SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 180600UTC
GALE WARNING
01130
FROM 182100UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01140
FROM 180600UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 181800UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17021
FROM 180600UTC TO 181800UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17023
FROM 180600UTC TO 190000UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17024
FROM 181800UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17040
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17050
FROM 190000UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17061, 17062, 17063, 17064
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17071, 17072, 17073
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17090
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S/E S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17100
FROM 190000UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17110, 17120, 17230
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17140
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17151
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.4 M
17152
FROM 180600UTC TO 181200UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 MS
FROM 181200UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17243
FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 180600UTC
LOW 987 HPA 73N 032E STATIONARY DEEPENING
HIGH 1030 HPA 70N 114E STATIONARY WEAKENS
HIGH 1030 HPA 72N 138E STATIONARY INCREASE
ICE AT 171200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8008N 00740E, 8025N 00848E, 8031N 01015E,
8037N 01201E, 8101N 01544E, 8141N 01647E, 8129N 01910E,
8124N 02012E, 8150N 02055E, 8136N 02627E, 8211N 02725E,
8153N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290
ICE N TO 8153N 03000E, 8153N 03006E, 8147N 03638E,
8220N 03732E, 8225N 04000E, 8230N 04258E, 8232N 04446E,
8253N 04744E, 8247N 05018E.
17290
ICE NW TO 8247N 05018E, 8327N 05930E, 8355N 05749E.
17290-17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8355N 05749E, 8349N 06112E, 8358N 06414E,
8338N 08306E, 8250N 09327E, 8243N 09636E, 8230N 09837E,
8208N 10135E, 8155N 10408E, 7918N 11155E, 7927N 11606E,
7900N 11644E, 7747N 11812E.
17120
ICE N TO 7747N 11812E, 7748N 12102E, 7723N 12204E,
7740N 12357E, 7726N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 180600UTC TO 190600UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 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/E S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 181200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.4 M
01140
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01240
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
01250
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN RAIN 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS TO 181800UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 190000UTC S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.2 M
17022
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 181200UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M
17023
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 190000UTC S S/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17024
WINDS S/E S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 181800UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.7 M
17030
WINDS S/E S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17040
WINDS S S/W 11 TO 16 MS 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 1.9 TO 2.9 M
17050
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 190000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 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 1.7 TO 2.7 M
17061, 17062
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17063
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.9 M
17064
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 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
17071
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 1.2 TO 1.8 M
17072
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.0 M
17073
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17090
WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.7 M
17100
WINDS S S/W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 190000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 0.4 TO 1.0 M
17110
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17120
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17130
WINDS S S/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.7 M
17140
WINDS W S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17151
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.4 M
17152
WINDS S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 181200UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.1 M AFTER 181200UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M
17153
WINDS S/W 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 190000UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M AFTER 190000UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M
17154
WINDS S/W 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 181800UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M AFTER 181800UTC 1.5 TO 2.9 M
17230
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 14 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190000UTC W S/W 4 TO 9 MS GUSTS 11 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM
LOCALLY SNOW WET SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M
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