SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 17 MAY 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 170600UTC
GALE WARNING
01130, 01140
FROM 170600UTC TO 180600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17021, 17023
FROM 170600UTC TO 170900UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 170900UTC TO 180600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022
FROM 170600UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 171200UTC TO 180600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 170900UTC TO 180600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17063
FROM 170600UTC TO 180600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17071, 17073
FROM 170900UTC TO 180600UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 170600UTC
LOW 1007 HPA 85N 018W STATIONARY
LOW 1005 HPA 81N 023E MOVING N 15 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 997 HPA 75N 022E MOVING N/E 15 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 996 HPA 71N 043E MOVING N/E 30 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1027 HPA 60N 072E STATIONARY INCREASE
LOW 1014 HPA 76N 094E STATIONARY
LOW 1013 HPA 73N 104E MOVING N/E 15 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1028 HPA 75N 139E MOVING E 5 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 161200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8013N 00734E, 8023N 00800E, 8023N 00956E, 8029N 01027E,
8039N 01123E, 8052N 01136E, 8054N 01404E, 8124N 01405E,
8132N 01749E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-A4
ICE SE TO 8132N 01749E, 8117N 01924E, 8113N 01949E, 8111N 02003E,
8039N 01911E, 8023N 01754E, 8000N 01722E, 7956N 01716E.
A4
ICE S TO 7912N 01611E, 7913N 01547E.
A4
ICE S TO 7929N 01359E, 7927N 01346E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7744N 01353E, 7730N 01337E, 7727N 01334E, 7657N 01445E,
7627N 01441E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7627N 01441E, 7617N 01637E, 7614N 01756E, 7626N 01920E,
7657N 01950E, 7655N 02000E, 7641N 02133E, 7658N 02319E,
7646N 02431E, 7655N 02600E, 7726N 02620E, 7712N 02910E,
7704N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7704N 03000E, 7640N 03225E, 7646N 03523E, 7643N 03743E,
7725N 04004E, 7703N 04241E, 7710N 04428E, 7729N 04435E,
7728N 04540E, 7734N 04620E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7734N 04620E, 7717N 04638E, 7648N 04722E, 7637N 04849E,
7701N 04955E, 7701N 05000E, 7702N 05145E, 7712N 05250E,
7712N 05359E, 7724N 05516E, 7720N 05619E, 7703N 05628E,
7637N 05956E, 7642N 06118E, 7616N 06316E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7612N 06058E, 7613N 06025E, 7604N 05857E, 7541N 05807E.
01010-01120
ICE NW TO 7613N 05718E, 7519N 05608E, 7500N 05500E, 7451N 05428E,
7418N 05055E, 7405N 05014E.
01120-01110-01020-01010
ICE SE TO 7405N 05014E, 7410N 05000E, 7413N 04950E, 7500N 04933E,
7502N 04933E, 7510N 05000E, 7532N 05120E, 7617N 05219E,
7626N 05530E, 7612N 05719E.
01120-01110
ICE SW TO 7155N 05126E, 7203N 05049E, 7221N 05024E, 7229N 05000E,
7234N 04948E, 7221N 04910E.
01110-01120-01130-01140
ICE NE TO 7221N 04910E, 7211N 04943E, 7154N 05000E, 7147N 05006E,
7142N 05028E, 7140N 05028E, 7115N 05028E, 7022N 05215E,
6948N 05410E, 6947N 05509E, 6941N 05521E, 6932N 05538E,
6939N 05734E.
01140-01150
ICE E TO 6939N 05734E, 6858N 05734E, 6852N 05734E.
01140-01150
ICE SW TO 6852N 05734E, 6858N 05657E, 6903N 05618E, 6903N 05533E,
6907N 05511E, 6900N 05425E.
01140
ICE SE TO 6838N 05222E, 6838N 05205E, 6849N 05128E, 6848N 05052E,
6833N 05014E, 6815N 04900E.
01140
ICE NW TO 6815N 04900E, 6803N 04907E, 6803N 04933E, 6818N 05026E,
6816N 05038E.
01140
ICE N TO 6854N 04814E, 6851N 04808E, 6841N 04815E, 6834N 04943E,
6841N 04954E, 6845N 04940E, 6844N 04923E, 6857N 05017E,
6903N 05013E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 170600UTC TO 180600UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100, 01110
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01120
WINDS N N/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01130
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY RAIN
01140
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
01240, 01250
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 170900UTC S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17022
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 171200UTC S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
17023
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 170900UTC S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
17030
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062, 17064
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 170900UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17063
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
17071
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 170900UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 170900UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
17090
WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 171200UTC S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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