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FQRS01 RUSP 281704

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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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