SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 12 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 120600UTC
STORM WARNING
17110
FROM 120600UTC TO 130000UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 5.1 M
17120
FROM 121200UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 30 TO 34 MS
SEAS 2.6 TO 5.7 M
17130
FROM 121200UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17140
FROM 120600UTC TO 121200UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
FROM 121200UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 29 TO 34 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M
17151
FROM 120600UTC TO 121800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
SEAS 2.8 TO 5.2 M
FROM 121800UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
SEAS 2.9 TO 5.4 M
17152
FROM 120600UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M
17153
FROM 120600UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17154
FROM 120600UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M
17230
FROM 120600UTC TO 121200UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
FROM 121200UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 30 TO 34 MS
17243
FROM 120600UTC TO 121800UTC
WINDS S GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
GALE WARNING
17040
FROM 120600UTC TO 121800UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 121800UTC TO 130000UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17050
FROM 120600UTC TO 121800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17100
FROM 120600UTC TO 121800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17110
FROM 130000UTC TO 130600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17120, 17130
FROM 120600UTC TO 121200UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17241
FROM 120600UTC TO 121200UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 130000UTC TO 130600UTC
OF WEST 130 E WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 MS
17243
FROM 121800UTC TO 130300UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 120600UTC
LOW 974 HPA 68N 015W MOVING E 20 KMH
LOW 1007 HPA 60N 043E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 980 HPA 77N 115E MOVING S/E 30 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 993 HPA 88N 165W MOVING N/E 20 KMH
ICE AT 111200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN
BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 8014N 00724E, 8022N 00819E, 8029N 01031E,
8036N 01330E, 8037N 01419E, 8040N 01428E, 8112N 01606E,
8135N 01856E, 8135N 01904E, 8122N 02233E, 8151N 02355E,
8134N 02906E, 8131N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290
ICE N TO 8131N 03000E, 8126N 03113E, 8209N 03416E,
8230N 03941E, 8233N 04035E, 8230N 04210E, 8228N 04257E,
8230N 04322E, 8241N 04632E, 8256N 04715E, 8315N 05406E.
17290
ICE W TO 8315N 05406E, 8332N 05157E, 8350N 05401E.
17290
ICE N TO 8350N 05401E, 8409N 06109E, 8400N 06332E,
8408N 06815E, 8354N 07319E, 8405N 07734E.
17290-17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8405N 07734E, 8349N 07957E, 8313N 08907E,
8310N 09149E, 8259N 09242E, 8259N 09428E, 8230N 09543E,
8235N 09905E, 8230N 09949E, 8123N 10806E, 8039N 10727E,
8013N 10955E, 7947N 11012E, 7924N 11709E, 7902N 11646E,
7900N 11649E, 7810N 11805E, 7751N 11950E, 7731N 12500E.
17120
ICE W TO 7601N 11331E, 7604N 11546E, 7624N 11626E,
7716N 11435E, 7734N 11142E.
17120-17110
ICE S TO 7734N 11142E, 7732N 10900E, 7728N 10555E.
17230
ICE W TO 8110N 09615E, 8120N 09636E, 8121N 09606E.
17230-17040
ICE E TO 8121N 09606E, 8120N 09554E, 8109N 09311E,
8037N 09138E, 8003N 09112E.
17040
ICE NE TO 7947N 09323E, 7942N 09351E.
17040
ICE N TO 7926N 09316E, 7902N 09332E, 7859N 09431E,
7903N 09456E.
17230
ICE W TO 7946N 10004E, 7947N 10033E, 8023N 09849E,
8040N 09708E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 120600UTC TO 130600UTC
01010
WINDS S S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01020
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
LOCALLY PLUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.4 TO 1.0 M
01140
WINDS S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
LOCALLY PLUS 18 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.2 TO 0.9 M
01240, 01250
WINDS N/E E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 122100UTC E S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.9 M
17022
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.9 M
17023
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.2 TO 0.7 M
17024
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.2 TO 0.7 M
17030
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 121200UTC S/W S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG SEAS 0.8 TO 2.3 M
AFTER 121200UTC 0.6 TO 1.8 M
17040
WINDS N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 121800UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 130000UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 3.8 M AFTER 121800UTC 1.2 TO 3.4 M
AFTER 130000UTC 0.9 TO 2.4 M
17050
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 121800UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 130000UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 3.5 M AFTER 121800UTC 1.5 TO 2.4 M
AFTER 130000UTC 1.4 TO 1.8 M
17061, 17063
WINDS S S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 121800UTC S S/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.9 M
AFTER 121800UTC 0.2 TO 0.7 M
17062
WINDS N/W N 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 121800UTC S S/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG SEAS 0.6 TO 1.5 M
AFTER 121800UTC 0.5 TO 1.2 M
17064
WINDS N/W N 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 121800UTC S S/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG SEAS 0.6 TO 1.5 M
AFTER 121800UTC 0.5 TO 1.2 M
17071, 17072, 17073
WINDS N N/E 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 121800UTC S/E S 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.5 M
17090
WINDS N/W N 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 121800UTC E S/E 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
LOCALLY PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.8 M AFTER 121800UTC 0.1 TO 0.6 M
17100
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 121800UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 130000UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION SEAS 2.2 TO 3.0 M
AFTER 121800 1.5 TO 2.3 M AFTER 130000UTC 1.2 TO 2.7 M
17110
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
AFTER 130000UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 2.3 TO 5.1 M
AFTER 130000UTC 1.3 TO 3.7 M
17120
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 121200UTC N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 30 TO 34 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 1.4 TO 4.3 M
AFTER 121200UTC 2.6 TO 5.7 M
17130
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 121200UTC N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
LOCALLY PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 1.0 TO 2.2 M
17140
WINDS W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
AFTER 121200UTC N/W 19 TO 24 MS GUSTS 29 TO 34 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 121200UTC 2.5 TO 4.6 M
17151
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
AFTER 121800UTC W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.8 TO 5.2 M AFTER 121800UTC 2.9 TO 5.4 M
17152
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M
17153
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17154
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M
17230
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
AFTER 121200UTC GUSTS 30 TO 34 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
17241
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 121200UTC S/E E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 13 TO 15 MS
AFTER 121800UTC OF WEST 130E N/E N
OF EAST 130E S/E E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 130000UTC OF WEST 130E
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 15 TO 17 MS
OF EAST 130E N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION HAZE
17243
WINDS S 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
AFTER 121800UTC S S/E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 130300UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 121800UTC 2.3 TO 4.3 M
AFTER 130300UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M
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