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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX

ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ST PETERSBURG ON THE 26 AUGUST 2026 AT 1800UTC

PART 1

AT 261800UTC

STORM WARNING

01100

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N N/W 25 SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01110, O1120

FROM 261800UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/W 25 SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

17062, 17064

FROM 271200UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS

17120

FROM 271200UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS

17243

FROM 271200UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS W S/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS

SEAS 2.6 TO 4.8 M

GALE WARNING

01100

FROM 270600UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/W 17 TO 20 MS

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01120

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W N 17 TO 18 MS

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01130, 01140

FROM 261800UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

01240

FROM 261800UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/W 17 TO 22 MS

01250

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W 17 TO 20 MS

17021, 17022

FROM 271200UTCTO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17024

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 MS

17030

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS E N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

FROM 270600UTCTO 271800UTC

WINDS N/E N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17040

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 MS

17061

FROM 270000UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17062

FROM 270000UTC TO 271200UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17063

FROM 270600UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17064

FROM 270600UTC TO 271200UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17071

FROM 270600UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17072

FROM 270600UTC TO 271200UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17073

FROM 270600UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/W GUSTS 18 MS

17100

FROM 261800UTC TO 270000UTC

WINDS N/E N GUSTS 18 MS

FROM 270900UTC TO 21800UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17110

FROM 270600UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17120

FROM 270600UTC TO 271200UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17130

FROM 270000UTC TO 271200UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

FROM 271200UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 MS

17140

FROM 270000UTC TO 271200UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 271200UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

17151

FROM 270000UTC TO 271200UTC

WINDS S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

FROM 271200UC TO 271800UTC

WINDS N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

SEAS 2.6 TO 4.8 M

17152

FROM 270600UTCTO 271800UTC

WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

17153

FROM 262100UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17154

FROM 270300UTC TO 271800UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17230

FROM 270600UTCTO 271800UTC

WINDS N N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

PART 2

SYNOPSIS AT 261800UTC

HIGH 1028 HPA 75N 008E MOVING E 10 KMH

HIGH 1030 HPA 71N 017E MOVING N/E 10 KMH

LOW 997 HPA 72N 056E MOVING S/E 15 KMH FILLING

LOW 994 HPA 66N 067E MOVING N/E 20 KMH DEEPENING

LOW 988 HPA 75N 092E MOVING N/E 20 KMH FILLING

HIGH 1018 HPA 63N 101E MOVING E 10 KMH

LOW 996 HPA 73N 151E MOVING E S/E 15 KMH FILLING

ICE AT 261200UTC

A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH

ICE NW TO 7930N 00847E, 8000N 00935E, 8007N 00947E,

8018N 01100E, 8033N 01300E, 8044N 01429E.

LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN

ICE E TO 8044N 01429E, 8039N 01415E, 8020N 01323E,

8018N 01418E.

BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET

ICE N TO 8018N 01418E, 8029N 01548E, 8050N 01921E,

8112N 02156E, 8114N 02636E, 8123N 03000E.

01020-17010-17290

ICE N TO 8123N 03000E, 8129N 03216E, 8158N 03840E,

8206N 04000E, 8227N 04327E, 8230N 04346E, 8244N 04507E,

8250N 04957E.

17290

ICE NW TO 8250N 04957E, 8342N 05050E, 8418N 05720E,

8426N 06513E.

17290-17040-17230-17120

ICE NE TO 8426N 06513E, 8342N 08334E, 8324N 08335E,

8304N 08714E, 8251N 09212E, 8230N 09431E, 8216N 09554E,

8208N 09641E, 8044N 10708E, 8025N 10614E, 7959N 10827E,

7952N 11056E, 7900N 11302E, 7839N 11347E, 7809N 11603E,

7727N 11723E, 7631N 12123E.

17120

ICE E TO 7631N 12123E, 7639N 11849E, 7619N 11846E,

7557N 11936E.

17120

ICE N TO 7557N 11936E, 7534N 12202E, 7554N 12455E,

7556N 12500E.

17120

ICE W TO 7444N 11158E, 7440N 11355E, 7505N 11515E,

7559N 11541E, 7638N 11721E, 7719N 11519E, 7729N 11420E.

17120-17110-17040

ICE S TO 7729N 11420E, 7736N 11225E, 7752N 10901E,

7753N 10900E, 7826N 10641E, 7817N 10554E, 7759N 10519E,

7755N 10300E, 7745N 10224E, 7743N 09930E, 7749N 09848E,

7749N 09833E, 7750N 09608E.

17040-17050-17100

ICE E TO 7750N 09608E, 7739N 09557E, 7722N 09538E,

7703N 09519E, 7638N 09355E, 7601N 09223E, 7547N 09240E.

17230-17040

ICE W TO 7931N 09942E, 7931N 10111E, 7945N 10141E,

7950N 10114E, 8019N 10117E, 8033N 09913E, 8057N 09930E,

8124N 09646E, 8125N 09554E, 8129N 09300E.

17040

ICE E TO 8129N 09300E, 8117N 09221E, 8114N 09006E,

8104N 08904E, 8057N 09026E, 8036N 09107E, 8015N 09016E,

7932N 09029E, 7842N 09447E, 7806N 09928E.

17230

ICE SE TO 7923N 10211E, 7925N 10140E, 7918N 10107E,

7914N 10120E.

17230

ICE S TO 7905N 10100E, 7904N 09952E.

17230

ICE SE TO 7930N 10444E, 7934N 10247E, 7928N 10240E.

17230

ICE NW TO 7928N 10240E, 7922N 10416E, 7930N 10444E.

PART 3

FORECAST FROM 261800UTC TO 271800UTC

01010, 01020

WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M

01100

WINDS N N/W 25 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N/W 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01110, 01120

WINDS N N/W 25 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01120

WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N/W N 17 TO 18 MS

TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM

LOCALLY RAIN SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01130, 01140

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

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM

LOCALLY RAIN SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M

01240

WINDS N/W 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M

01250

WINDS N/W 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M

17021

WINDS W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N/W N 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 271200UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN SEAS 1.5 TO 1.2 M

AFTER 270000UTC 0.8 TO 1.5 M

AFTER 270600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

AFTER 271200UTC 1.7 TO 2.7 M

17022

WINDS W N/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S/W S 3 TO 8 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 271200UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M

AFTER 270000UTC 0.2 TO 0.9 M

AFTER 270600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

AFTER 271200UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M

17023

WINDS W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N/W W 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M

AFTER 270600UTC 0.8 TO 1.6 M

17024

WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 MS

AFTER 271200UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M

AFTER 271200UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

17030

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

AFTER 270600UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M

AFTER 270600UTC 1.7 TO 2.7 M

17040

WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5

AFTER 270600UTC 1.2 TO 2.2 M

17050

WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN RAIN 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN SEAS 1.7 TO 2.3 M

17061

WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN RAIN 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M

AFTER 270000UTC .02 TO 3.0 M

17062

WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 271200UTC GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.7 TO 2.7 M

AFTER 271200UTC 2.5 TO 3.5 M

17063

WINDS N/W W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270600UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN RAIN 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M

AFTER 270600UTC 2.0 TO 3.0 M

17064

WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N/E E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270600UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 271200UTC GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M

AFTER 270600UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M

AFTER 271200UTC 2.5 TO 3.5 M

17071

WINDS W N/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

LOCALLY PLUS 15 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.8 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.5 TO 2.0 M

AFTER 270600UTC 2.0 TO 2.5 M

17072

WINDS W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 270600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 271200UTC S S/W 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

LOCALLY PLUS 17 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.3 TO 0.8 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M

AFTER 270600UTC 1.2 TO 1.7 M

AFTER 271200UTC 0.3 TO 0.6 M

17073

WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

LOCALLY PLUS 15 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.6 TO 0.9 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

17090

WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S/E E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 271200UTC S/E S 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

LOCALLY PLUS 17 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.7 TO 1.3 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.2 TO 1.9 M

17100

WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270900UTC N/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN RAIN 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG

17110

WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 T0 22 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

17120

WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270600UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 271200UTC GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M

AFTER 270600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M

AFTER 271200UTC 2.0 TO 3.0 M

17130

WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 271200UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

AFTER 271200UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M

17140

WINDS S 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 271200UTC N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM FOG SEAS 1.4 TO 2.6 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M

AFTER 271200UTC 2.1 TO 3.9 M

17151

WINDS S 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 271200UTC N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 270000UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M

AFTER 271200UTC 2.6 TO 4.8 M

17152

WINDS W N/W 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270600UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 270000UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M

AFTER 270600UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M

17153

WINDS W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 262100UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.4 TO 2.6 M AFTER 262100UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M

17154

WINDS W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 270300UTC S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.4 TO 2.6 M AFTER 270300UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M

17230

WINDS N N/E 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270600UTC GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS

TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

17241

WINDS S S/W 4 TO 9 MS

OF EAST 133E AFTER 270600UTC E N/E 5 TO 10 MS

GUSTS 13 MS OF WEST 133E AFTER 271200UTC

N/W N 7 TO 12 MS LOCALLY GUSTS 15 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17243

WINDS W 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S S/E 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 271200UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM FOG

SEAS 1.6 TO 3.0 M AFTER 270000UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M

AFTER 271200UTC 2.6 TO 4.8 M

NNNN