SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 19 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 191800UTC
GALE WARNING
01130
FROM 201200UTC TO 201800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240
FROM 201000UTC TO 201800UTC
WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
01250
FROM 201200UTC TO 201800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 MS
17062
FROM 191800UTC TO 200300UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17064
FROM 191800UTC TO 200600UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 191800UTC
LOW 1014 HPA 83N 020W MOVING E 10 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 1001 HPA 67N 008E MOVING N/E 10 KMH
HIGH 1028 HPA 78N 043E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1035 HPA 68N 057E MOVING E 10 KMH INCREASE
LOW 988 HPA 60N 113E MOVING E 15 KMH FILLING
LOW 1010 HPA 69N 126E MOVING N/E 10 KMH
HIGH 1030 HPA 84N 150E STATIONARY INCREASE
ICE AT 191200UTC
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE N TO 7947N 00824E, 7951N 00843E, 8000N 00904E,
8026N 01009E, 8027N 01039E, 8031N 01142E,
8034N 01308E, 8035N 01335E, 8034N 01456E,
8031N 01543E.
BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE S TO 8031N 01543E, 8028N 01453E, 8022N 01406E,
8007N 01340E, 8004N 01242E, 8010N 01118E,
8009N 01100E, 8007N 01016E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-A4-B4
ICE E TO 8007N 01016E, 8000N 01018E, 7949N 01021E,
7926N 01027E, 7904N 01016E, 7854N 01003E,
7840N 01017E, 7827N 01043E, 7811N 01138E,
7755N 01221E, 7732N 01241E, 7730N 01241E,
7725N 01241E, 7702N 01302E, 7643N 01245E,
7635N 01253E.
B4
ICE NE TO 7635N 01253E, 7626N 01351E, 7622N 01509E,
7619N 01614E, 7619N 01740E, 7617N 01840E,
7611N 01901E.
B4
ICE SE TO 7611N 01901E, 7606N 01805E, 7555N 01647E,
7537N 01602E.
B4-C4
ICE E TO 7537N 01602E, 7507N 01558E, 7500N 01558E,
7430N 01558E, 7412N 01711E.
C4-C5
ICE N TO 7412N 01711E, 7404N 01822E, 7401N 01943E,
7404N 02000E, 7407N 02016E, 7427N 02107E,
7442N 02205E, 7444N 02255E.
C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7444N 02255E, 7500N 02328E, 7502N 02333E,
7529N 02424E, 7541N 02503E, 7559N 02647E.
B5
ICE N TO 7559N 02647E, 7603N 02829E, 7600N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7600N 03000E, 7600N 03017E, 7600N 03159E,
7554N 03405E, 7557N 03556E, 7624N 03852E,
7639N 04225E, 7632N 04336E, 7625N 04413E.
01020
ICE W TO 7625N 04413E, 7630N 04445E, 7705N 04537E,
7713N 04555E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7713N 04555E, 7700N 04637E, 7644N 04702E,
7620N 04721E, 7605N 04813E, 7553N 04934E,
7555N 05000E, 7557N 05038E.
01010
ICE W TO 7557N 05038E, 7616N 05152E, 7637N 05237E,
7655N 05312E, 7720N 05252E, 7731N 05228E,
7740N 05120E, 7746N 05053E.
01010
ICE N TO 7746N 05053E, 7749N 05234E, 7744N 05511E,
7736N 05648E, 7741N 05858E, 7724N 06103E,
7709N 06216E, 7706N 06332E, 7658N 06459E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7658N 06459E, 7647N 06313E, 7648N 06143E,
7639N 06013E, 7619N 05829E, 7606N 05702E,
7543N 05508E, 7520N 05416E, 7500N 05418E,
7456N 05419E, 7441N 05246E, 7431N 05148E,
7347N 05032E, 7259N 05003E, 7256N 05000E,
7234N 04934E, 7220N 04840E, 7204N 04826E.
01110-01130
ICE NE TO 7204N 04826E, 7137N 04850E, 7113N 04937E,
7110N 05000E, 7106N 05035E, 7102N 05114E,
7048N 05100E, 7030N 05122E, 7017N 05208E,
7007N 05250E, 6958N 05345E.
01130-01110
ICE S TO 6958N 05345E, 6951N 05308E, 6951N 05219E,
6948N 05134E, 6941N 05040E, 6938N 05017E,
6940N 05000E, 6944N 04922E, 6944N 04843E,
6937N 04737E, 6931N 04658E, 6925N 04641E.
01110
ICE E TO 6925N 04641E, 6912N 04640E, 6858N 04655E.
01110-01100
ICE S TO 6858N 04655E, 6902N 04618E, 6906N 04536E,
6909N 04515E, 6908N 04412E, 6909N 04323E,
6910N 04320E, 6915N 04249E, 6919N 04206E,
6916N 04142E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6916N 04142E, 6907N 04139E, 6901N 04137E,
6840N 04150E, 6819N 04210E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 191800UTC TO 201800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS S/W S 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100, 01110
WINDS E S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01120
WINDS E S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 201200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
01140
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 200900UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
01240
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 201000UTC S/E E 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01250
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 201200UTC S/E 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17021
WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 200600UTC S S/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 201200UTC W S/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17023
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 200600UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 200600UTC W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS TO 200300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 200600UTC W S/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17064
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS TO 200600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 200900UTC N N/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17073
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17090
WINDS N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 200600UTC N N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW
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