SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 16 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 160600UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01120
FROM 160600UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS E S/E 17 TO 20 MS
01020
FROM 160600UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS E N/E 17 MS
01130
FROM 160900UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 161800UTC TO 170000UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 MS
01140
FROM 161500UTC TO 170000UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 170000UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240
FROM 161300UTC TO 162100UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 22 MS
17021
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022
FROM 170000UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 160600UTC TO 161200UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 170000UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 160600UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 160600UTC TO 161200UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 MS
17063
FROM 160600UTC TO 161200UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 MS
17071, 17073
FROM 160600UTC TO 161200UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17090
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 160600UTC
LOW 974 HPA 64N 010W MOVING N/E 30 KMH FILLING
LOW 998 HPA 75N 048E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 1001 HPA 70N 068E MOVING E 30 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1032 HPA 75N 100E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1032 HPA 75N 117E STATIONARY WEAKENS
LOW 1010 HPA 86N 165W MOVING S 20 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 151200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8017N 00727E, 8022N 00748E, 8034N 00838E,
8034N 00952E, 8034N 00953E, 8031N 01135E, 8039N 01338E,
8046N 01411E, 8101N 01357E, 8127N 01223E, 8137N 01306E,
8145N 01405E, 8143N 01529E, 8138N 01646E, 8138N 01726E,
8144N 01836E, 8144N 01851E, 8144N 01951E, 8136N 02047E,
8124N 02128E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N
SPITSBERGEN-A4-A3-YERMAK PLATEAU
ICE SE TO 8124N 02128E, 8115N 02040E, 8114N 02035E,
8106N 01849E, 8106N 01832E, 8103N 01711E, 8050N 01617E,
8050N 01616E, 8041N 01538E, 8035N 01541E, 8027N 01546E,
8025N 01552E, 8016N 01618E, 8015N 01604E, 8006N 01455E,
8004N 01337E, 8000N 01154E, 7959N 01137E, 8000N 01112E,
8000N 01100E, 8000N 01100E, 8000N 01057E, 7954N 01001E,
7954N 01000E, 7946N 00926E, 7937N 00921E, 7927N 00954E,
7919N 01000E, 7913N 01005E, 7901N 01018E, 7852N 01013E,
7847N 01001E.
A4-B4-B5
ICE NE TO 7833N 01022E, 7832N 01033E, 7824N 01055E,
7812N 01124E, 7756N 01157E, 7740N 01231E, 7730N 01252E,
7730N 01253E, 7719N 01325E, 7701N 01413E, 7652N 01438E,
7635N 01536E, 7625N 01509E, 7617N 01542E, 7622N 01642E,
7635N 01742E, 7643N 01847E, 7648N 01941E, 7648N 02000E,
7647N 02126E, 7632N 02129E, 7619N 02106E, 7608N 02000E,
7607N 01955E, 7554N 01823E, 7548N 01803E, 7525N 01756E,
7515N 01813E, 7504N 01902E, 7501N 01936E, 7501N 01955E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7501N 01955E, 7501N 02000E, 7502N 02015E,
7506N 02054E, 7512N 02234E, 7519N 02307E, 7531N 02358E,
7542N 02442E, 7555N 02545E, 7615N 02656E, 7629N 02735E,
7642N 02756E, 7700N 02750E, 7708N 02755E, 7721N 02859E,
7725N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7725N 03000E, 7727N 03034E, 7716N 03017E,
7704N 03018E, 7657N 03054E, 7643N 03125E, 7634N 03233E,
7627N 03351E, 7630N 03540E, 7626N 03752E, 7627N 03920E,
7634N 04019E, 7638N 04043E, 7649N 04142E, 7700N 04248E,
7716N 04335E, 7721N 04434E, 7658N 04643E, 7643N 04709E,
7628N 04741E, 7600N 04821E, 7555N 04849E, 7552N 04954E,
7553N 04959E, 7608N 05120E, 7637N 05246E, 7654N 05324E,
7714N 05342E, 7723N 05506E, 7729N 05652E, 7716N 05830E,
7715N 05941E, 7715N 06055E, 7706N 06144E, 7653N 06216E,
7643N 06228E, 7639N 06236E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7639N 06236E, 7632N 06105E, 7632N 05829E,
7637N 05657E, 7639N 05514E, 7629N 05356E, 7601N 05248E,
7527N 05121E, 7514N 05119E, 7500N 05138E, 7453N 05147E,
7434N 05109E, 7413N 05015E, 7409N 04959E, 7359N 04923E,
7341N 04951E, 7325N 04954E, 7307N 04942E, 7255N 04818E,
7246N 04755E, 7224N 04754E, 7219N 04756E, 7209N 04802E,
7203N 04803E, 7154N 04729E, 7148N 04709E, 7134N 04719E,
7122N 04655E.
01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7122N 04655E, 7121N 04623E, 7130N 04605E,
7128N 04453E, 7059N 04439E, 7059N 04404E, 7101N 04324E,
7059N 04320E, 7055N 04309E, 7046N 04250E, 7036N 04306E,
7035N 04320E, 7034N 04335E, 7023N 04412E, 7010N 04429E,
6952N 04419E, 6942N 04344E, 6939N 04320E, 6938N 04313E,
6927N 04313E, 6918N 04320E, 6915N 04322E, 6909N 04333E,
6902N 04327E, 6901N 04320E, 6901N 04315E, 6850N 04245E,
6845N 04231E, 6834N 04212E, 6812N 04146E, 6811N 04145E,
6810N 04145E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 160600UTC TO 170600UTC
01010, 01120
WINDS E S/E 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01020
WINDS E N/E 17 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 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01100
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01110
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 160900UTC GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 161800UTC W N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 170000UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS S/E S 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 161500UTC S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 170000UTC W N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 161300UTC TO 162100UTC W N/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01250
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 161800UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17022
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 170000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17023
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 161200UTC E N/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 170000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
LOCFLLY MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS S/E E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS E N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 161200UTC E N/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17064
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17073
WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
17090
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 35 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
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