SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 281800UTC
STORM WARNING
17030
FROM 282300UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
SEAS 3.8 TO 4.8 M
17151
FROM 281800UTC TO 290000UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
SEAS 2.8 TO 5.1 M
17152
FROM 281800UTC TO 290000UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M
17153
FROM 281800UTC TO 290000UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17154
FROM 281800UTC TO 290300UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17243
FROM 281800UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.6 TO 4.8 M
GALE WARNING
01010
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 MS
01020
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N N/W 17 MS
01100, 01110, 01120
FROM 281800UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
FROM 290000UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 290300UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 281800UTC TO 290900UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS MS
17021, 17022
FROM 282000UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17023
FROM 290300UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17024
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17030
FROM 281800UTC TO 282300UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17040
FROM 281800UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17050
FROM 282000UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17061, 17062, 17063, 17064
FROM 281800UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17071, 17072
FROM 290200UTC TO 2918OOUTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17090
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17100
FROM 290200UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17110
FROM 290600UTC TO 2918OOUTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17120
FROM 281800UTC TO 290900UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 290900UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17140
FROM 281800UTC TO 290300UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 MS
17151
FROM 290000UTC TO 291200UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M
17152
FROM 290000UTC TO 291200UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17153
FROM 290000UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 M/S
17241
FROM 281800UTC TO 290000UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 290000UTC TO 290400UTC
OF EAST 132E WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 MS
FROM 290400UTC TO 290800UTC
OF WEST 132E WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 MS
FROM 290800UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17230
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17243
FROM 290600UTC TO 291200UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
FROM 291200UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 281800UTC
LOW 1002 HPA 86N 120W MOVING E 40 KMH
LOW 989 HPA 73N 010E MOVING N/E 35 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1034 HPA 57N 033E STATIONARY
HIGH 1036 HPA 56N 072E STATIONARY
LOW 979 HPA 81N 155E MOVING N/E 50 KMH DEEPENING
ICE AT 281200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8002N 00751E, 8022N 00927E, 8024N 01051E,
8024N 01058E, 8042N 01323E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8042N 01323E, 8058N 01254E, 8108N 01420E,
8118N 01354E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8118N 01354E, 8130N 01644E, 8127N 01913E,
8127N 01938E, 8134N 02141E, 8136N 02444E, 8155N 02505E,
8139N 02909E, 8140N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290
ICE N TO 8140N 03000E, 8144N 03247E, 8218N 03259E,
8209N 03442E, 8204N 03803E, 8216N 03903E, 8217N 04000E,
8217N 04030E, 8226N 04213E, 8223N 04339E, 8230N 04413E,
8248N 04551E, 8238N 04922E, 8248N 05149E, 8304N 05358E,
8256N 05610E, 8251N 05928E, 8310N 06225E.
17290
ICE SW TO 8310N 06225E, 8327N 05907E.
17290-17040-17230
ICE N TO 8327N 05907E, 8337N 06215E, 8326N 06503E,
8336N 06748E, 8332N 07709E, 8313N 08128E, 8311N 08413E,
8239N 08837E, 8230N 09347E, 8230N 09353E, 8219N 09554E,
8205N 09810E, 8143N 10333E.
17230
ICE SE TO 8143N 10333E, 8135N 10044E.
17230
ICE NE TO 8135N 10044E, 8114N 10052E, 8111N 10456E,
8052N 10436E, 8028N 10528E, 8025N 10652E.
17230
ICE SE TO 8025N 10652E, 8008N 10546E.
17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8008N 10546E, 7932N 10925E, 7929N 11121E,
7907N 11209E, 7900N 11359E, 7855N 11505E, 7858N 11655E,
7818N 11652E.
17120
ICE N TO 7818N 11652E, 7747N 11905E, 7724N 12254E,
7719N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 281800UTC TO 291800UTC
01010
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 290600UTC S/W S 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01020
WINDS E N/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N N/W 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 290000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.1 M AFTER 290000UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
01140
WINDS W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 290000UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 290300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.1 M AFTER 290000UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M
AFTER 290300UTC 1.1 TO 1.9 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 290900UTC 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 282000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M AFTER 282000UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17022
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 282000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M AFTER 282000UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17023
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 290300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.2 M AFTER 290300UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
17024
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 290600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.6 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17030
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 282300UTC S/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 2.7 M AFTER 282300UTC 3.2 TO 3.9 M
IN GUSTS 3.8 TO 4.8 M
17040
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 2.7 M
17050
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 282000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M AFTER 282000UTC 1.7 TO 2.7 M
17061, 17062, 17063
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.2 M
17064
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M
17071
WINDS S/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 290200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK RAIN
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M AFTER 290200UTC 0.8 TO 1.3 M
17072
WINDS S/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 290200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M AFTER 290200UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
17073
WINDS S/W W 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 290600UTC S/W W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.3 TO 0.8 M AFTER 290600UTC 0.8 TO 1.3 M
17090
WINDS W N/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 290600UT W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M AFTER 290600UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
17100
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 290200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.4 M AFTER 290200UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M
17110
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 290600UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.2 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17120
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 290900UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 2.7 M AFTER 290900UTC 1.4 TO 2.2 M
17130
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M
17140
WINDS N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 290300UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 3.3 M AFTER 291200UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M
17151
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
AFTER 290000UTC N N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 291200UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.8 TO 5.1 M AFTER 290000UTC 2.3 TO 4.2 M
AFTER 291200UTC 1.8 TO 3.4 M
17152
WINDS W S/W 20 TO 25 MS GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
AFTER 290000UTC N N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 291200UTC S S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M AFTER 290000UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M
AFTER 291200UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M
17153
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
AFTER 290000UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M AFTER 290000UTC 1.8 TO 3.4 M
AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.9 M
17154
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
AFTER 290300UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 290300UTC 1.8 TO 3.3 M
AFTER 291200UTC 1.3 TO 2.4 M
17230
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 290600UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 290000UTC N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
OF EAST 132E GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 290400UTC W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
OF WEST 132E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 290800UTC S/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
AFTER 290900UTC MINUS 6 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 291200UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.6 TO 4.8 M AFTER 290600UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M
AFTER 291200UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
NNNN