SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 28 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 280600UTC
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01120
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100, 01110
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
FROM 280600UTC TO 010000UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 280600UTC TO 010000UTC
WINDS S/E E GUSTS 17 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 280600UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 280600UTC
LOW 982 HPA 70N 002W MOVING W N/W 10 KMH FILLING
LOW 1005 HPA 65N 034E MOVING E 30 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1053 HPA 78N 133E STATIONARY
ICE AT 271200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8037N 00644E, 8042N 00902E, 8044N 01013E,
8052N 01307E, 8104N 01611E, 8115N 01710E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8115N 01710E, 8102N 01756E, 8033N 01928E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8033N 01928E, 8011N 01608E, 8008N 01544E,
8003N 01231E, 8000N 01204E, 7947N 01009E.
A4-B4-C4
ICE E TO 7947N 01009E, 7853N 01005E, 7825N 01058E,
7750N 01207E, 7730N 01300E, 7652N 01430E,
7606N 01651E, 7548N 01619E, 7500N 01653E,
7453N 01658E, 7414N 01850E.
C4-C5-B5
ICE NW TO 7414N 01850E, 7422N 01950E, 7424N 02000E,
7455N 02244E, 7500N 02301E, 7543N 02558E,
7535N 02713E, 7632N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7632N 03000E, 7638N 03021E, 7606N 03524E,
7632N 03719E, 7642N 04130E, 7818N 04648E,
7820N 04857E, 7808N 04950E, 7808N 05000E,
7751N 05547E, 7753N 05740E, 7744N 05848E,
7800N 06007E, 7759N 06120E, 7811N 06226E,
7807N 06329E, 7805N 06515E.
01010-01120-01110-01130
ICE SE TO 7805N 06515E, 7723N 06647E, 7712N 06431E,
7726N 06304E, 7713N 06138E, 7635N 06028E,
7616N 05811E, 7633N 05641E, 7624N 05606E,
7528N 05408E, 7500N 05335E, 7444N 05317E,
7240N 05000E, 7231N 04948E, 7159N 05000E,
7140N 05007E, 7134N 05009E, 7058N 05051E.
01130-01110-01100-01240
ICE S TO 7058N 05051E, 7038N 05000E, 7026N 04934E,
7022N 04723E, 6945N 04550E, 7022N 04404E,
7013N 04320E, 7002N 04227E, 6932N 04148E,
6905N 04146E, 6903N 04145E, 6832N 04109E,
6752N 04049E.
01110
ICE SW TO 7135N 04712E, 7135N 04723E, 7145N 04725E,
7148N 04741E, 7155N 04744E.
01110
ICE SE TO 7155N 04744E, 7147N 04705E, 7135N 04712E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 280600UTC TO 010600UTC
01010, 01020, 01120
WINDS S/E 17 MS
AFTER 281800UTC S/E 11 TO 16 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 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100, 01110
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 281800UTC S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 010000UTC S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW
01140
WINDS S/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 010000UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 281800UTC S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS E S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17022
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17023
WINDS E S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17030
WINDS S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17062, 17064
WINDS E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17063
WINDS E S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG
17071
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17073
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
17090
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 1 TO 6 KM
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