SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 02 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 021800UTC
STORM WARNING
17120
FROM 030600UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 25 MS
17241
FROM 022100UTC TO 030600UTC
WINDS E S/E 17 TO 19 MS GUSTS 22 TO 26 MS
17243
FROM 021800UTC TO 030600UTC
WINDS E S/E GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
SEAS 2.7 TO 5.0 M
GALE WARNING
01100
FROM 021800UTC TO 030600UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 MS
01110, 01120
FROM 021800UTC TO 030600UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 MS
FROM 030600UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 MS
01130
FROM 030000UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 030300UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17021, 17022, 17023
FROM 030300UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17024
FROM 030900UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 021800UTC TO 030000UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 030000UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17040
FROM 021800UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17050
FROM 021800UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17061, 17063
FROM 030300UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17062
FROM 021800UTC TO 030600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17064
FROM 021800UTC TO 030900UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17072
FROM 021800UTC TO 030900UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17073
FROM 021800UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17090
FROM 021800UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17100
FROM 021800UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17110
FROM 021800UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17120
FROM 021800UTC TO 030600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17130
FROM 021800UTC TO 030600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 030600UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDSW W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17140
FROM 021800UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17151
FROM 021800UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.4 M
17152
FROM 022100UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17153, 17154
FROM 021800UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 031200UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS S GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17230
FROM 021800UTC TO 031800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17241
FROM 021800UTC TO 022100UTC
WINDS E S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 030600UTC TO 031400UTC
WINDS E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 031400UTC TO 031600UTC
WINDS E GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17243
FROM 030600UTC TO 031200UTC
WINDS E S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 021800UTC
LOW 994 HPA 82N 005W MOVING N N/E 15 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1035 HPA 67N 049E MOVING S/E 20 KMH INCREASE
LOW 980 HPA 75N 117E MOVING E S/E 20 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 980 HPA 75N 135E MOVING N N/E 25 KMH DEEPENING
ICE AT 021200UTC
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS
N NORDAUSTLANDET
ICE N TO 7955N 00804E, 8000N 00848E, 8005N 00934E,
8027N 01027E, 8027N 01041E, 8029N 01159E, 8029N 01239E,
8042N 01444E, 8048N 01553E, 8051N 01634E, 8053N 01635E,
8115N 01656E, 8110N 01907E, 8107N 02010E, 8115N 02249E,
8105N 02631E, 8120N 02832E, 8118N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290-17040-17230
ICE N TO 8118N 03000E, 8113N 03227E, 8147N 03824E,
8144N 04000E, 8138N 04324E, 8207N 04940E, 8215N 05812E,
8230N 06101E, 8244N 06402E, 8235N 06526E, 8250N 06817E,
8240N 07120E, 8243N 07512E, 8230N 07805E, 8229N 07822E,
8230N 08017E, 8231N 08123E, 8230N 08133E, 8149N 09059E,
8140N 09554E, 8130N 09954E, 8101N 10012E, 8048N 10155E,
8044N 10320E, 8031N 10427E.
17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8031N 10427E, 8013N 10424E, 7949N 10708E,
7919N 10806E, 7904N 11348E, 7900N 11408E, 7850N 11457E,
7850N 11749E.
17120
ICE E TO 7850N 11749E, 7826N 11648E, 7753N 11911E.
17120
ICE N TO 7753N 11911E, 7756N 12037E, 7736N 12352E,
7725N 12415E, 7723N 12500E.
17040
ICE SE TO 8112N 09507E, 8114N 09453E, 8109N 09310E,
8101N 09314E.
17040
ICE E TO 8045N 09231E, 8043N 09220E, 8038N 09244E,
8030N 09229E.
17230
ICE W TO 8114N 09558E, 8112N 09614E, 8042N 09820E,
8037N 09824E, 8031N 09759E.
17230
ICE NE TO 8031N 09759E, 8038N 09707E.
17230
ICE SW TO 8029N 09710E, 8028N 09735E, 8005N 09938E,
7959N 09922E.
17040
ICE E TO 8006N 09542E, 8013N 09551E.
17040
ICE NE TO 7920N 09419E, 7927N 09318E.
17110-17230
ICE W TO 7855N 10430E, 7856N 10545E, 7900N 10559E,
7906N 10617E, 7929N 10403E.
17230
ICE S TO 7929N 10403E, 7929N 10308E, 7925N 10227E.
17110
ICE N TO 7812N 10149E, 7809N 10205E, 7808N 10235E,
7810N 10241E.
17100
ICE E TO 7647N 10058E, 7640N 10037E, 7629N 10033E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7617N 09923E, 7613N 09910E.
17110
ICE SW TO 7703N 10652E, 7717N 10650E, 7721N 10614E.
17120
ICE W TO 7530N 11340E, 7532N 11352E, 7552N 11409E,
7621N 11338E, 7634N 11259E, 7641N 11217E.
17120
ICE S TO 7641N 11217E, 7645N 11121E, 7644N 11109E.
17140
ICE S TO 7346N 12357E, 7349N 12424E, 7346N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 021800UTC TO 031800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 030600UTC W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100
WINDS S/W S 17 MS
AFTER 030600UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S/W S 17 MS
AFTER 030600UTC N/W W 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01130
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 030000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.1 M AFTER 030000UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
01140
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 030300UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M AFTER 030300UTC 1.3 TO 2.1 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 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 1.5 M
17021
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 030300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M AFTER 030300UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17022
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 030000UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 030300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.8 M AFTER 030000UTC 1.0 TO 1.9 M
AFTER 030300UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17023
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 030300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M AFTER 030300UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17024
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 030000UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 030900UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M AFTER 030000UTC 0.5 TO 1.1 M
AFTER 030900UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
17030
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 030000UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 3.2 M AFTER 030000UTC 1.9 TO 2.9
17040
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 2.2 TO 3.2 M
17050
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS TO 031200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.3 M TO 031200UTC 1.9 TO 2.9 M
17061
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 030000UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 030300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 030000UTC 1.3 TO 2.2 M
AFTER 030300UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
17062
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 030600UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.9 TO 2.9 M AFTER 030600UTC 1.1 TO 2.1 M
17063
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 030000UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 030300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.0 M AFTER 030000UTC 1.4 TO 2.2 M
AFTER 030300UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
17064
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 030900UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 3.3 M AFTER 030900UTC 1.2 TO 2.0 M
17071
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 030900UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.4 M AFTER 030900UTC 0.9 TO 1.3 M
17072
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 030900UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.0 M AFTER 030900UTC 0.9 TO 1.5 M
17073
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 030900UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.1 M AFTER 030900UTC 0.9 TO 1.4 M
17090
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.0 M AFTER 031200UTC 0.8 TO 1.5 M
17100
WINDS N/W N 11 TO 16 MS TO 031200UTC GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.3 M TO 031200UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17110
WINDS N N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 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 1.9 TO 2.9 M
17120
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 030600UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 030600UTC 1.7 TO 2.7 M
17130
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 030600UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M AFTER 030600UTC 0.9 TO 1.8 M
17140
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M AFTER 031200UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M
17151
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.4 M AFTER 031200UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17152
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 022100UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M AFTER 022100UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
AFTER 031200UTC 1.8 TO 3.3 M
17153
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC S 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 031200UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
17154
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC S 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.9 TO 3.5 M AFTER 031200UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17230
WINDS 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/E E AFTER 031000UTC E N/E
OF NORTH 81.5N 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 16 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC 5 TO 10 MS GUSTS 14 MS
OF SOUTH 81.5N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 022100UTC 14 TO 19 MS GUSTS 22 TO 26 MS
AFTER 030600UTC 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 031400UTC 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 16 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
OF NORTH 81N AFTER 030600UTC MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS E S/E 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
AFTER 030600UTC E S/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 031200UTC E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.7 TO 5.0 M AFTER 030600UTC 2.3 TO 4.3 M
AFTER 031200UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
NNNN