SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 15 AUGUST 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 151800UTC
GALE WARNING
17040
FROM 160000UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 MS
17230
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 151800UTC
LOW 1003 HPA 68N 004E DEEPENING
LOW 998 HPA 83N 010E MOVING N 8 KMH
HIGH 1021 HPA 73N 068E MOVING E 8 KMH
LOW 1006 HPA 81N 109E MOVING W 8 KMH
ICE AT 151200UTC
17021
ICE N TO 7201N 05634E, 7155N 05633E, 7140N 05706E,
7146N 05820E, 7201N 05825E.
17063
ICE S TO 7201N 05634E, 7205N 05634E, 7220N 05656E,
7233N 05726E, 7244N 05807E, 7243N 05841E, 7230N 05840E,
7203N 05826E, 7201N 05825E.
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N
NORDAUSTLANDET-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 7955N 00812E, 8000N 00839E, 8002N 00851E,
8009N 01053E, 8009N 01100E, 8013N 01210E, 8027N 01401E,
8039N 01405E, 8039N 01537E, 8039N 01635E, 8046N 01706E,
8057N 01716E, 8103N 01721E, 8110N 01705E, 8110N 01840E,
8114N 01928E, 8120N 02058E, 8116N 02115E, 8114N 02126E,
8106N 02238E, 8053N 02334E, 8047N 02504E, 8050N 02550E,
8101N 02628E, 8121N 02900E, 8132N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290-17230
ICE N TO 8132N 03000E, 8133N 03003E, 8139N 03142E,
8141N 03301E, 8149N 03332E, 8200N 03435E, 8208N 03551E,
8222N 03923E, 8228N 04001E, 8230N 04018E, 8232N 04029E,
8239N 04219E, 8244N 04446E, 8249N 04616E, 8255N 04640E,
8306N 04619E, 8319N 04629E, 8326N 04617E, 8333N 04804E,
8349N 04955E, 8403N 05158E, 8413N 05510E, 8419N 05813E,
8418N 06107E, 8419N 06513E, 8418N 06752E, 8423N 07052E,
8420N 07341E, 8359N 07836E, 8351N 08115E, 8332N 08453E,
8326N 08726E, 8315N 08934E, 8257N 09157E, 8249N 09145E,
8241N 09324E, 8230N 09443E, 8226N 09510E, 8205N 09711E,
8147N 09912E, 8130N 10029E, 8121N 10058E, 8118N 10138E,
8113N 10243E, 8107N 10337E, 8103N 10423E, 8056N 10413E,
8052N 10341E, 8046N 10330E, 8031N 10426E, 8017N 10501E,
8015N 10525E, 8017N 10635E, 8007N 10804E, 8001N 10833E,
7952N 10803E, 7941N 10740E.
17230-17040-17050-17100
ICE SE TO 7941N 10740E, 7946N 10641E, 7952N 10607E,
7954N 10519E, 7954N 10419E, 7950N 10228E, 7954N 10157E,
8002N 10156E, 8009N 10249E, 8021N 10245E, 8027N 10113E,
8032N 10012E, 8039N 10012E, 8048N 10016E, 8100N 10102E,
8100N 10144E, 8107N 10151E, 8113N 10050E, 8119N 10011E,
8122N 10004E, 8123N 10001E, 8124N 09923E, 8125N 09849E,
8129N 09755E, 8129N 09635E, 8129N 09555E, 8127N 09501E,
8127N 09458E, 8122N 09353E, 8121N 09329E, 8118N 09243E,
8119N 09116E, 8123N 09043E, 8119N 08939E, 8114N 08923E,
8105N 08927E, 8059N 08924E, 8049N 08930E, 8038N 08940E,
8019N 08908E, 8007N 08911E, 8000N 08901E, 7956N 08921E,
7957N 09005E, 7954N 09033E, 7943N 09038E, 7938N 09016E,
7932N 09014E, 7923N 09052E, 7912N 09123E, 7907N 09150E,
7902N 09231E, 7855N 09344E, 7844N 09349E, 7840N 09300E,
7832N 09237E, 7822N 09154E, 7822N 09151E, 7819N 09123E,
7814N 09112E, 7806N 09147E, 7802N 09235E, 7755N 09152E,
7748N 09141E, 7736N 09010E, 7729N 08924E, 7717N 08828E,
7649N 08758E, 7640N 08733E, 7614N 08745E, 7555N 08730E,
7549N 08756E, 7538N 08846E, 7530N 08943E.
17120
ICE NW TO 7508N 11313E, 7506N 11337E, 7503N 11523E,
7517N 11606E, 7552N 11509E, 7635N 11401E, 7705N 11245E,
7720N 11405E, 7659N 11555E, 7634N 11722E, 7555N 11820E,
7530N 11927E, 7543N 12113E, 7620N 12219E, 7618N 12428E,
7626N 12459E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES RAIN LOCALLY HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01100, 01110, 01120
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES RAIN LOCALLY HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M
01130
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 160600UTC 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 160600UTC 0.4 TO 1.0 M
01140
WINDS N/E E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 160600UTC 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 10 TO PLUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.6 M AFTER 160600UTC 0.6 TO 1.3 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES RAIN LOCALLY HAZE
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS N/E E 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 1.0 TO 1.7 M
17022
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.7 M
17023
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.7 M
17024
WINDS E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 9 TO PLUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.5 TO 0.9 M
17030
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM
SEAS 1.7 TO 2.7 M
17040
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 160000UTC GUSTS 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 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 160000UTC 2.0 TO 2.9 M
17050
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.7 M AFTER 160600UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17061
WINDS S S/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.3 M
17062
WINDS N/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.4 M
17063
WINDS N/E E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.4 M
17064
WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17071
WINDS E N/E 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.1 M
17072
WINDS E N/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M
17073
WINDS E S/E 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP PLUS 10 TO PLUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
SEAS 0.3 TO 0.8 M
17090
WINDS S S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 160600UTC E S/E 2 TO 7 MS
TEMP PLUS 10 TO PLUS 15 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.1 M AFTER 160600UTC 0.1 TO 0.5 M
17100
WINDS N N/E 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
17110
WINDS 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
WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
17120
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 160300UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M AFTER 160300UTC 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17130
WINDS S/W W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 160600UTC W N/W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.2 TO 0.6 M
17140
WINDS S S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 161200UTC N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.1 M AFTER 161200UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M
17151
WINDS S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 161200UTC N N/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.9 M AFTER 161200UTC 1.3 TO 2.5 M
17152
WINDS S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17153
WINDS S S/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17154
WINDS N N/E 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 160000UTC S/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 160000UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M
17230
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 160600UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS S S/W 4 TO 9 MS
AFTER 160000UTC N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 6 KM SOMETIMES TO 1 KM
PRECIPITATION LOCALLY STRONG LOCALLY HAZE
17243
WINDS S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 161200UTC N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 161200UTC 1.8 TO 3.4 M
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