SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 21 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 210600UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01120
FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100, 01110
FROM 210600UTC TO 211800UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01240, 01250
FROM 211800UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 211000UTC TO 211800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 MS
17021, 17023
FROM 211000UTC TO 211800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 MS
17022
FROM 211000UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 MS
17030
FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17063
FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 210600UTC
LOW 969 HPA 73N 012E MOVING S 15 KMH FILLING
LOW 974 HPA 78N 013E MOVING E
LOW 971 HPA 80N 023E MOVING N 15 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 1006 HPA 75N 104E MOVING N/W 30 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1041 HPA 70N 167W MOVING N/E 20 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 201200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8035N 00643E, 8042N 00733E, 8056N 00652E,
8057N 00753E, 8035N 00904E, 8032N 01006E, 8031N 01029E,
8036N 01233E.
LITKE TROUGH-YERMAK PLATEAU-NANSEN BASIN
ICE W TO 8036N 01233E, 8107N 01125E, 8150N 01307E,
8209N 01147E, 8218N 01051E, 8222N 01022E, 8231N 00915E,
8239N 00942E.
NANSEN BASIN-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8239N 00942E, 8234N 01249E, 8232N 01309E,
8210N 01632E, 8158N 01833E, 8151N 01940E, 8121N 02046E,
8116N 02048E, 8058N 02055E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SE TO 8058N 02055E, 8053N 01817E, 8033N 01646E,
8014N 01638E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE S TO 8014N 01638E, 8009N 01610E, 8000N 01521E,
7951N 01433E, 7958N 01307E, 8000N 01211E, 8001N 01151E,
8000N 01140E, 7951N 01000E, 7950N 00941E.
A3-A4-B4
ICE E TO 7950N 00941E, 7938N 01000E, 7859N 01059E,
7854N 01015E, 7827N 01059E, 7730N 01304E, 7712N 01340E,
7653N 01307E, 7616N 01514E, 7616N 01515E.
B4
ICE N TO 7616N 01515E, 7615N 01704E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7615N 01704E, 7659N 01950E, 7700N 02000E,
7707N 02059E.
B5
ICE NE TO 7707N 02059E, 7645N 02139E, 7621N 02249E.
B5-B4
ICE S TO 7621N 02249E, 7610N 02124E, 7558N 02043E,
7559N 02000E, 7600N 01801E.
B4
ICE E TO 7600N 01801E, 7553N 01750E, 7523N 01823E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7523N 01823E, 7519N 02000E, 7516N 02100E,
7524N 02326E, 7606N 02622E.
B5
ICE W TO 7606N 02622E, 7642N 02728E, 7713N 02525E.
B5-A5
ICE NW TO 7713N 02525E, 7730N 02554E, 7732N 02558E.
A5
ICE N TO 7732N 02558E, 7744N 02801E, 7745N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7745N 03000E, 7746N 03140E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7746N 03140E, 7644N 03348E.
01020
ICE N TO 7644N 03348E, 7644N 03820E, 7706N 04131E.
01020
ICE W TO 7706N 04131E, 7746N 04128E, 7821N 03805E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7821N 03805E, 7915N 04132E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7915N 04132E, 7852N 04512E, 7856N 04728E,
7823N 05000E, 7801N 05131E.
01010
ICE N TO 7801N 05131E, 7749N 05516E, 7743N 05844E.
01010
ICE E TO 7743N 05844E, 7730N 05929E, 7719N 05911E.
01010
ICE S TO 7719N 05911E, 7719N 05631E, 7730N 05432E.
01010-01120
ICE E TO 7730N 05432E, 7701N 05415E, 7612N 05134E,
7500N 05102E, 7438N 05053E, 7433N 05017E, 7412N 05001E.
01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7412N 05001E, 7412N 05001E, 7400N 04827E.
01110
ICE NE TO 7400N 04827E, 7339N 04859E.
01110
ICE E TO 7339N 04859E, 7157N 04640E, 7110N 04432E,
7031N 04434E, 6956N 04454E, 6938N 04404E, 6908N 04352E.
01110-01100
ICE SE TO 6908N 04352E, 6901N 04320E, 6858N 04306E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6858N 04306E, 6849N 04247E, 6845N 04239E, 6827N 04239E.
01010
ICE E TO 7633N 05126E, 7633N 05101E, 7646N 05040E, 7649N 05056E.
01010
ICE W TO 7649N 05056E, 7647N 05121E, 7635N 05136E, 7633N 05126E.
B4
ICE E TO 7632N 01909E, 7632N 01903E, 7635N 01902E, 7637N 01910E.
B4
ICE W TO 7637N 01910E, 7636N 01919E, 7633N 01915E, 7632N 01909E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 210600UTC TO 220600UTC
01010, 01020, 01120
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100, 01110
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 211000UTC GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 211800UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 211800UTC S/W W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 211000UTC GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 211800UTC S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 211000UTC GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM
17023
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 211000UTC GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 211800UTC S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK 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 S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17063
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17064
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17071
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 211800UTC 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17073
WINDS E N/E 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 211800UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17090
WINDS S/E E 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
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