SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 16 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 161800UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01100
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01110, 01120
FROM 161800UTC TO 162100UTC
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
01240, 01250
FROM 161800UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS N N/W 17 MS
17030
FROM 170000UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17063
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17073
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17090
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 161800UTC
HIGH 1014 HPA 59N 029E STATIONARY
LOW 996 HPA 70N 053E MOVING S/E 15 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 983 HPA 65N 075E MOVING N/E 40 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1037 HPA 85N 105E MOVING W 10 KMH
ICE AT 161200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-B4-C4-B5
ICE E TO 8005N 00752E, 8012N 00848E, 8011N 01003E,
8010N 01100E, 8009N 01129E, 8003N 01100E, 8000N 01046E,
7957N 01034E, 7940N 01011E, 7927N 01017E, 7855N 01009E,
7843N 01020E, 7825N 01056E, 7811N 01155E, 7802N 01312E,
7750N 01249E, 7730N 01308E, 7729N 01308E, 7717N 01320E,
7705N 01332E, 7649N 01408E, 7640N 01357E, 7635N 01418E,
7626N 01425E, 7614N 01503E, 7611N 01550E, 7612N 01645E,
7619N 01727E, 7632N 01900E, 7629N 02000E, 7628N 02020E,
7621N 02029E, 7620N 02030E, 7616N 02000E, 7601N 01817E,
7552N 01708E, 7523N 01618E, 7500N 01620E, 7500N 01620E,
7441N 01617E, 7425N 01622E, 7405N 01722E.
C5-B5-C4
ICE NW TO 7405N 01722E, 7400N 01826E, 7402N 01925E,
7409N 02000E, 7417N 02043E, 7435N 02140E, 7447N 02232E,
7500N 02312E, 7502N 02317E, 7520N 02405E, 7543N 02524E,
7559N 02632E, 7610N 02803E, 7610N 02803E.
B5
ICE N TO 7610N 02803E, 7605N 02942E, 7605N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7605N 03000E, 7606N 03120E, 7611N 03212E,
7604N 03311E, 7603N 03436E, 7602N 03616E, 7609N 03756E,
7611N 03905E, 7626N 04151E, 7636N 04325E, 7642N 04424E,
7656N 04606E, 7630N 04659E, 7615N 04741E, 7555N 04846E,
7552N 04855E, 7545N 04948E, 7547N 04959E, 7556N 05049E,
7605N 05127E, 7622N 05200E, 7642N 05236E, 7739N 05259E,
7757N 05341E, 7801N 05551E, 7805N 05741E, 7803N 06010E,
7750N 06224E, 7745N 06317E, 7720N 06240E, 7715N 06241E,
7712N 06323E, 7717N 06602E, 7709N 06630E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE SE TO 7709N 06630E, 7701N 06559E, 7651N 06511E,
7647N 06339E, 7638N 06143E, 7632N 05930E, 7612N 05820E,
7553N 05624E, 7535N 05616E, 7523N 05440E, 7500N 05502E,
7457N 05505E, 7431N 05416E, 7426N 05252E, 7419N 05152E,
7403N 05122E, 7351N 05134E, 7336N 05056E, 7256N 05038E,
7240N 05014E, 7232N 04959E, 7201N 04908E, 7154N 04911E,
7135N 04959E, 7133N 05003E, 7108N 05009E.
01120-01140
ICE NE TO 7108N 05009E, 7107N 05018E, 7101N 05044E,
7101N 05125E, 7052N 05211E, 7036N 05245E, 7018N 05334E,
7008N 05434E.
01140-01130-01110-01100-01240
ICE S TO 7008N 05434E, 6954N 05317E, 6948N 05240E,
6946N 05219E, 6933N 05102E, 6936N 05044E, 6941N 04942E,
6941N 04914E, 6941N 04838E, 6933N 04752E, 6924N 04724E,
6919N 04721E, 6917N 04749E, 6920N 04809E, 6904N 04748E,
6856N 04747E, 6844N 04808E, 6850N 04715E, 6856N 04559E,
6903N 04454E, 6855N 04423E, 6855N 04400E, 6856N 04320E,
6856N 04320E, 6902N 04254E, 6853N 04237E, 6852N 04236E,
6836N 04213E, 6825N 04211E, 6820N 04212E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS E N/E 13 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100
WINDS E N/E 13 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01110, 01120
WINDS E N/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
QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
AFTER 162100UTC SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01140
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS N N/W 17 MS
AFTER 171200UTC N N/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 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS E N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 170600UTC E N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17030
WINDS E N/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 170000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS TO 170600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17064
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17071
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17073
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 170600UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17090
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
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