SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 21 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 211800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS E N/E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M
01110
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M
01120
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01140
FROM 211800UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 220600UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/W W 18 TO 23 MS
17022
FROM 211800UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 MS
17023
FROM 220900UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17030
FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17063
FROM 211800UTC TO 220300UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 MS
17071
FROM 220400UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 MS
17073
FROM 220600UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 211800UTC
LOW 976 HPA 78N 025E MOVING E 15 KMH
LOW 974 HPA 80N 005E MOVING W S/W 25 KMH FILLING
LOW 1003 HPA 73N 098E MOVING W 10 KMH DEEPENING
ICE AT 211200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8055N 00608E, 8111N 00934E, 8111N 00941E,
8127N 01016E, 8206N 01138E, 8220N 01448E, 8208N 01703E,
8156N 01837E, 8155N 01839E, 8144N 02050E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SE TO 8144N 02050E, 8120N 02000E, 8113N 01942E,
8105N 01922E, 8048N 01747E, 8021N 01630E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE S TO 8021N 01630E, 8018N 01621E, 8015N 01603E,
8000N 01447E, 7958N 01438E, 8000N 01210E, 7951N 01000E,
7950N 00953E.
A3-A4-B4
ICE E TO 7950N 00953E, 7945N 01000E, 7904N 01050E,
7852N 01017E, 7823N 01059E, 7806N 01150E, 7752N 01240E,
7733N 01307E, 7730N 01315E, 7717N 01346E, 7653N 01323E,
7617N 01456E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7617N 01456E, 7614N 01528E, 7616N 01655E,
7624N 01800E, 7637N 01838E, 7653N 01918E, 7659N 02000E,
7706N 02045E, 7634N 02220E.
B5
ICE E TO 7634N 02220E, 7612N 02205E.
B5-B4
ICE S TO 7613N 02205E, 7601N 02009E, 7601N 02000E,
7600N 01803E, 7550N 01745E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7550N 01745E, 7529N 01818E, 7522N 01901E,
7522N 02000E, 7522N 02131E, 7521N 02306E, 7530N 02348E,
7544N 02428E, 7609N 02604E, 7628N 02708E, 7639N 02735E.
B5-A5
ICE W TO 7639N 02735E, 7649N 02702E, 7701N 02606E,
7724N 02557E, 7730N 02617E, 7737N 02640E.
A5-B5
ICE NE TO 7737N 02640E, 7745N 02816E, 7730N 02917E,
7730N 02919E, 7719N 02954E, 7717N 03000E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7717N 03000E, 7658N 03118E, 7639N 03156E,
7616N 03238E.
01020
ICE N TO 7616N 03238E, 7616N 03323E, 7624N 03511E,
7627N 03604E, 7628N 03659E, 7641N 03824E, 7647N 03925E,
7711N 04147E.
01020
ICE W TO 7711N 04147E, 7747N 04213E, 7803N 04145E,
7818N 04047E, 7843N 03943E, 7906N 04053E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7906N 04053E, 7918N 04255E, 7855N 04517E,
7853N 04807E, 7832N 04951E, 7829N 05000E, 7800N 05121E,
7753N 05323E, 7751N 05523E, 7741N 05810E, 7719N 05905E.
01010-01120-01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7719N 05905E, 7719N 05627E, 7717N 05527E,
7704N 05455E, 7650N 05352E, 7632N 05303E, 7557N 05149E,
7517N 05129E, 7500N 05112E, 7439N 05053E, 7423N 05000E,
7405N 04905E, 7323N 04915E, 7256N 04843E, 7133N 04521E,
7104N 04424E, 7047N 04420E, 7035N 04448E, 7008N 04457E,
6945N 04434E, 6916N 04358E, 6858N 04320E, 6853N 04310E,
6846N 04257E, 6841N 04248E, 6827N 04233E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 211800UTC TO 221800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS E N/E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M
01110
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.5 TO 4.5 M
01120
WINDS S/E S 15 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 220600UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN PRECIPITATION IN FOG 0.2 TO 0.7 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W W 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17021
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 220600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 221200UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM SNOW
17022
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 220600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM
17023
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 220900UTC W N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM SNOW
17030
WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17062
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17063
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 220300UTC E N/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM SNOW LOCALLY FOG
17064
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17071
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 220400UTC GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 220600UTC GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 220900UTC S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 32 TO MINUS 37 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
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