SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 220600UTC
GALE WARNING
17040
FROM 220600UTC TO 230600UTC
WINDS N/E E GUSTS TO 18 MS
17110
FROM 221500UTC TO 221800UTC
WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 220600UTC
LOW 985 HPA 65N 022W MOVING E 10 KMH
HIGH 1020 HPA 77N 040W STATIONARY
LOW 1003 HPA 72N 059E MOVING N/E 15 KMH
LOW 1003 HPA 77N 112E MOVING E 10 KMH
ICE AT 211200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE NW TO 8000N 00754E, 8016N 01033E, 8020N 01100E,
8028N 01149E, 8059N 01524E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8059N 01524E, 8109N 01259E, 8120N 01244E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8120N 01244E, 8125N 01529E, 8137N 01616E,
8139N 01858E, 8140N 02048E, 8144N 02125E, 8139N 02413E,
8152N 02510E, 8144N 02637E, 8150N 02907E, 8155N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290-17230
ICE N TO 8155N 03000E, 8207N 03155E, 8213N 03423E,
8202N 03457E, 8205N 03753E, 8225N 03951E, 8225N 04000E,
8230N 04054E, 8302N 04833E, 8256N 05217E, 8354N 06008E,
8345N 06325E, 8358N 06703E, 8358N 07739E, 8231N 09637E,
8230N 09707E, 8150N 10757E, 8107N 11143E, 8002N 11208E,
7909N 11715E, 7934N 11907E, 7926N 12048E.
17230-17120
ICE E TO 7926N 12048E, 7900N 12100E, 7743N 12133E.
17120
ICE N TO 7743N 12133E, 7731N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 220600UTC TO 230600UTC
01010, 01110, 01120
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01020, 01100
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01130
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 221800UTC W N/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
01140
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.3 M
01240, 01250
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS FROM 221800UTC S/W S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17021
WINDS N/W N 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 1.1 TO 2.0 M
17022
WINDS S/W W 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 221800UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.6 M
17023
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.0 M
17024
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 221800UTCC W N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.2 M
17030
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 221800UTC N N/W 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 RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17040
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17050
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.1 M
17061
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17062
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 221800UTC CN 11 TO 16 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 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17063
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 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 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17064
WINDS S/W W 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 221800UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 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 1.1 TO 2.0 M
17071, 17072
WINDS S/W W 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 221800UTC W N/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.1 M
17073
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 221800UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.1 M
17090
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 221800UTC W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.3 M
17100
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 221800UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.0 M
17110
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 221500UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 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 1.4 TO 2.3 M
17120
WINDS E N/E 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.2 M
17130
WINDS S/W W 7 TO 12 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 0.4 TO 0.9 M
17140
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM FOG
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.5 M
17151
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM FOG
SEAS 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17152
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.6 M
17153
WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M
17154
WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.9 M
17230
WINDS N/E N 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 221800UTC N N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS OF NORTH 81N N NN/W 4 TO 9 MS
OF SOUTH 81N E EN/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
OF NORTH 81N MINUS 5 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM SOMETIMES SNOW
OF SOUTH 81N LOCALLY STRONG SNOW
17243
WINDS E N/E 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 221200UTC E S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 221200UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M
NNNN