SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 161800UTC
GALE WARNING
01130
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 170600UTC TO 171800UTC
WINDS S S/E 17 TO 18 MS
17243
FROM 161800UTC TO 171200UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 M
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 161800UTC
LOW 991 HPA 76N 008E MOVING N/E 10 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 991 HPA 65N 016E MOVING E 10 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1014 HPA 62N 044E MOVING N/E 10 KMH WEAKENS
HIGH 1023 HPA 80N 098E MOVING E S/E 25 KMH INCREASE
HIGH 1022 HPA 69N 105E MOVING E 5 KMH INCREASE
LOW 978 HPA 83N 123W MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 161200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 8014N 00728E, 8030N 01021E, 8032N 01042E,
8033N 01251E, 8049N 01523E, 8115N 01657E, 8119N 01922E,
8120N 02022E, 8140N 02118E, 8126N 02531E, 8124N 02614E,
8129N 02629E, 8154N 02750E, 8152N 03000E.
01020
ICE N TO 8152N 03000E, 8143N 03711E.
01020
ICE W TO 8143N 03711E, 8223N 03804E.
01020-17010-17290
ICE NW TO 8223N 03804E, 8224N 04000E, 8225N 04139E,
8230N 04237E, 8250N 04702E, 8248N 04839E, 8300N 05410E,
8321N 05649E, 8337N 05613E.
17290-17230
ICE N TO 8337N 05613E, 8359N 06136E, 8358N 06419E,
8408N 06622E, 8354N 07204E, 8346N 08108E, 8352N 08411E,
8334N 08548E, 8247N 09436E, 8230N 09836E, 8205N 10328E,
8122N 10545E, 8102N 10831E, 8008N 10934E, 8006N 11046E,
7927N 11240E, 7937N 11510E, 7931N 11657E, 7935N 11810E.
17230-17120
ICE E TO 7935N 11810E, 7900N 11828E, 7756N 11856E.
17120
ICE N TO 7756N 11856E, 7753N 12112E, 7737N 12239E,
7746N 12414E, 7737N 12500E.
17230
ICE SW TO 8010N 09732E, 8015N 09712E.
17040
ICE NE TO 8000N 09342E, 7954N 09415E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 161800UTC TO 171800UTC
01010, 01020, 01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 170600UTC 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.3 TO 0.7 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
01140
WINDS S/E S 3 TO 8 MS
AFTER 170600UTC 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.1 TO 0.5 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.4 TO 0.9 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 170600UTC 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS E S/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
17022
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
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 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 0.9 TO 1.9 M
17040
WINDS S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 170600UTC 11 TO 16 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 0.8 TO 1.7 M AFTER 170600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17050
WINDS S/E S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 170600UTC 9 TO 14 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 0.8 TO 1.7 M AFTER 170600UTC 1.2 TO 2.1 M
17061, 17063
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 0.4 TO 1.0 M
17062
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 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 AFTER 170600UTC 0.8 TO 1.5 M
17064
WINDS S/E S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 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 0.8 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.6 TO 1.2 M
17071
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 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 AFTER 170600UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
17072
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 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 AFTER 170600UTC 0.8 TO 1.6 M
17073
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 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 0.8 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.6 TO 1.2 M
17090
WINDS E S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 170900UTC S/E S 8 TO 13 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 AFTER 170900UTC 0.7 TO 1.4 M
17100
WINDS S/E S 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 170600UTC 9 TO 14 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 0.5 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.4 TO 0.8 M
17110
WINDS E S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.2 TO 0.7 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.3 TO 0.7 M
17120
WINDS N/E N 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 170600UTC E S/E 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 0.6 TO 1.4 M
17130
WINDS S S/E 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 170600UTC E N/E 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 0.4 TO 1.2 M AFTER 170600UTC 0.2 TO 0.6 M
17140
WINDS N N/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 171200UTC N N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.1 M AFTER 171200UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17151
WINDS N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 171200UTC N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M AFTER 171200UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M
17152
WINDS N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 171500UTC N N/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M AFTER 171500UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M
17153
WINDS N/W 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 170000UTC N N/E 9 TO 14 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 2.9 M
17154
WINDS N N/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 170600UTC N N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 3.0 M AFTER 170600UTC 1.8 TO 3.4 M
17230
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 170600UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS TO 170300UTC GUSTS 15 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 171200UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 171200UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M
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