SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 08 MARCH 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 080600UTC
GALE WARNING
01020, 01100
FROM 080600UTC TO 090600UTC
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
FROM 082100UTC TO 090600UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 080900UTC TO 090000UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 080600UTC TO 081800UTC
WINDS S/E S 18 TO 23 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 080600UTC
LOW 987 HPA 76N 013W MOVING N N/E 30 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1031 HPA 68N 042E MOVING S S/W 10 KMH
HIGH 1025 HPA 78N 050E MOVING S 10 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 1017 HPA 73N 069E MOVING S/W 15 KMH
LOW 1021 HPA 75N 110E STATIONARY FILLING
LOW 1022 HPA 72N 124E MOVING N/E 15 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1031 HPA 71N 152E MOVING S/E 10 KMH
ICE AT 071200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8004N 00752E, 8013N 00846E, 8029N 01007E,
8030N 01021E, 8036N 01145E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8036N 01145E, 8053N 01229E, 8109N 01248E,
8133N 01249E, 8151N 01212E, 8211N 01211E,
8229N 01235E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE NE TO 8229N 01235E, 8213N 01407E, 8204N 01552E,
8202N 01812E, 8201N 01829E, 8200N 01951E,
8206N 02327E, 8203N 02615E, 8159N 02738E.
NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE SE TO 8159N 02738E, 8135N 02614E, 8127N 02553E,
8113N 02517E, 8102N 02452E, 8042N 02355E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-YERMAK PLATEAU-A3
ICE S TO 8042N 02355E, 8044N 02244E, 8100N 02044E,
8057N 01915E, 8051N 01717E, 8039N 01616E,
8029N 01548E, 8020N 01528E, 8007N 01348E,
8003N 01156E, 8003N 01100E, 8003N 01015E,
8000N 00950E, 7958N 00931E.
A3-A4-B4
ICE E TO 7958N 00931E, 7944N 01000E, 7944N 01001E,
7913N 01033E, 7857N 01018E, 7841N 01024E,
7820N 01109E, 7800N 01225E, 7735N 01309E,
7730N 01311E, 7722N 01315E, 7709N 01322E,
7655N 01341E, 7624N 01640E.
B4-B5
ICE N TO 7624N 01640E, 7632N 01723E, 7654N 01832E,
7700N 01859E, 7653N 02000E, 7652N 02010E,
7644N 02116E, 7650N 02208E, 7657N 02256E.
B5
ICE NE TO 7657N 02256E, 7642N 02318E, 7628N 02339E.
B5-B4
ICE S TO 7628N 02339E, 7628N 02250E, 7628N 02217E,
7614N 02134E, 7606N 02029E, 7603N 02000E,
7601N 01937E, 7600N 01841E, 7551N 01817E.
B4
ICE E TO 7551N 01817E, 7527N 01832E, 7507N 01911E,
7503N 01937E.
B4-B5
ICE NW TO 7503N 01937E, 7503N 02000E, 7501N 02048E,
7506N 02136E, 7517N 02306E, 7533N 02441E,
7548N 02537E, 7604N 02623E, 7619N 02726E,
7628N 02759E, 7645N 02829E, 7700N 02903E,
7705N 02933E, 7703N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 7703N 03000E, 7701N 03025E, 7647N 03122E,
7639N 03237E, 7631N 03414E, 7627N 03544E,
7632N 03710E, 7632N 03811E, 7635N 04017E,
7636N 04231E, 7643N 04344E, 7651N 04421E,
7657N 04514E, 7711N 04622E, 7716N 04744E.
01020-01010
ICE NE TO 7716N 04744E, 7704N 04745E, 7638N 04821E,
7629N 04854E, 7619N 05000E, 7614N 05028E,
7608N 05125E, 7611N 05147E.
01010
ICE W TO 7611N 05147E, 7623N 05218E, 7636N 05251E,
7653N 05328E, 7658N 05350E, 7703N 05412E,
7710N 05407E, 7720N 05352E, 7729N 05338E,
7739N 05324E.
01010
ICE NE TO 7739N 05324E, 7741N 05408E, 7744N 05604E,
7741N 05707E, 7732N 05813E, 7722N 05852E,
7714N 05954E, 7712N 06058E, 7708N 06126E,
7654N 06141E.
01010
ICE S TO 7654N 06141E, 7648N 06048E, 7640N 05938E,
7638N 05830E, 7637N 05723E, 7634N 05636E,
7643N 05536E, 7644N 05459E, 7645N 05432E,
7636N 05332E.
01010-01120-01110-01100-01240
ICE SE TO 7636N 05332E, 7626N 05317E, 7617N 05334E,
7606N 05431E, 7555N 05434E, 7536N 05339E,
7527N 05254E, 7511N 05229E, 7500N 05243E,
7456N 05248E, 7442N 05230E, 7424N 05154E,
7400N 05117E, 7352N 05105E, 7332N 05048E,
7312N 05016E, 7302N 05000E, 7247N 04938E,
7233N 04848E, 7219N 04813E, 7208N 04801E,
7200N 04733E, 7150N 04720E, 7140N 04729E,
7129N 04741E, 7118N 04714E, 7114N 04633E,
7117N 04546E, 7113N 04516E, 7103N 04441E,
7100N 04401E, 7101N 04327E, 7100N 04320E,
7059N 04302E, 7046N 04250E, 7030N 04246E,
7024N 04236E, 7018N 04226E, 6958N 04213E,
6947N 04150E, 6939N 04111E, 6934N 04030E,
6926N 04027E, 6901N 04017E, 6835N 04016E,
6823N 04000E.
E6
ICE SE TO 6823N 04000E, 6817N 03953E, 6808N 03951E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 080600UTC TO 090600UTC
01010, 01110, 01120
WINDS N/W N 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 081800UTC S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01020, 01100
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 7 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 N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 081200UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 081800UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 082100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 27 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01140
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 080900UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 090000UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 22 TO MINUS 27 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 32 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E S 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 081800UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW
SLOWLY ICE ACCRETION SHIPS
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.5 M
17021
WINDS N/W N 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 090000UTC N N/E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17022
WINDS S/W S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 081800UTC S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 082100UTC E N/E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17023
WINDS S/W W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 080900UTC W N/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17030
WINDS N/E E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 081200UTC S/E E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 18 TO MINUS 23 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17062
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 082100UTC E N/E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 26 TO MINUS 31 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17063
WINDS N/E E 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17064
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 081800UTC E N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 28 TO MINUS 33 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17071
WINDS S/W S 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 081500UTC E N/E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 33 TO MINUS 38 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17073
WINDS N/W W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 33 TO MINUS 38 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
17090
WINDS S/E E 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 35 TO MINUS 40 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
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