SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 17 DECEMBER 2025 AT 1800UTC
PART 1 170600UTC
GALE WARNING
01020
FROM 171800UTC TO 180600UTC
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
FROM 180600UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01100
FROM 171800UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 MS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
01110
FROM 171800UTC TO 180600UTC
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
FROM 180600UTC TO 181800UTC
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
01130
FROM 171800UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 171800UTC
LOW 1000 HPA 63N 024E MOVING E 40 KMH FILLING
LOW 997 HPA 72N 030E MOVING N 20 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1028 HPA 81N 070E STATIONARY INCREASE
LOW 1009 HPA 66N 075E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 1011 HPA 76N 120E STATIONARY FILLING
HIGH 1024 HPA 74N 160E MOVING N 10 KMH WEAKENS
ICE AT 171200UTC
A3-A4-YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 7934N 00846E, 7946N 01000E, 7951N 01038E,
8000N 01030E, 8025N 01005E, 8030N 01020E,
8048N 01113E, 8127N 01143E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8127N 01143E, 8132N 01419E, 8144N 01745E,
8152N 01842E, 8205N 02024E, 8214N 02344E,
8155N 02718E, 8142N 03000E.
A4-A5-B5
ICE E TO 7830N 01935E, 7820N 01952E, 7801N 02000E,
7753N 02003E, 7736N 02009E, 7730N 02025E,
7710N 02117E, 7703N 02249E.
B5-A5
ICE NW TO 7703N 02249E, 7730N 02434E, 7735N 02456E,
7758N 02507E.
A5
ICE SW TO 7758N 02507E, 7830N 02402E, 7842N 02246E,
7847N 02132E.
01020-17290
ICE NW TO 8142N 03000E, 8140N 03016E, 8150N 03132E,
8230N 03242E, 8231N 03245E, 8248N 03624E.
17290
ICE N TO 8248N 03624E, 8253N 04244E, 8253N 04500E,
8258N 04647E.
17290-17010-01020
ICE E TO 8258N 04647E, 8235N 04636E, 8230N 04624E,
8205N 04529E, 8145N 04248E, 8108N 04133E,
8044N 04112E, 8037N 04000E, 8029N 03845E,
8017N 03733E.
01020-17010-01010
ICE NE TO 8017N 03733E, 8010N 03815E, 8012N 04000E,
8013N 04105E, 8000N 04229E, 7945N 04439E,
7943N 04453E, 7923N 04552E, 7904N 04346E,
7849N 04434E, 7826N 04859E, 7819N 05000E,
7809N 05125E, 7757N 05247E, 7745N 05614E,
7729N 05857E, 7732N 06029E.
01010-17030
ICE NW TO 7732N 06029E, 7740N 06310E, 7749N 06451E,
7759N 06534E, 7818N 06602E, 7824N 06812E,
7823N 06957E, 7823N 07000E, 7813N 07056E,
7815N 07213E, 7814N 07307E.
17030-01010
ICE SE TO 7814N 07307E, 7801N 07240E, 7754N 07109E,
7731N 07012E, 7727N 07000E, 7718N 06937E,
7700N 06920E, 7700N 06918E, 7651N 06843E.
01110-01140
ICE E TO 6914N 04817E, 6904N 04801E, 6856N 04802E,
6851N 04803E, 6844N 04812E, 6837N 04841E.
01140
ICE N TO 6837N 04841E, 6836N 04915E, 6840N 04939E,
6850N 04959E, 6857N 05014E, 6903N 05019E,
6905N 05018E.
01120
ICE SE TO 7354N 05411E, 7355N 05354E, 7353N 05312E,
7327N 05318E, 7307N 05250E, 7247N 05209E,
7229N 05140E, 7209N 05100E.
01120-01130
ICE NE TO 7209N 05100E, 7145N 05109E, 7140N 05113E,
7129N 05124E, 7110N 05222E, 7051N 05301E,
7041N 05412E, 7037N 05436E, 7037N 05457E,
7038N 05458E.
17021-17063-17061
ICE NW TO 7045N 05735E, 7048N 05754E, 7056N 05820E,
7113N 05755E, 7135N 05739E, 7159N 05740E,
7200N 05739E, 7218N 05730E, 7240N 05813E,
7258N 05853E, 7317N 05903E, 7341N 05910E,
7348N 05936E, 7355N 06004E, 7402N 06046E.
17061-17063-17021-17023
ICE E TO 7402N 06046E, 7348N 06050E, 7339N 06053E,
7318N 06040E, 7257N 05952E, 7239N 06033E,
7225N 06047E, 7211N 06135E, 7200N 06150E,
7147N 06207E, 7130N 06143E, 7110N 06159E,
7053N 06238E, 7053N 06238E, 7042N 06237E.
17023-17021
ICE S TO 7042N 06237E, 7045N 06139E, 7046N 06126E,
7038N 06007E, 7033N 05931E, 7028N 05927E,
7021N 05922E.
01140
ICE E TO 6955N 05853E, 6954N 05852E, 6940N 05859E.
01140-01130
ICE SW TO 6940N 05859E, 6941N 05811E, 6951N 05728E,
6953N 05718E, 6955N 05616E.
01130-01140-01160
ICE SE TO 6955N 05616E, 6942N 05512E, 6934N 05357E,
6934N 05354E, 6920N 05241E, 6909N 05203E,
6854N 05137E, 6849N 05051E, 6831N 04951E,
6817N 04931E, 6808N 04912E, 6808N 04828E,
6757N 04758E, 6752N 04723E, 6747N 04707E,
6743N 04705E, 6729N 04657E.
01160-01140
ICE W TO 6729N 04657E, 6736N 04632E, 6745N 04650E,
6747N 04651E, 6755N 04658E, 6817N 04634E,
6826N 04617E, 6829N 04554E, 6829N 04553E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 171800UTC TO 181800UTC
01010, 01120
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01020
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 180600UTC S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M AFTER 180600UTC 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01100
WINDS S/E 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.5 M
01110
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M AFTER 180600UTC 4.0 TO 5.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M
01140
WINDS E S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.7 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 180600UTC N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 180600UTC N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 180600UTC N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 181200UTC N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17073
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17090
WINDS N/E E 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 180600UTC N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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