FQRS01 RUSP 201425 SECURITY WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE ST PETERSBURG ON THE 20 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 1800UTC PART 1 AT 201800UTC GALE WARNING 01010, 01020, 01100 FROM 201800UTC TO 211800UTC SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M 01110, 01120 FROM 201800UTC TO 211800UTC WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M 01130, 01140 FROM 201800UTC TO 211800UTC WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS 01240, 01250 FROM 210600UTC TO 211800UTC WINDS S S/E 17 TO 20 MS 17030 FROM 210600UTC TO 211800UTC WINDS S S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS PART 2 SYNOPSIS AT 201800UTC LOW 992 HPA 67N 012E MOVING N/E 20 KMH DEEPENING LOW 1006 HPA 70N 033E STATIONARY DEEPENING HIGH 1036 HPA 77N 082E MOVING N/E 20 KMH INCREASE HIGH 1036 HPA 83N 110E MOVING S/W 30 KMH INCREASE LOW 990 HPA 51N 162E MOVING N/E 20 KMH FILLING ICE AT 201200UTC YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH ICE N TO 8020N 00722E, 8028N 01037E, 8031N 01213E, 8045N 01510E. BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-A4 ICE SE TO 8045N 01510E, 8043N 01500E, 8026N 01357E, 8000N 01505E, 7957N 01512E, 7959N 01012E, 7908N 01044E, 7850N 01010E. A4-B4-C4 ICE NE TO 7850N 01010E, 7819N 01103E, 7803N 01305E, 7744N 01239E, 7730N 01251E, 7722N 01259E, 7655N 01251E, 7622N 01421E, 7613N 01650E, 7617N 01810E, 7557N 01611E, 7519N 01518E, 7500N 01532E, 7439N 01547E, 7411N 01745E, 7410N 01944E. C4-C5-B5 ICE NW TO 7410N 01944E, 7414N 02000E, 7455N 02315E, 7500N 02324E, 7538N 02444E, 7622N 03000E. 01020 ICE N TO 7622N 03000E, 7623N 03015E, 7611N 03325E, 7622N 03649E, 7642N 03706E, 7634N 03959E, 7621N 04058E, 7630N 04146E, 7636N 04310E, 7620N 04349E, 7626N 04458E, 7707N 04558E. 01020 ICE NE TO 7707N 04558E, 7616N 04713E, 7604N 04808E, 7549N 04946E, 7550N 05000E. 01010 ICE NW TO 7550N 05000E, 7557N 05130E, 7651N 05334E, 7726N 05321E, 7740N 05118E, 7750N 05148E. 01010 ICE NE TO 7750N 05148E, 7743N 05214E, 7724N 05806E, 7726N 06039E, 7651N 06226E, 7634N 06231E. 01010-01120-01110 ICE SE TO 7634N 06231E, 7632N 06034E, 7600N 05808E, 7544N 05606E, 7515N 05450E, 7500N 05344E, 7432N 05151E, 7341N 05026E, 7241N 05045E, 7222N 05021E, 7228N 05000E, 7236N 04931E, 7220N 04836E, 7202N 04829E. 01110-01130 ICE NE TO 7202N 04829E, 7112N 04957E, 7111N 05000E, 7101N 05107E, 7043N 05035E, 7014N 05135E, 6956N 05256E. 01130-01110-01100-01240 ICE SE TO 6956N 05256E, 6951N 05131E, 6940N 05035E, 6945N 05000E, 6952N 04910E, 6942N 04717E, 6930N 04651E, 6921N 04650E, 6903N 04703E, 6915N 04527E, 6925N 04320E, 6926N 04308E, 6921N 04209E, 6916N 04142E, 6908N 04135E, 6903N 04131E, 6843N 04142E, 6818N 04210E. PART 3 FORECAST FROM 201800UTC TO 211800UTC 01010, 01020, 01100 WINDS S/E E 11 TO 16 MS TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 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 01110, 01120 WINDS S/E E 17 TO 22 MS TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW QUICK ICE ACCRETION SHIPS SEAS 4.5 TO 5.5 M 01130 WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES LOCALLY MINUS 17 DEGREES VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW 01140 WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS TEMP MINUS 12 TO MINUS 17 DEGREES LOCALLY MINUS 22 DEGREES VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW 01240, 01250 WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 210600UTC S S/E 17 TO 20 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 1.0 TO 1.5 M 17021 WINDS S/E 11 TO 16 MS TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW 17022 WINDS S S/E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 210600UTC 11 TO 16 MS TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW 17023 WINDS S/E 10 TO 15 MS TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW 17030 WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 210300UTC 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 210600UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS TEMP MINUS 21 TO MINUS 26 DEGREES VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW 17062 WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 210600UTC S/W S 6 TO 11 MS TEMP MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 DEGREES VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW 17063 WINDS S S/E 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 210600UTC 11 TO 16 MS TEMP MINUS 19 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES VIS 3 TO 8 KM 17064 WINDS N/W W 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 210600UTC S/W S 7 TO 12 MS TEMP MINUS 27 TO MINUS 32 DEGREES VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW 17071 WINDS N/W W 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 210000UTC 2 TO 7 MS AFTER 210600UTC S/E S 6 TO 11 MS TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES VIS 3 TO 8 KM 17073 WINDS N/W W 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 210000UTC 2 TO 7 MS AFTER 210600UTC S/E S 6 TO 11 MS TEMP MINUS 30 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES VIS 3 TO 8 KM 17090 WINDS N N/W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 211200UTC S S/E 2 TO 7 MS TEMP MINUS 23 TO MINUS 28 DEGREES LOCALLY MINUS 35 DEGREES VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM WEAK SNOW NNNN