GMDSS_ARCTIC_OCEAN ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FQRS01 RUSP 201800 SECURITY WEATHER BULLETIN FOR WEST NORTHERN SEA ROUTE 67N44E/80N44E/67N125E/80N125E ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE ST PETERSBURG ON THE 20 AUGUST 2008 AT 1800UTC PART 1 AT 201800UTC WARNING NIL PART 2 SINOPSIS AT 201800UTC HIGH 1017 HPA 67N 59E LOW 1009 HPA 76N 85E STATIONARY FILLING LOW 1008 HPA 82N 110E MOVING E 36 KMH FILLING LOW 996 HPA 75N 125E MOVING N/E 38 KMH ICE PECHORSKOYE SEA OPEN WATER STRAITS OF NOVAYA ZEMLYA OPEN WATER SOUTHWEST PART OF THE KARA SEA OPEN WATER FROM 72N TO 75N FROM 70E TO 85E OPEN WATER YENISEYSKIY GULF OPEN WATER FROM 75N TO 78N FROM 80E TO 98E OPEN WATER,1-6,7-8 BALLS OF DRIFT ICE FROM 76N TO 78N FROM 98E TO 108E OPEN WATER,1-6,7-8 BALLS OF DRIFT ICE LAPTEV SEA: FROM 73N TO 78N FROM 108E TO 128E OPEN WATER,1-6,7-10 BALLS OF DRIFT ICE KHATANGSKIY GULF OPEN WATER,1-6,7-8 BALLS OF DRIFT ICE FROM COAST TO 75N FROM 113E TO 119E OPEN WATER,7-10 BALLS OF DRIFT ICE FROM COAST TO 75N FROM 119E TO 128E OPEN WATER FROM COAST TO 74N FROM 128E TO 133E OPEN WATER,1-3 BALLS OF DRIFT ICE PART 3 FORECAST FROM 201800UTC TO 211800UTC PECHORSKOYE SEA WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 211500UTC 9 TO 14 MS VIS 4 TO 6 KM TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M AFTER 211500UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M SOUTHWEST PART OF THE KARA SEA STRAITS OF NOVAYA ZEMLYA WINDS S/W S STRAITS OF NOVAYA ZEMLYA S/E S 7 TO 12 MS VIS 4 TO 6 KM TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M FROM 72N TO 75N FROM 70E TO 85E YENISEYSKIY GULF WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS VIS 10 KM LOCALLY 2 TO 4 KM RAIN HAZE TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES YENISEYSKIY GULF PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES SEAS 0.9 TO 1.5 M YENISEYSKIY GULF 1.1 TO 2.1 M FROM 75N TO 78N FROM 80E TO 98E WINDS N/W N 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 210600UTC 9 TO 14 MS VIS 10 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM FOG TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES SEAS 0.5 TO 0.9 M AFTER 210600UTC 0.9 TO 1.5 M FROM 76N TO 78N FROM 98E TO 108E WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS VIS 10 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM FOG TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES FROM 73N TO 78N FROM 108E TO 113E WINDS N/E E 8 TO 13 MS VIS 10 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM FOG TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES KHATANGSKIY GULF WINDS N/E E 8 TO 13 MS VIS 10 KM SOMETIMES 2 TO 4 KM RAIN HAZE TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES SEAS 1.1 TO 1.9 M FROM COAST TO 75N FROM 113E TO 119E WINDS N/E E 8 TO 13 MS VIS 10 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM FOG TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES FROM COAST TO 75N FROM 119E TO 128E WINDS N N/W 9 TO 11 MS VIS 2 TO 4 KM SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION HAZE TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M FROM COAST TO 74N FROM 128E TO 133E WINDS S/W 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 211200UTC E S/E 5 TO 7 MS VIS 4 TO 6 KM SOMETIMES WEAK PRECIPITATION HAZE TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES COASTAL REGION PLUS 10 DEGREES SEAS 0.9 TO 1.7 M AFTER 211200UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M ==========