SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 18 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 181800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS E S/E 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01100
FROM 181800UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S/E S 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
FROM 181800UTC TO 190000UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 20 MS
17021, 17030
FROM 190000UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 190300UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17090
FROM 181800UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 181800UTC
LOW 973 HPA 74N 008E STATIONARY
HIGH 1031 HPA 57N 040E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1026 HPA 66N 067E MOVING S S/E 40 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 990 HPA 64N 095E MOVING E 20 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1038 HPA 72N 158E STATIONARY
ICE AT 181200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8015N 00642E, 8015N 00905E, 8029N 00852E,
8027N 01041E, 8026N 01119E, 8103N 01523E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8103N 01523E, 8114N 01229E, 8143N 01314E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8143N 01314E, 8153N 01433E, 8147N 01631E,
8157N 01758E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8157N 01758E, 8152N 01841E, 8140N 02028E,
8114N 02001E, 8107N 01956E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE SE TO 8107N 01955E, 8103N 01819E, 8035N 01622E,
8024N 01553E, 8000N 01454E, 7956N 01446E.
A4
ICE S TO 7956N 01446E, 7953N 01028E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7953N 01028E, 7923N 01010E, 7900N 01031E,
7850N 01014E, 7827N 01047E, 7730N 01310E, 7659N 01419E.
B4
ICE S TO 7659N 01419E, 7706N 01233E.
B4
ICE NE TO 7706N 01233E, 7638N 01315E, 7615N 01638E.
B4
ICE NW TO 7615N 01638E, 7626N 01747E, 7658N 01943E.
B4
ICE N TO 7658N 01943E, 7659N 02000E.
B5-B4
ICE E TO 7659N 02000E, 7634N 02206E, 7620N 02053E,
7602N 02000E, 7600N 01954E.
B4
ICE S TO 7600N 01954E, 7601N 01718E.
B4
ICE NE TO 7601N 01718E, 7521N 01815E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7521N 01815E, 7515N 01948E, 7516N 02000E,
7524N 02155E, 7557N 02612E.
B5-A5
ICE W TO 7557N 02612E, 7636N 02747E, 7712N 02737E,
7730N 02517E, 7733N 02454E.
A5
ICE NW TO 7733N 02454E, 7743N 02520E.
A5-B5
ICE N TO 7743N 02520E, 7730N 02754E, 7730N 02758E,
7725N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7725N 03000E, 7723N 03035E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7723N 03035E, 7710N 03137E, 7635N 03217E,
7633N 03259E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7633N 03259E, 7654N 03356E, 7731N 03625E,
7747N 03632E, 7808N 03900E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7808N 03900E, 7745N 03939E, 7727N 04124E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7727N 04124E, 7818N 04458E, 7825N 04917E,
7819N 05000E, 7806N 05123E, 7801N 05305E, 7805N 05442E,
7747N 05614E, 7749N 05742E, 7740N 05844E, 7717N 05909E,
7710N 06123E, 7659N 06131E, 7653N 06316E.
01010-01020
ICE S TO 7653N 06316E, 7647N 06226E, 7654N 06008E,
7632N 05858E, 7711N 05426E, 7656N 05123E, 7700N 05033E,
7656N 05000E, 7653N 04937E.
01020-01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7653N 04937E, 7629N 04930E, 7627N 05000E,
7617N 05204E, 7541N 05122E, 7522N 05137E, 7507N 05055E,
7500N 05052E, 7414N 05036E, 7410N 05000E, 7407N 04938E,
7350N 04945E, 7345N 05000E, 7336N 05029E, 7325N 05012E,
7324N 05000E, 7320N 04912E, 7250N 04903E, 7230N 04802E,
7214N 04804E, 7156N 04712E, 7130N 04653E.
01110
ICE S TO 7130N 04653E, 7121N 04529E, 7121N 04356E.
01110
ICE E TO 7121N 04356E, 7032N 04429E, 7006N 04427E,
6952N 04334E, 6901N 04334E.
01110-01100
ICE S TO 6901N 04334E, 6900N 04320E, 6857N 04253E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6857N 04253E, 6849N 04245E, 6840N 04235E, 6826N 04236E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS E S/E 17 TO 22 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 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01100
WINDS S/E S 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 190600UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TO 190000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 190000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS N 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 190600UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 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 S/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 190300UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 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 S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 190000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17062
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 190300UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17064
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17071
WINDS N 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 191200UTC S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM
17073
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 191200UTC S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17090
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS TO 190600UTC GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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