SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 18 APRIL 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 181800UTC
WARNING NIL
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 181800UTC
LOW 1004 HPA 63N 003W MOVING N/E 10 KMH FILLING
LOW 1005 HPA 85N 015E MOVING S/E 10 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1031 HPA 68N 037E MOVING W 10 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 1018 HPA 70N 059E MOVING S S/W 20 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1029 HPA 75N 106E STATIONARY INCREASE
HIGH 1033 HPA 74N 131E STATIONARY INCREASE
ICE AT 181200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8025N 00708E, 8034N 00954E, 8036N 01033E,
8100N 01308E, 8107N 01320E, 8113N 01626E,
8125N 01915E, 8130N 02040E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE SE TO 8130N 02040E, 8115N 02041E, 8111N 02042E,
8028N 01833E, 8009N 01609E, 8002N 01517E,
8000N 01453E, 7956N 01408E, 7954N 01016E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7954N 01016E, 7907N 01055E, 7839N 01137E,
7810N 01252E, 7730N 01336E, 7712N 01355E,
7655N 01437E, 7619N 01659E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7619N 01659E, 7629N 01807E, 7645N 01844E,
7642N 02000E, 7638N 02119E, 7642N 02154E,
7647N 02354E.
B5
ICE SE TO 7647N 02354E, 7612N 02432E, 7559N 02349E,
7559N 02233E, 7526N 02250E.
B5
ICE NW TO 7526N 02250E, 7537N 02439E, 7643N 02744E,
7708N 02843E, 7711N 03000E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7711N 03000E, 7711N 03004E, 7739N 03203E,
7715N 03213E, 7637N 03335E, 7628N 03455E,
7638N 03651E, 7623N 03851E, 7627N 04103E,
7654N 04412E, 7718N 04538E, 7730N 04817E,
7718N 05000E, 7717N 05006E, 7720N 05200E,
7712N 05315E, 7737N 05616E, 7740N 05758E.
01010-01120-01110-01130-01140
ICE E TO 7740N 05758E, 7657N 05950E, 7634N 06057E,
7622N 05859E, 7633N 05708E, 7622N 05242E,
7559N 05130E, 7500N 05121E, 7421N 05115E,
7358N 05000E, 7352N 04940E, 7342N 04845E,
7331N 04918E, 7334N 05000E, 7339N 05107E,
7216N 05013E, 7152N 05005E, 7140N 05016E,
7121N 05033E, 7049N 05125E, 7008N 05315E,
6950N 05313E, 6929N 05252E, 6920N 05243E.
01140
ICE S TO 6920N 05243E, 6851N 05133E, 6848N 05051E,
6907N 05019E.
01140-01110-01100-01240
ICE S TO 6852N 04808E, 6835N 04824E, 6830N 04800E,
6840N 04724E, 6833N 04652E, 6838N 04609E,
6839N 04556E, 6850N 04531E, 6843N 04524E,
6843N 04457E, 6848N 04503E, 6858N 04445E,
6903N 04431E, 6854N 04356E, 6857N 04320E,
6858N 04309E, 6855N 04226E, 6855N 04224E,
6850N 04215E, 6846N 04214E, 6843N 04220E,
6835N 04216E, 6828N 04239E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
01010, 01020, 01120
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100, 01110
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS N N/W 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 190600UTC N N/E 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01140
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
01240
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
FROM 180900UTC TO 181800UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 190600UTC N/E E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17022
WINDS S S/E 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 191200UTC S S/W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17023
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 190000UTC S S/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17030
WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 190600UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS S/W S 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N/E N 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 190000UTC S/E S 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 190600UTC S/W S 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17064
WINDS S/W W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 13 TO MINUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
17071
WINDS S/E S 3 TO 8 MS AFTER 190600UTC S/W S 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 14 TO MINUS 19 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17073
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 14 TO MINUS 19 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17090
WINDS N/E N 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
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