SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 11 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 110600UTC
WARNING NIL
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 110600UTC
LOW 964 HPA 64N 010W MOVING N N/E 30 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 993 HPA 70N 053E MOVING S/E 40 KMH FILLING
LOW 998 HPA 72N 074E MOVING E 20 KMH FILLING
LOW 987 HPA 68N 111E MOVING N/E 10 KMH
HIGH 1047 HPA 55N 178E MOVING E 10 KMH WEAKENS
ICE AT 101200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8020N 00703E, 8026N 01045E, 8028N 01146E,
8028N 01224E, 8033N 01250E, 8045N 01410E, 8045N 01413E.
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8045N 01413E, 8112N 01157E, 8226N 01129E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE NE TO 8226N 01129E, 8209N 01744E, 8211N 01817E,
8226N 02152E, 8219N 02525E.
NANSEN BASIN
ICE E TO 8219N 02525E, 8153N 02711E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SE TO 8153N 02711E, 8121N 02146E, 8118N 02149E,
8050N 02212E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3
ICE S TO 8050N 02212E, 8058N 01945E, 8049N 01636E,
8022N 01616E, 8020N 01558E, 8000N 01346E, 7957N 01330E,
7958N 01037E, 7951N 01000E, 7946N 00938E.
A3-A4-B4
ICE E TO 7946N 00938E, 7931N 01000E, 7931N 01000E,
7904N 01054E, 7851N 01001E, 7814N 01114E, 7802N 01257E,
7730N 01329E, 7705N 01353E, 7617N 01617E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7617N 01620E, 7621N 01855E, 7643N 02000E,
7649N 02018E, 7645N 02130E, 7710N 02403E.
B5-B4-C4
ICE E TO 7710N 02403E, 7652N 02313E, 7639N 02322E,
7613N 02209E, 7604N 02000E, 7557N 01832E, 7513N 01809E,
7500N 01900E, 7450N 01936E, 7418N 01933E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7418N 01933E, 7415N 01952E, 7418N 02000E,
7459N 02153E, 7500N 02309E, 7500N 02311E, 7618N 02821E,
7648N 02753E, 7719N 02857E.
B5
ICE N TO 7719N 02857E, 7709N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7709N 03000E, 7653N 03133E, 7625N 03139E,
7621N 03439E, 7703N 03644E, 7656N 03829E, 7706N 04310E,
7725N 04248E, 7728N 04328E, 7736N 04409E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7736N 04409E, 7728N 04533E, 7709N 04733E,
7634N 04812E, 7616N 04857E, 7612N 05000E, 7605N 05153E.
01010
ICE W TO 7605N 05153E, 7629N 05327E, 7649N 05352E,
7732N 05258E.
01010
ICE N TO 7732N 05258E, 7751N 05537E, 7731N 05833E,
7745N 06206E.
01010
ICE E TO 7745N 06206E, 7719N 06154E, 7656N 06210E,
7641N 06323E.
01010
ICE S TO 7641N 06323E, 7629N 05837E, 7644N 05650E,
7637N 05459E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7637N 05459E, 7624N 05430E, 7613N 05433E,
7604N 05503E, 7551N 05434E, 7547N 05356E, 7521N 05245E,
7513N 05245E.
01010
ICE N TO 7513N 05245E, 7509N 05316E, 7523N 05413E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7523N 05413E, 7513N 05419E, 7500N 05353E,
7411N 05217E, 7406N 05136E, 7352N 05106E, 7322N 05109E,
7304N 05000E, 7300N 04945E, 7244N 04926E, 7231N 04823E,
7133N 04925E.
01110-01100
ICE S TO 7133N 04925E, 7108N 04644E, 7120N 04516E,
7039N 04321E, 7039N 04320E, 7041N 04239E.
01100-01240-01170
ICE E TO 7041N 04239E, 7036N 04228E, 7023N 04306E,
7004N 04301E, 6944N 04310E, 6908N 04234E, 6850N 04244E,
6837N 04250E, 6822N 04211E, 6812N 04205E, 6804N 04201E,
6758N 04135E, 6748N 04134E, 6738N 04141E, 6729N 04125E.
01170-01240
ICE W TO 6729N 04125E, 6732N 04110E, 6744N 04112E,
6748N 04103E, 6750N 04058E, 6754N 04029E, 6753N 04023E.
01110
ICE E TO 7136N 04740E, 7141N 04722E, 7151N 04732E,
7151N 04750E.
01110
ICE W TO 7136N 04740E, 7139N 04803E, 7148N 04803E,
7151N 04750E.
C5
ICE E TO 7439N 02332E, 7442N 02323E, 7450N 02329E,
7450N 02341E.
C5
ICE W TO 7439N 02332E, 7440N 02348E, 7448N 02353E,
7450N 02340E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 110600UTC TO 120600UTC
01010, 01020, 01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS N/E N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01130
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 111200UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 111800UTC N/E E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 120000UTC S/E E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01140
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 111800UTC N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES WEAK SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 111200UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 120000UTC N/W N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 111200UTC E N/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 111800UTC N/E N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 24 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 111800UTC N/E N 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 120000UTC N/W N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17030
WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17062
WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 111200UTC S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 111800UTC E N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17063
WINDS N/E E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 111800UTC N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17064
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17071
WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 111200UTC S/E E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 120000UTC N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S/W S 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 111200UTC S S/E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 120000UTC N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 M LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17090
WINDS S S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 111800UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
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