SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 271800UTC
STORM WARNING
17040
FROM 271800UTC TO 281500UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17100
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
17110
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17120
FROM 271800UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17140
FROM 280000UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17151
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.2 M
17152
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17243
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M
GALE WARNING
01100, 01110, 01120
FROM 280900UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 280900UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS MS
17030
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17050
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
17062, 17064
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17090
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 280600UTC TO 281200UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 MS
17100
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17110
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17130
FROM 280000UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 18 MS
17140
FROM 271800UTC TO 280000UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17151
FROM 280000UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
17152
FROM 280000UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17153, 17154
FROM 280600UTC TO 281200UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
FROM 281200UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS S/W 18 TO 23 M/S
17230
FROM 271800UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 280600UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17241
FROM 280000UTC TO 280600UTC
OF SOUTH 81N WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 280600UTC TO 281200UTC
OF NORTH 81 N WINDS N/E N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
OF SOUTH 81 N WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 281200UTC TO 281800UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 20 TO 23 MS
17243
FROM 271800UTC TO 280000UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 280000UTC TO 280600UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 271800UTC
LOW 1000 HPA 85N 165W STATIONARY
LOW 984 HPA 81N 090E MOVING E 35 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 987 HPA 64N 016W STATIONARY
HIGH 1030 HPA 57N 026E STATIONARY INCREASE
HIGH 1036 HPA 57N 069E MOVING S S/E 10 KMH
ICE AT 271200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN-A3
ICE N TO 7950N 00821E, 8000N 00838E, 8006N 00849E,
8020N 00927E, 8023N 01024E, 8025N 01055E, 8028N 01141E,
8039N 01251E, 8050N 01324E, 8103N 01626E, 8102N 01717E,
8110N 01806E, 8122N 01918E, 8126N 01942E, 8129N 02046E,
8130N 02330E, 8133N 02453E, 8146N 02808E, 8148N 02901E,
8152N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290-17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8152N 03000E, 8152N 03011E, 8153N 03030E,
8154N 03041E, 8155N 03059E, 8156N 03113E, 8156N 03128E,
8156N 03143E, 8157N 03206E, 8200N 03228E, 8202N 03254E,
8205N 03317E, 8208N 03350E, 8208N 03432E, 8207N 03516E,
8207N 03705E, 8205N 03758E, 8211N 03850E, 8215N 04001E,
8215N 04006E, 8218N 04124E, 8220N 04209E, 8222N 04316E,
8230N 04422E, 8232N 04437E, 8240N 04515E, 8241N 04719E,
8238N 04904E, 8246N 05141E, 8255N 05247E, 8300N 05433E,
8255N 05609E, 8251N 05728E, 8253N 05926E, 8258N 06103E,
8302N 06243E, 8312N 06302E, 8323N 06140E, 8334N 06157E,
8327N 06333E, 8327N 06600E, 8335N 06823E, 8335N 07136E,
8330N 07445E, 8328N 07615E, 8325N 07749E, 8323N 07908E,
8318N 08102E, 8311N 08323E, 8307N 08437E, 8255N 08656E,
8245N 08824E, 8240N 08910E, 8237N 09042E, 8235N 09331E,
8234N 09438E, 8230N 09500E, 8227N 09521E, 8216N 09743E,
8210N 09830E, 8204N 09913E, 8156N 10034E, 8150N 10224E,
8144N 10327E, 8143N 10217E, 8142N 10047E, 8133N 10033E,
8123N 10102E, 8119N 10153E, 8116N 10315E, 8116N 10506E,
8116N 10600E, 8109N 10601E, 8104N 10528E, 8100N 10516E,
8043N 10554E, 8035N 10717E, 8025N 10749E, 8015N 10710E,
8009N 10647E, 7952N 10726E, 7944N 10748E, 7935N 10809E,
7930N 10830E, 7924N 11005E, 7912N 11143E, 7902N 11236E,
7901N 11254E, 7852N 11420E, 7846N 11551E, 7831N 11601E,
7816N 11654E, 7750N 11757E, 7742N 11843E, 7730N 12004E,
7726N 12152E, 7723N 12314E, 7716N 12448E, 7715N 12459E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 271800UTC TO 281800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 280500UTC S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 280900UTC S/W 17 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
01130
WINDS S/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 280000UTC N N/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 280900UTC W N/W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 281500UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M
AFTER 280000UTC 0.5 TO 1.2 M
AFTER 280900UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M
01140
WINDS S/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 280600UTC N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 281500UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 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 281500UTC 0.7 TO 1.5 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 280900UTC S/W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021, 17022
WINDS S/W W 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 1.8 M
17023
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 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 1.0 TO 1.8 M
17024
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 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 1.0 TO 1.8 M
17030
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
AFTER 280600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17040
WINDS N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
AFTER 281500UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
AFTER 281500UTC 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17050
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 280600UTC N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
AFTER 280600UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M
17061, 17063
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M AFTER 280600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17062
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W N/W 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 PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
AFTER 280600UTC 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17064
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
AFTER 280600UTC 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17071
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK RAIN
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.3 M AFTER 280600UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M
17072
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 280600UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M
17073
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W N/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 WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.2 M AFTER 280600UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M
17090
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 280600UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 281200UT N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
AFTER 280600UTC 1.0 TO 1.7 M
AFTER 281200UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17100
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
AFTER 280600UTC N/W N 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
AFTER 280600UTC 1.2 TO 2.5 M
17110
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
AFTER 280600UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17120
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
17130
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 280000UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG SEAS 0.5 TO 1.4 M
AFTER 280000UTC 0.7 TO 1.5 M
17140
WINDS S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 280000UTC S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 3.0 M AFTER 280000UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17151
WINDS S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 280000UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 280600UTC S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 280000UTC 2.5 TO 4.7 M
AFTER 280600UTC 2.9 TO 5.2 M
17152
WINDS W S/W 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 280000UTC S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 280600UTC S/W 17 TO 18 MS GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.8 M AFTER 280000UTC 1.7 TO 3.2 M
AFTER 280600UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17153
WINDS W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 280600UTC S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 281200UTCS/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M AFTER 280600UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
AFTER 281200UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17154
WINDS W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 280600UTC S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 281200UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M AFTER 280600UTC 1.8 TO 3.3 M
AFTER 281200UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17230
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 280600UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS
OF SOUTH 80N GUSTS 15 MS
FROM 280000UTC TO 280600UTC OF NORTH S/E E 5 TO 10 MS
OF SOUTH 81N S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 280600UTC TO 281200UTC OF NORTH 81N
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
OF SOUTH 81N S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 281200UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 20 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
AFTER 280600UTC OF NORTH 81N MINUS 7 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
AFTER 281200UTC MINUS 9 TO MINUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SNOWSTORM LOCALLY STRONG
17243
WINDS S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 280000UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 280600UTC S/W 20 TO 25 MS GUSTS 25 TO 30 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.1 M AFTER 280000UTC 2.1 TO 3.9 M
AFTER 280600UTC 2.5 TO 4.6 M
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