SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 03 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 030600UTC
GALE WARNING
01100
FROM 030600UTC TO 0406800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01240, 01250
FROM 031200UTC TO 040600UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 030600UTC
LOW 969 HPA 69N 003W MOVING N/E 20 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1031 HPA 72N 056E MOVING S S/W 15 KMH WEAKENS
HIGH 1022 HPA 70N 079E MOVING W S/W 20 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1039 HPA 80N 121E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1042 HPA 75N 169E MOVING N/E 15 KMH WEAKENS
ICE AT 021200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NE TO 8103N 00353E, 8047N 00907E, 8040N 01103E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8040N 01103E, 8212N 01457E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8212N 01457E, 8203N 01827E, 8155N 02104E,
8120N 02253E, 8055N 02404E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE S TO 8055N 02404E, 8057N 01947E, 8043N 01607E,
8039N 01536E, 8000N 01131E, 7954N 01058E, 7938N 01000E,
7935N 00949E.
A3-A4-B4-C4
ICE E TO 7935N 00949E, 7914N 01000E, 7848N 01012E,
7811N 01127E, 7730N 01203E, 7721N 01211E, 7626N 01537E,
7539N 01627E, 7500N 01722E, 7416N 01817E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7416N 01817E, 7412N 01925E, 7422N 02000E,
7500N 02214E, 7501N 02217E, 7548N 02445E, 7646N 02817E.
B5
ICE W TO 7646N 02817E, 7716N 02642E.
B5-A5
ICE N TO 7716N 02642E, 7730N 02805E, 7735N 02838E,
7730N 02855E, 7709N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7709N 03000E, 7643N 03116E, 7621N 03438E,
7647N 03801E, 7644N 04259E, 7706N 04502E, 7708N 04719E,
7749N 04938E.
01020-01010
ICE E TO 7749N 04938E, 7747N 05000E, 7746N 05014E,
7738N 05000E, 7705N 04903E, 7633N 05000E, 7601N 05053E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7601N 05053E, 7639N 05318E, 7657N 05338E,
7743N 05133E.
01010
ICE N TO 7743N 05133E, 7744N 05623E, 7738N 05813E,
7750N 05922E, 7758N 06121E, 7759N 06419E, 7808N 06630E.
01010
ICE E TO 7808N 06630E, 7736N 06727E, 7728N 06758E,
7714N 06714E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7714N 06714E, 7725N 06632E, 7731N 06551E,
7728N 06347E, 7712N 06212E, 7646N 06244E, 7636N 06210E,
7647N 06110E, 7633N 06021E, 7623N 05847E, 7636N 05703E,
7622N 05458E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7622N 05458E, 7551N 05357E, 7513N 05306E,
7500N 05244E, 7440N 05210E, 7420N 05204E, 7349N 05041E,
7334N 05027E, 7319N 05000E, 7226N 04835E, 7135N 04903E,
7125N 04916E, 7108N 04919E, 7109N 04916E.
01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7109N 04916E, 7051N 04657E, 7036N 04611E,
7044N 04517E, 7006N 04320E, 7005N 04317E, 6940N 04248E,
6931N 04243E, 6912N 04121E, 6910N 04112E, 6829N 04021E,
6803N 04002E, 6736N 03901E.
01110
ICE S TO 7143N 04717E, 7153N 04716E, 7203N 04749E, 7201N 04819E.
01110
ICE N TO 7201N 04819E, 7149N 04825E, 7140N 04753E, 7143N 04717E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 030600UTC TO 040600UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.0 M
01100
WINDS S/E 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 031800UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01140
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 031800UTC E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 031200UTC S/E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 040000UTC N/E E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 040000UTC E N/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17023
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 031200UTC N N/W 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 040000UTC N/E E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17030
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 031800UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 36 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17064
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS N/W N 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 031200UTC N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17090
WINDS E S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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