SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 01 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 011800UTC
STORM WARNING
17040
FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17050
FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17100
FROM 020000UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
17243
FROM 021200UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.6 TO 4.8 M
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020
FROM 011800UTC TO 020600UTC
WINDS N/W 17 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
17022
FROM 011800UTC TO 020600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 MS
17030
FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17061, 17063
FROM 011800UTC TO 020600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17071
FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17072
FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17090
FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17100
FROM 011800UTC TO 020000UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17110
FROM 011800UTC TO 020000UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 020000UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17120
FROM 011800UTC TO 020000UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 020000UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 MS
17130
FROM 020600UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17140
FROM 011800UTC TO 020000UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17151
FROM 011800UTC TO 020600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
17152
FROM 011800UTC TO 020600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17153
FROM 021500UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17154
FROM 020300UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17230
FROM 011800UTC TO 020000UTC
WINDS N/E E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 020000UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17241
FROM 021500UTC TO 021800UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17243
FROM 011800UTC TO 021200UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 011800UTC
LOW 970 HPA 65N 026W MOVING E 25 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1039 HPA 59N 032E MOVING S 20 KMH WEAKENS
HIGH 1032 HPA 72N 039E STATIONARY
LOW 997 HPA 70N 088E MOVING E 45 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 980 HPA 80N 108E MOVING S/E 35 KMH FILLING
LOW 986 HPA 81N 153E MOVING N/E 5 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 011200UTC
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 7945N 00822E, 8000N 00918E, 8025N 01055E,
8026N 01101E, 8031N 01225E, 8037N 01439E, 8044N 01531E,
8050N 01620E.
BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8050N 01620E, 8051N 01620E, 8105N 01605E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8105N 01605E, 8117N 01826E, 8111N 01922E,
8109N 01940E, 8118N 02306E, 8116N 02547E, 8131N 02726E,
8132N 02735E, 8137N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290-17040-17230
ICE N TO 8137N 03000E, 8142N 03244E, 8209N 03602E,
8156N 03931E, 8201N 04000E, 8214N 04125E, 8224N 04819E,
8215N 05013E, 8219N 05448E, 8230N 05652E, 8313N 06821E,
8256N 07157E, 8244N 08415E, 8230N 08826E, 8210N 09308E,
8203N 09554E, 8151N 10005E.
17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8151N 10005E, 8130N 09927E, 8103N 10149E,
8110N 10447E, 8049N 10433E, 8028N 10750E, 8009N 10626E,
7914N 11110E, 7902N 11406E, 7900N 11412E, 7846N 11457E,
7846N 11714E, 7825N 11620E, 7749N 11858E, 7754N 12006E.
17120
ICE N TO 7754N 12006E, 7725N 12500E.
17100
ICE E TO 7647N 10059E, 7639N 10039E, 7630N 10040E.
17120
ICE W TO 7529N 11342E, 7532N 11353E, 7551N 11413E,
7626N 11333E, 7641N 11228E.
17120
ICE S TO 7641N 11228E, 7646N 11117E, 7645N 11108E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 011800UTC TO 021800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS N/W 17 MS
AFTER 020600UTC N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 020600UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01110
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01120
WINDS N/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
AFTER 020600UTC SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS N/W W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 020600UTC W S/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG SEAS 0.4 TO 1.1 M
AFTER 020600UTC 0.3 TO 0.9 M
01140
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M
01240
WINDS N/E E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 020600UTC S/W 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 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17022
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 020600UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 020600UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17023
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 021200UTC N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 021200UTC 0.9 TO 1.8 M
17024
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 021200UTC N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M
AFTER 021200UTC 0.8 TO 1.6 M
17030
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.9 TO 2.9 M
17040
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SEAS 2.7 TO 3.7 M
17050
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SEAS 2.7 TO 3.7 M
17061
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 020600UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 020600UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17062
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17063
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 020600UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 020600UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17064
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 2.3 M
17071
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17072
WINDS N/W N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17073
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 020000UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
LOCALLY PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 1.8 M AFTER 020000UTC 0.9 TO 1.3 M
17090
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
LOCALLY PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17100
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 020000UTC N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SEAS 1.8 TO 2.8 M
AFTER 020000UTC 2.6 TO 3.6 M
17110
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 020000UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
AFTER 020000UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17120
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 020000UTC S/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M AFTER 020000UTC 0.9 TO 1.7 M
17130
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 020600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M AFTER 020600UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
17140
WINDS S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 020000UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 020000UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M
17151
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 020600UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M AFTER 020600UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M
17152
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 020600UTC S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M AFTER 020600UTC 1.7 TO 3.5 M
17153
WINDS S S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 021500UTC W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.9 M AFTER 021500UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M
17154
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 020300UTC S S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.9 M AFTER 020300UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17230
WINDS N/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 020000UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17241
WINDS S S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 020300UTC 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 021200UTC S/E E 7 TO 12 MS LOCALLY GUSTS 15 MS
AFTER 021500UTC OF SOUTH 80N E N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
OF SOUTH 80N MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 10 KM AFTER 021500UTC OF SOUTH 80N 2 TO 6 KM
LOCALLY LESS 1 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW DRIFTING SNOW
AFTER 021500UTC OF SOUTH 80N SOMETIMES SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS S S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 021200UTC S/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 3.3 M AFTER 021200UTC 2.6 TO 4.8 M
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