SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 14 MARCH 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 141800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01120
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 20 MS
01020
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS E N/E 18 TO 23 MS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M
01100, 01110
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130, 01140
FROM 151200UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 20 MS
17021
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17022
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17023
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17030
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17063
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17064
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17071, 17073
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 141800UTC
LOW 984 HPA 68N 005W MOVING E 8 KMH FILLING
LOW 984 HPA 73N 035E MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1030 HPA 72N 079E STATIONARY INCREASE
HIGH 1028 HPA 75N 100E STATIONARY INCREASE
ICE AT 141200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8021N 00721E, 8028N 01031E, 8031N 01209E,
8044N 01329E, 8058N 01334E, 8118N 01225E, 8159N 01402E,
8144N 01649E, 8149N 01845E, 8158N 02240E.
NANSEN BASIN-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS
N SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE SE TO 8158N 02240E, 8141N 02121E, 8121N 02132E,
8115N 02046E, 8105N 01915E, 8101N 01753E, 8100N 01729E,
8058N 01725E, 8020N 01620E, 8015N 01604E, 8008N 01544E,
8000N 01217E, 7955N 01039E.
A3-B4-A4
ICE E TO 7955N 01039E, 7939N 01000E, 7937N 00956E,
7927N 01000E, 7911N 01006E, 7844N 01013E, 7817N 01110E,
7741N 01234E, 7730N 01302E, 7705N 01403E, 7638N 01532E,
7625N 01635E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7625N 01635E, 7650N 01829E, 7649N 02000E,
7645N 02218E.
B5-B4
ICE SE TO 7645N 02218E, 7626N 02104E, 7617N 02000E,
7603N 01830E, 7520N 01810E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7520N 01810E, 7503N 01929E, 7505N 02000E,
7512N 02209E, 7545N 02459E, 7607N 02634E, 7633N 02751E,
7655N 02746E, 7718N 03000E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7718N 03000E, 7719N 03007E, 7645N 03112E,
7613N 03254E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7613N 03254E, 7629N 03543E, 7623N 03856E,
7657N 04237E, 7713N 04330E, 7715N 04513E, 7647N 04709E,
7558N 04827E, 7548N 04955E, 7549N 05000E, 7619N 05148E,
7652N 05314E, 7713N 05345E, 7729N 05657E, 7712N 05859E,
7705N 06045E.
01010-01120-01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7705N 06045E, 7641N 06059E, 7638N 05810E,
7637N 05515E, 7629N 05402E, 7521N 05115E, 7500N 05139E,
7451N 05149E, 7431N 05109E, 7410N 05000E, 7358N 04923E,
7334N 04959E, 7308N 04947E, 7251N 04842E, 7229N 04752E,
7206N 04802E, 7151N 04717E, 7134N 04717E, 7121N 04659E,
7114N 04517E, 7053N 04431E, 7046N 04320E, 7043N 04245E,
7030N 04217E, 7018N 04320E, 7017N 04324E, 7013N 04320E,
6929N 04245E, 6858N 04229E, 6855N 04226E, 6810N 04147E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
01010, 01120
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01020
WINDS E N/E 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 4.0 TO 5.0 M
01100, 01110
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 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
01130
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 151200UTC S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 151200UTC S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 150600UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 16 TO MINUS 21 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17030
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 29 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 29 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 29 TO MINUS 34 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 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
17090
WINDS E S/E 2 TO 7 MS
AFTER 150600UTC E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
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