SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 20 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 200600UTC
GALE WARNING
01010
FROM 200600UTC TO 210600UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01020, 01110, 01120
FROM 200600UTC TO 210600UTC
WINDS S/E S 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
FROM 201200UTC TO 210600UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
17023
FROM 200600UTC TO 201200UTC
WINDS E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17030
FROM 210000UTC TO 210600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 200600UTC
LOW 957 HPA 75N 015W MOVING N/E 30 KMH FILLING
LOW 988 HPA 77N 032E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 995 HPA 67N 060E MOVING S/E 10 KMH FILLING
LOW 1000 HPA 68N 105E MOVING N 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1040 HPA 71N 179E MOVING S/E 20 KMH
ICE AT 191200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8031N 00648E, 8052N 00735E, 8038N 00819E,
8041N 00911E, 8047N 01113E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8047N 01113E, 8137N 01054E, 8211N 01128E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8211N 01128E, 8222N 01559E, 8233N 01721E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE E TO 8233N 01721E, 8225N 01800E, 8137N 02112E,
8114N 02017E, 8104N 01954E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE S TO 8104N 01954E, 8043N 01556E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN
ICE E TO 8043N 01556E, 8014N 01604E, 8004N 01607E.
BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-A4
ICE S TO 8004N 01607E, 8000N 01508E, 7955N 01350E,
7956N 01116E,
7946N 01025E.
A4-B4
ICE E TO 7946N 01025E, 7854N 01015E, 7827N 01054E,
7747N 01322E, 7730N 01338E, 7711N 01355E, 7701N 01241E,
7653N 01242E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7653N 01242E, 7633N 01351E, 7615N 01621E,
7625N 01800E, 7704N 01957E, 7703N 02000E, 7701N 02115E,
7701N 02115E.
B5-B4
ICE E TO 7701N 02115E, 7638N 02139E, 7606N 02000E,
7602N 01949E.
B4
ICE S TO 7602N 01949E, 7605N 01721E.
B4
ICE E TO 7605N 01721E, 7526N 01738E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7526N 01738E, 7515N 01940E, 7516N 02000E,
7524N 02334E, 7601N 02537E.
B5
ICE W TO 7601N 02537E, 7648N 02557E, 7702N 02349E,
7721N 02334E.
B5-A5
ICE N TO 7721N 02334E, 7730N 02421E, 7748N 02610E,
7749N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7749N 03000E, 7749N 03149E.
01020
ICE NE TO 7749N 03149E, 7641N 03333E.
01020
ICE N TO 7641N 03333E, 7643N 03536E.
01020
ICE NW TO 7643N 03536E, 7751N 03807E.
01020-01010
ICE N TO 7751N 03807E, 7829N 05000E, 7829N 05017E,
7813N 05104E, 7753N 05503E, 7738N 05840E, 7721N 05945E,
7703N 06206E, 7655N 06326E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7655N 06326E, 7647N 06159E, 7638N 06149E.
01010
ICE SW TO 7638N 06149E, 7652N 06006E.
01010
ICE SE TO 7652N 06006E, 7629N 05857E.
01010
ICE SW TO 7629N 05857E, 7725N 05416E.
01010-01120-01110
ICE E TO 7725N 05416E, 7721N 05350E, 7648N 05343E,
7627N 05238E, 7556N 05123E, 7500N 05037E, 7414N 05003E,
7412N 05000E, 7252N 04809E, 7143N 04702E, 7144N 04703E.
01110
ICE S TO 7144N 04703E, 7130N 04510E, 7120N 04435E.
01110
ICE E TO 7120N 04435E, 7044N 04419E, 7019N 04448E,
6947N 04408E, 6905N 04342E.
01110-01100
ICE SE TO 6905N 04342E, 6901N 04320E, 6858N 04301E.
01100-01240
ICE E TO 6858N 04301E, 6849N 04247E, 6844N 04239E,
6826N 04238E.
01020-01010
ICE E TO 7631N 05108E, 7633N 05013E, 7643N 05000E,
7701N 04934E, 7710N 04956E.
01010-01020
ICE W TO 7710N 04956E, 7709N 05000E, 7658N 05103E,
7637N 05132E, 7631N 05108E, 7631N 05108E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 200600UTC TO 210600UTC
01010
WINDS E S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01020, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E S 17 TO 18 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 4.5 M
01100
WINDS W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 201200UTC S/W S 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 201200UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 201800UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
01140
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 202100UTC E S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 210300UTC S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN PRECIPITATION IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
01240, 01250
WINDS W N/W 15 TO 16 MS
AFTER 201500UTC S/W 15 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17021
WINDS E N/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 210000UTC S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 210000UTC S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM
17023
WINDS E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 201200UTC E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 201800UTC E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 17 TO MINUS 22 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 210000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17062, 17064
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
17063
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 201800UTC S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW LOCALLY FOG
17071
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
17073
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM
17090
WINDS S S/E 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
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