METAREA 20 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQRS01 RUSP 250450

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX

ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ST PETERSBURG ON THE 25 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 0600UTC

PART 1

AT 250600UTC

STORM WARNING

17024

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS S/W S GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS

SEAS 1.4 TO 4.6 M

FROM 251200UTC TO 251800UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS

SEAS 1.4 TO 4.6 M

17073

FROM 251200UTC TO 252100UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS

GALE WARNING

01010

FROM 250600UTC TO 251800UTC

WINDS W N/W 17 MS

01140

FROM 250600UTC TO 250900UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 250900UTC TO 251500UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17021

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17022

FROM 250600UTC TO 260000UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M

17023

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M

FROM 251200UTC TO 260000UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M

17024

FROM 251800UTC TO 260000UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 MS

17030

FROM 250600UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17061, 17063

FROM 251200UTC TO 260000UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17062, 17064

FROM 251200UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17071

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

FROM 251200UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17072

FROM 251200UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17073

FROM 250600UTC TO 251500UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

FROM 252100UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17090

FROM 251800UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17140

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS N GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

17151

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M

FROM 251200UTC TO 251800UTC

WINDS N GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M

17152

FROM 250600UTC TO 251800UTC

WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M

FROM 251800UTC TO 260300UTC

WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

17153

FROM 250600UTC TO 260000UTC

WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17154

FROM 250600UTC TO 260000UTC

WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M

17243

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M

PART 2

SYNOPSIS AT 250600UTC

HIGH 1021 HPA 69N 027E MOVING E 20 KMH INCREASE

LOW 1000 HPA 59N 026E MOVING N/W 10 KMH FILLING

LOW 1009 HPA 71N 055E MOVING E 40 KMH DEEPENING

HIGH 1038 HPA 61N 065E MOVING S/E 20 KMH WEAKENS

LOW 997 HPA 79N 084E MOVING S/E 30 KMH FILLING

HIGH 1006 HPA 79N 122E MOVING N/E 30 KMH WEAKENS

LOW 989 HPA 72N 141E 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 250600UTC TO 260600UTC

01010

WINDS W N/W 17 MS

TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M

01020, 01100, 01110, 01120

WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE

SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M

01130

WINDS S/W W 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 251200UTC S/E S 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 260000UTC S/W S 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 9 TO PLUS 14 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.5 TO 1.5 M AFTER 260000UTC 0.4 TO 1.1 M

01140

WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 250900UTC N/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 251500UTC N/W N 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 260000UTC S/E S 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 1.4 TO 3.5 M AFTER 251500UTC 0.6 TO 1.6 M

AFTER 260000UTC 0.3 TO 0.9 M

01240, 01250

WINDS E S/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 W N/W 11 TO 16 MS

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 260000UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.3 TO 3.8 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.3 TO 2.5 M

AFTER 260000UTC 0.4 TO 1.2 M

17022

WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 260000UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M AFTER 260000UTC 1.0 TO 2.1 M

17023

WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 260000UTC N/W W 8 TO 13 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M AFTER 260000UTC 0.9 TO 1.7 M

17024

WINDS S/W S 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS

AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS

AFTER 260000UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.4 TO 4.6 M AFTER 251800UTC 0.9 TO 2.8 M

AFTER 260000UTC 1.0 TO 2.4 M

17030

WINDS N/W N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.7 TO 3.6 M

17040

WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 251200UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M

AFTER 251800UTC 0.7 TO 2.1 M

17050

WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.2 TO 3.2 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M

17061

WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 251200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 260000UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 0.7 TO 1.6 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.2 TO 2.1 M

AFTER 260000UTC 0.6 TO 1.9 M

17062

WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.1 TO 2.1 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.1 TO 2.6 M

17063

WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 251200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 260000UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 0.7 TO 1.6 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.2 TO 2.1 M

AFTER 260000UTC 0.6 TO 1.9 M

17064

WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 0.7 TO 1.8 M AFTER 251200UTC 0.9 TO 2.6 M

17071

WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

AFTER 251200UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.0 TO 2.5 M

17072

WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 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 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 0.5 TO 1.5 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.0 TO 3.5 M

17073

WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 251200UTC W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS

AFTER 252100UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M

17090

WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 0.3 TO 1.3 M AFTER 251800UTC 0.6 TO 1.6 M

AFTER 251200UTC 1.1 TO 1.9 M

17100

WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.3 M

17110

WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 251200UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 251800UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 0.9 TO 1.3 M AFTER 251200UTC 0.9 TO 1.7 M

AFTER 251800UTC 1.3 TO 2.1 M

17120

WINDS S/E S 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 251200UTC S/E E 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 260000UTC E N/E 10 TO 15 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 0.8 TO 1.7 M

17130

WINDS S/E S 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 260000UTC E N/E 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 0.2 TO 0.7 M

17140

WINDS N 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

AFTER 251200UTC E S/E 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.9 TO 3.5 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M

17151

WINDS N 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 251200UTC N 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N/E 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M AFTER 251200UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M

AFTER 251800UTC 1.8 TO 3.4 M

17152

WINDS N N/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N N/E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

AFTER 260300UTC N/E 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 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 260000UTC N N/W 10 TO 15 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 260000UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M

17154

WINDS N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 260000UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 260000UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M

17230

WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 251200UTC S/E E 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 260000UTC E N/E 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

17241

WINDS N/E N OF NORTH 80N N/W W 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP MINUS 7 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 10 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM

LOCALLY WEAK SNOW HAZE FOG

17243

WINDS N/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS

AFTER 251800UTC N/E 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M AFTER 251800UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M

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