SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 16 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 161800UTC
STORM WARNING
17140
FROM 170300UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17151
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
SEAS 2.8 TO 5.2 M
17152
FROM 170900UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17153
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17154
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
GALE WARNING
01010
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01020
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS N/E N 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01100
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 8.0 TO 9.0 M
FROM 170400UTC TO 171800UTC
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.5 M
01110, 01120
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01130, 01140
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 01250 4.0 TO 5.5 M
17021
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022, 17023
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 18 MS
17024
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 161800UTC TO 170000UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 170000UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17040
FROM 161800UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 171200UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17050
FROM 161800UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 171200UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17061, 17063
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 161800UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 171200UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17071, 17072, 17073
FROM 161800UTC TO 171500UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17090
FROM 161800UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 171200UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17100
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17110
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17120, 17130
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17140
FROM 161800UTC TO 170300UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
FROM 170300UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17151
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
SEAS 2.8 TO 5.2 M
17152
FROM 161800UTC TO 170900UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 170900UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17153
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17154
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
17230
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17243
FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 161800UTC
LOW 969 HPA 76N 023E MOVING N/E 40 KMH FILLING
LOW 975 HPA 86N 070E MOVING N/E 30 KMH
HIGH 1034 HPA 65N 105E MOVING E 10 KMH INCREASE
ICE AT 161200UTC
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 7956N 00801E, 8000N 00835E, 8016N 01100E,
8041N 01535E, 8048N 01706E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8048N 01706E, 8055N 01654E, 8115N 01615E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 8115N 01615E, 8119N 01922E, 8123N 02353E,
8122N 03000E.
01020-17010-17040-17230-17110-17120
ICE N TO 8123N 03000E, 8122N 03100E, 8151N 03636E,
8145N 04000E, 8141N 04131E, 8149N 04927E, 8206N 05414E,
8203N 06657E, 8224N 07000E, 8229N 07044E, 8205N 07817E,
8218N 08542E, 8143N 09554E, 8133N 09756E, 8101N 10208E,
8025N 10232E, 7946N 10626E, 7902N 10842E, 7900N 10853E,
7859N 10900E, 7814N 11310E, 7746N 11714E, 7733N 11957E,
7728N 12317E, 7703N 12448E.
17120
ICE S TO 7703N 12448E, 7707N 12136E, 7651N 11930E,
7648N 11638E.
17120
ICE E TO 7648N 11638E, 7605N 11752E, 7543N 11708E,
7537N 11717E.
17120
ICE NW TO 7537N 11717E, 7524N 12040E, 7548N 12218E,
7620N 12346E, 7627N 12500E.
17230-17040
ICE W TO 8029N 09707E, 8038N 09901E, 8057N 09904E,
102N 09658E, 8116N 09709E, 8121N 09615E, 8119N 09554E,
8118N 09540E.
17040
ICE SE TO 8114N 09504E, 8108N 09402E, 8103N 09346E.
17040
ICE E TO 8045N 09237E, 8037N 09213E, 8030N 09222E.
17100
ICE E TO 7352N 08613E, 7404N 08603E, 7416N 08618E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7424N 08639E, 7425N 08647E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7613N 09832E, 7623N 09831E, 7626N 09857E.
17100
ICE E TO 7628N 10023E, 7644N 10033E, 7651N 10053E.
17110-17120
ICE S TO 7728N 10556E, 7730N 10649E, 7718N 10805E,
7651N 10841E, 7651N 10900E, 7650N 11141E, 7615N 11636E.
17120
ICE W TO 7615N 11636E, 7557N 11647E, 7548N 11559E,
7515N 11638E, 7501N 11520E, 7444N 11158E.
17132
ICE SW TO 7429N 11039E, 7421N 11131E.
17140
ICE S TO 7416N 11316E, 7343N 11417E, 7353N 11620E,
7349N 11946E, 7310N 12119E, 7312N 12242E, 7345N 12300E,
7403N 12421E, 7401N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
01010
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01020
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 170600UTC N/E N 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01100
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 8.0 TO 9.0 M AFTER 170400UTC 6.0 TO 7.5 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.0 M
01130
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01140
WINDS S/W 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 1.2 TO 2.3 M
01240
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 170600UTC 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01250
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 6.0 TO 6.5 M AFTER 170900UTC 4.0 TO 4.5 M
17021
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M
17022
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M
17023
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M AFTER 170600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17024
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.7 TO 1.8 M
17030
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 170000UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 3.2 M AFTER 170000UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17040
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 171200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 171200UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17050
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 171200UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 3.0 M AFTER 171200UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17061
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.5 M AFTER 170600UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17062
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 171200UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.5 M AFTER 171200UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17063
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.3 M AFTER 170600UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17064
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 171200UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.6 M AFTER 171200UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
17071
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS TO 171500UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.1 M TO 171500UTC 0.9 TO 1.3 M
17072, 17073
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS TO 171500UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.5 M TO 171500UTC 0.9 TO 1.8 M
17090
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 171200UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 1.9 M AFTER 171200UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
17100
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.2 M
17110
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.5 M
17120, 17130
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17140
WINDS W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 170300UTC S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M AFTER 170300UTC 2.1 TO 3.9 M
17151
WINDS W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 170600UTC W S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M AFTER 170600UTC 2.8 TO 5.2 M
17152
WINDS W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 170900UTC W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.7 M AFTER 170900UTC 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17153
WINDS W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17154
WINDS W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
17230
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17241
WINDS S/W S 5 TO 10 MS GUSTS 13 MS
AFTER 170600UTC OF NORTH 82N OF WEST 132E S/W W 1 TO 6 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN SNOWSTORM LESS 1 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
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