SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 160600UTC
GALE WARNING
01250
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 MS
17152
FROM 160600UTC TO 161200UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17241
FROM 161800UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17243
FROM 160600UTC TO 170600UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 M
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 160600UTC
LOW 991 HPA 76N 005E STATIONARY DEEPENING
LOW 991 HPA 64N 012E MOVING E 25 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1021 HPA 81N 019E MOVING E 20 KMH
HIGH 1021 HPA 69N 105E MOVING S/W 10 KMH
LOW 979 HPA 85N 130E MOVING E 5 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 151200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N
NORDAUSTLANDET-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8013N 00730E, 8020N 01100E, 8024N 01432E,
8045N 01523E, 8052N 01543E, 8052N 01634E, 8053N 01733E,
8104N 01816E, 8120N 01921E, 8137N 02040E, 8127N 02529E,
8159N 02717E, 8151N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 8151N 03000E, 8148N 03056E, 8146N 03651E.
01020
ICE W TO 8146N 03651E, 8222N 03630E.
01020-17010-17290-17230
ICE N TO 8222N 03630E, 8226N 04000E, 8228N 04233E,
8230N 04300E, 8304N 05520E, 8355N 06123E, 8351N 08231E,
8302N 09034E, 8230N 09846E, 8205N 10330E, 8124N 10544E,
8102N 10819E, 8021N 10858E, 7925N 11128E, 7927N 11703E.
17230-17120
ICE E TO 7927N 11703E, 7900N 11713E, 7746N 11733E.
17120
ICE N TO 7746N 11733E, 7732N 12500E.
17230
ICE W TO 8009N 09703E, 8014N 09658E.
17040
ICE E TO 8000N 09344E, 7954N 09414E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 160600UTC TO 170600UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.7 M
01140
WINDS E S/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M
01240
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S S/E 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS E N/E 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 1.0 M
17022
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 161800UTC 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
17023
WINDS S/E E 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
17024
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 0.2 TO 0.7 M
17030
WINDS E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 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
17040
WINDS E S/E 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M
17050
WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.3 M
17061, 17063
WINDS E N/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E S 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 FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.9 M
17062, 17064
WINDS E S/E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.4 TO 1.0 M
17071, 17072
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
17073
WINDS S/E E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY FOG SEAS 0.2 TO 0.7 M
17090
WINDS E S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 161800UTC 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 0.2 TO 0.8 M
17100
WINDS S/E E 2 TO 7 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG SEAS 0.2 TO 0.7 M
17110
WINDS S/E E 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 161800UTC S 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.8 M
17120
WINDS N/E N 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M
17130
WINDS N/W N 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 0.2 TO 0.6 M
17140
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 161200UTC N/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 161800UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.9 M AFTER 161200UTC 1.3 TO 2.4 M
AFTER 161800UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
17151
WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 161200UTC W N/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 161800UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M AFTER 161200UTC 1.8 TO 3.3 M
AFTER 161800UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17152
WINDS W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 161200UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 161800UTC N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.1 M AFTER 161200UTC 1.8 TO 3.3 M
AFTER 161800UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M
17153
WINDS E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 161200UTC W N/W 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 170000UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M AFTER 170000UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M
17154
WINDS E 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 161200UTC W N/W 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 17000UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.4 M AFTER 170000UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
17230
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 161800UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS N/W N 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 14 TO 16 MS
OF SOUTH 80N 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 161800UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
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