROM 231800UTC TO 240000UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17071
FROM 240300UTC TO 241200UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 231800UTC
LOW 973 HPA 75N 029E MOVING N/E 30 KMH
LOW 990 HPA 63N 087E MOVING S/E 25 KMH FILLING
LOW 996 HPA 77N 104E MOVING W 10 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 997 HPA 71N 117E MOVING N/E 30 KMH
HIGH 1034 HPA 75N 134W MOVING S/W 10 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 231200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE NW TO 8104N 00534E, 8120N 00648E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE NE TO 8120N 00648E, 8114N 00736E, 8107N 00727E,
8043N 00902E, 8041N 00908E, 8040N 00911E, 8040N 00915E,
8030N 01220E, 8023N 01417E.
BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE W TO 8023N 01417E, 8042N 01443E, 8044N 01447E,
8119N 01123E, 8141N 01007E, 8144N 00955E, 8138N 00833E,
8153N 00757E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8153N 00757E, 8154N 00906E, 8157N 01026E,
8158N 01042E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE NE TO 8158N 01042E, 8152N 01158E, 8139N 01306E,
8140N 01652E, 8133N 01905E, 8132N 01930E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8132N 01930E, 8113N 01939E, 8059N 01944E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE S TO 8059N 01944E, 8052N 01727E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE SE TO 8052N 01727E, 8030N 01707E, 8018N 01614E,
8014N 01605E, 8000N 01537E, 7951N 01520E.
A4
ICE S TO 7951N 01520E, 7950N 01420E, 7954N 01352E,
7957N 01126E, 7947N 01024E.
A4
ICE E TO 7947N 01024E, 7924N 01031E, 7905N 01058E,
7855N 01016E, 7837N 01033E, 7813N 01125E.
A4
ICE NE TO 7813N 01125E, 7808N 01247E, 7809N 01321E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7809N 01321E, 7803N 01323E, 7752N 01258E,
7741N 01329E, 7738N 01359E, 7730N 01343E, 7726N 01336E,
7712N 01407E, 7655N 01410E, 7649N 01439E, 7642N 01429E,
7629N 01450E.
B4
ICE N TO 7629N 01450E, 7620N 01532E, 7616N 01641E,
7622N 01808E, 7631N 01850E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7631N 01850E, 7651N 02000E, 7657N 02023E,
7708N 02043E.
B5
ICE N TO 7708N 02043E, 7706N 02152E.
B5
ICE E TO 7706N 02152E, 7653N 02126E, 7639N 02222E,
7553N 02210E.
B5-B4
ICE S TO 7553N 02210E, 7601N 02118E, 7600N 02010E,
7558N 02000E, 7545N 01905E.
B4
ICE E TO 7545N 01905E, 7528N 01843E, 7511N 01945E.
B5-B4
ICE N TO 7511N 01945E, 7510N 02000E, 7508N 02047E,
7511N 02246E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7511N 02246E, 7543N 02416E, 7602N 02611E,
7626N 02725E, 7702N 02820E.
B5
ICE S TO 7702N 02820E, 7704N 02454E.
B5
ICE W TO 7704N 02454E, 7722N 02437E.
B5-A5
ICE N TO 7722N 02437E, 7730N 02524E, 7738N 02616E,
7730N 02642E, 7730N 02642E, 7722N 02807E, 7728N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7728N 03000E, 7729N 03016E, 7727N 03219E.
01020
ICE E TO 7727N 03219E, 7718N 03252E, 7659N 03140E,
7617N 03335E.
01020
ICE N TO 7617N 03335E, 7616N 03709E, 7625N 04220E,
7645N 04353E.
01020
ICE W TO 7645N 04353E, 7737N 04152E, 7801N 04338E,
7828N 04246E, 7828N 04005E, 7859N 04022E, 7916N 03729E,
7941N 03737E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7941N 03737E, 7909N 04326E, 7851N 04256E,
7843N 04403E, 7859N 04526E, 7845N 05000E, 7842N 05049E,
7828N 05100E, 7820N 05124E, 7756N 05537E.
01010
ICE N TO 7756N 05537E, 7757N 05850E, 7742N 06043E.
01010
ICE E TO 7742N 06043E, 7713N 06003E.
01010
ICE S TO 7713N 06003E, 7713N 05737E.
01010-01120
ICE E TO 7713N 05737E, 7648N 05500E, 7614N 05301E,
7500N 05146E, 7427N 05116E, 7427N 05115E.
01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7427N 05115E, 7411N 05000E, 7405N 04931E.
01110-01120
ICE E TO 7405N 04931E, 7331N 05000E, 7316N 05012E,
7308N 05000E, 7158N 04819E, 7152N 04733E, 7120N 04641E,
7113N 04557E, 7050N 04516E.
01110
ICE NE TO 7050N 04516E, 7031N 04609E.
01110
ICE E TO 7031N 04609E, 7012N 04528E, 6952N 04538E,
6942N 04504E, 6853N 04444E, 6853N 04444E.
01110-01100
ICE S TO 6853N 04444E, 6848N 04402E, 6851N 04320E,
6851N 04310E.
01100
ICE E TO 6851N 04310E, 6846N 04256E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
01010, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 17 MS
AFTER 240600UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01020
WINDS N/E N 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01100
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 240600UTC N/W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01130
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS TO 241200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS W S/W 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17021
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 240000UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 240900UTC N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 16 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17022
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 232100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 240600UTC E N/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS S S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 240300UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 241500UTC N N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 16 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS TO 240000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240300UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 241200UTC E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 240000UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 241200UTC E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 240000UTC S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240900UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
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