SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 28 AUGUST 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 281800UTC
STORM WARNING
17062, 17064
FROM 291200UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
GALE WARNING
01130
FROM 281800UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01140
FROM 281800UTC TO 290600UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17021, 17022, 17061, 17063
FROM 281800UTCTO 290600UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 290000UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17050
FROM 290300UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 281800UTC TO 291200UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17071
FROM 291200UC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17072
FROM 290600UTC TO 291200UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 291200UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17100
FROM 290300UTC TO 291800UTC
WINDS N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 281800UTC
LOW 1006 HPA 72N 008W DEEPENING
HIGH 1026 HPA 57N 038E INCREASE
LOW 998 HPA 69N 082E STATIONARY
ICE AT 281200UTC
A3-A4-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 7926N 00852E, 7949N 01000E, 8000N 01033E,
8008N 01100E, 8017N 01128E, 8033N 01449E, 8038N 01537E,
8042N 01612E, 8033N 01830E, 8050N 01929E, 8051N 02133E,
8107N 02411E, 8053N 02916E, 8111N 03000E.
01020-17010
ICE N TO 8111N 03000E, 8113N 03005E, 8109N 03507E,
8134N 03756E, 8145N 04000E, 8200N 04333E, 8224N 04445E,
8224N 05035E.
17010-17290
ICE NW TO 8224N 05035E, 8230N 05040E, 8319N 05128E,
8401N 05919E.
17290
ICE N TO 8401N 05919E, 8406N 06756E, 8351N 07353E,
8354N 07630E, 8326N 08500E.
17290-17040-17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8326N 08500E, 8253N 08517E, 8233N 09128E,
8230N 09154E, 8200N 09554E, 8153N 09645E, 8038N 10710E,
7959N 10627E, 7924N 11206E, 7900N 11317E, 7759N 11550E,
7703N 11935E, 7654N 12212E.
17120
ICE E TO 7654N 12212E, 7634N 12052E, 7551N 12010E.
17120
ICE N TO 7551N 12010E, 7537N 12158E, 7545N 12349E,
7557N 12455E, 7557N 12500E.
17120
ICE N TO 7448N 11204E, 7440N 11400E, 7446N 11541E.
17120
ICE W TO 7446N 11541E, 7611N 11509E, 7701N 11641E.
17120-17110-17100-17050
ICE S TO 7701N 11641E, 7738N 11420E, 7730N 11156E,
7740N 10943E, 7745N 10900E, 7803N 10612E, 7752N 10438E,
7749N 10324E, 7731N 10201E, 7731N 09648E, 7731N 09638E,
7731N 09609E.
17050-17100
ICE E TO 7731N 09609E, 7724N 09556E, 7700N 09511E,
7636N 09348E, 7621N 09428E, 7601N 09230E, 7547N 09236E.
17230
ICE W TO 7925N 10230E, 7942N 10116E, 7951N 10124E,
8050N 09852E, 8119N 09555E.
17230-17040
ICE E TO 8119N 09555E, 8119N 09555E, 8116N 08955E,
8033N 08856E, 8015N 09015E, 7958N 08959E, 7932N 09027E,
7904N 09309E, 7904N 09454E.
17040-17110
ICE NE TO 7849N 09852E, 7829N 09912E, 7756N 09910E,
7756N 09921E, 7757N 09929E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 281800UTC TO 291800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100
WINDS N/W W 6 TO 11 MS
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC S/E S 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 2.0 M
01110, 01120
WINDS N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS TO 290600UTC GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
AFTER 291200UTC 0.9 TO 1.5 M
01140
WINDS N N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.0 M
01240
WINDS N/W 9 TO 14 MS
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
FROM 290600UTC TO 291800UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01250
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 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 2.0 M
17021
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.8 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17022
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.8 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17023
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 290000UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 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 0.3 TO 1.1 M AFTER 290000UTC 1.6 TO 2.3 M
17024
WINDS S/W W 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 290600UTC N/W N 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N N/E 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 RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M AFTER 290600UTC 0.8 TO 1.8 M
AFTER 291200UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17030
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17040
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 290600UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M AFTER 290600UTC 0.8 TO 1.8 M
17050
WINDS N N/E 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 290300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M AFTER 290300UTC 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17061, 17063
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17062
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
RAIN LOCALLY STRONG RAIN FOG
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 291200UTC 2.5 TO 3.5 M
17064
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
RAIN LOCALLY STRONG RAIN FOG
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 291200UTC 2.5 TO 3.5 M
17071
WINDS N/W W 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 290600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
AFTER 291200UTC 2.0 TO 2.5 M
17072
WINDS N/W N 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 290600UTC N/W N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 291200UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.0 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
AFTER 291200UTC 2.0 TO 2.5 M
17073
WINDS N/W W 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 290600UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.4 TO 0.9 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17090
WINDS N N/E 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 290300UTC S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 290900UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.2 M AFTER 290300UTC 0.3 TO 0.8 M
17100
WINDS N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 290300UTC N/E 11 TO 16 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 RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M AFTER 290300UTC 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17110
WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 290600UTC N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17120
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 290600UTC S S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 290600UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M
17130
WINDS S/E E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 290600UTC S S/W 3 TO 8 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
LOCALLY TO PLUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M AFTER 290600UTC 0.4 TO 0.6 M
17140
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 291200UTC S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.6 M AFTER 291200UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17151
WINDS N/W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 290000UTC S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.9 TO 3.5 M AFTER 290000UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
17152
WINDS W 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 290300UTC S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M AFTER 290300UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17153
WINDS S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.9 M
17154
WINDS N/W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 290600UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 1.8 TO 3.4 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17230
WINDS S/W S 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 290600UTC N/W N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS OF NORTH 81N W N/W 6 TO 11 MS
OF SOUTH 81N W N/W 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 291200UTC S S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 10 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
17243
WINDS N/W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 290600UTC S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM FOG
SEAS 1.8 TO 3.4 M AFTER 290600UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M
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