SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 241800UTC
STORM WARNING
17024
FROM 251500UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
17071
FROM 251200UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17072, 17073
FROM 251500UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17140
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS N GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17151
FROM 241800UTC TO 251200UTC
WINDS N GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.7 TO 5.0 M
GALE WARNING
01010, 01120
FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 MS
01130
FROM 241800UTC TO 250900UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 18 MS
01140
FROM 241800UTC TO 250900UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 250900UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17021, 17023
FROM 242100UTC TO 250900UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 250900UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17022
FROM 241800UTC TO 250900UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 250900UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17024
FROM 242100UTC TO 250900UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 250900UTC TO 251500UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17030
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 250600UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17040
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17050
FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17061, 17063
FROM 241800UTC TO 250900UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 251200UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17062
FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17064
FROM 241800UTC TO 251200UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 MS
FROM 251200UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17071
FROM 241800UTC TO 251200UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17072, 17073
FROM 241800UTC TO 251500UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17090
FROM 241800UTC TO 250600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 MS
FROM 251200UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17110
FROM 241800UTC TO 250900UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17120
FROM 241800UTC TO 250000UTC
WINDS N/E E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 250000UTC TO 250300UTC
WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17130
FROM 241800UTC TO 242100UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17140
FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC
WINDS N GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17151
FROM 251200UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS N GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17152
FROM 241800UTC TO 251500UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
FROM 251500UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS N GUSTS 17 MS
17153
FROM 241800UTC TO 251500UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17154
FROM 250000UTC TO 251800UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17243
FROM 241800UTC TO 251200UTC
WINDS N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 241800UTC
HIGH 1020 HPA 65N 011E MOVING N/E 20 KMH INCREASE
LOW 1001 HPA 57N 029E MOVING N/W 10 KMH
HIGH 1036 HPA 63N 063E MOVING S/E 20 KMH INCREASE
LOW 995 HPA 81N 062E MOVING S/E 30 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1008 HPA 78N 113E MOVING N/E 30 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 988 HPA 71N 133E MOVING E 30 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 241200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8001N 00752E, 8027N 01041E, 8049N 01327E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8049N 01327E, 8116N 01308E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8116N 01308E, 8131N 01807E, 8132N 01907E,
8131N 02746E, 8131N 02749E, 8132N 02753E, 8141N 03000E.
01020-17010
ICE N TO 8141N 03000E, 8152N 03232E, 8211N 03405E,
8206N 03658E, 8208N 03912E, 8201N 04000E, 8200N 04008E.
17010
ICE W TO 8200N 04008E, 8224N 04007E.
17010-17290
ICE N TO 8224N 04007E, 8223N 04333E, 8230N 04402E,
8243N 04458E, 8235N 05009E, 8256N 05227E, 8252N 05533E,
8313N 06152E.
17290
ICE W TO 8313N 06152E, 8340N 06137E.
17290-17040-17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8340N 06137E, 8330N 06435E, 8323N 07412E,
8333N 07747E, 8319N 08245E, 8254N 08518E, 8239N 08950E,
8239N 09238E, 8230N 09418E, 8220N 09554E, 8218N 09614E,
8128N 09952E, 8114N 10342E, 8047N 10519E, 8028N 10743E,
7937N 11000E, 7915N 11134E, 7905N 11410E, 7905N 11546E,
7900N 11603E, 7742N 11952E.
17120
ICE N TO 7742N 11952E, 7737N 12405E, 7731N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 241800UTC TO 251800UTC
01010, 01120
WINDS W N/W 17 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01020, 01100, 01110
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01130
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 250900UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.3 M AFTER 250900UTC 1.1 TO 2.0 M
01140
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 250900UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.7 M AFTER 250900UTC 1.4 TO 2.3 M
01240, 01250
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 242100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 250900UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.2 M AFTER 242100UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
AFTER 250900UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17022
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 250900UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 250900UTC 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17023
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 242100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 250900UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.2 M AFTER 242100UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
AFTER 250900UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17024
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 242100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 250900UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 251500UTC N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.5 M AFTER 242100UTC 1.0 TO 1.7 M
AFTER 250900UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 251500UTC 2.5 TO 3.5 M
17030
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 250600UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 3.2 M IN AFTER 250600UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17040
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS TO 250600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 251200UTC E N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M TO 250600UTC 1.7 TO 2.7 M
AFTER 251200UTC 0.9 TO 1.9 M
17050
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17061, 17063
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 250900UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 251200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 250900UTC 1.1 TO 2.0 M
AFTER 251200UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17062
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17064
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.2 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17071
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 251200UTC W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN RAIN 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.4 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.4 TO 1.8 M
17072
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 251500UTC W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN RAIN 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.5 M AFTER 251500UTC 2.4 TO 3.0 M
17073
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 251500UTC W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN RAIN 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.4 M AFTER 251500UTC 1.4 TO 1.8 M
17090
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 250600UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 251200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.8 M AFTER 250600UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
AFTER 251200UTC 1.1 TO 1.9 M
17100
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.3 M
17110
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 250900UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.1 TO 1.7 M AFTER 250900UTC 1.4 TO 2.3 M
17120
WINDS N/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 250000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 250300UTC E S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.8 M AFTER 250000UTC 1.5 TO 2.4 M
AFTER 250300UTC 1.4 TO 2.2 M
17130
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 242100UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M AFTER 242100UTC 0.4 TO 0.9 M
17140
WINDS N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
AFTER 250600UTC N 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 251200UTC S 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 250600UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
AFTER 251200UTC 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17151
WINDS N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
AFTER 251200UTC N 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.7 TO 5.0 M AFTER 251200UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17152
WINDS N N/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 251500UTC N 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M AFTER 251500UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M
17153
WINDS N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 251500UTC N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 251500UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M
17154
WINDS N/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 250000UTC N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.8 TO 3.4 M AFTER 250000UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17230
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS N/E N OF NORTH 80N N/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 10 KM IN FOG LESS 1 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW HAZE FOG
17243
WINDS N/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 251200UTC N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M AFTER 251200UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M
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