SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 231800UTC
STORM WARNING
17030
FROM 240900UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17120
FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17130
FROM 240000UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17140
FROM 240000UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17151
FROM 241200UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.7 TO 5.0 M
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020, 01110, 01120
FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100
FROM 231800UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
17021, 17022
FROM 232100UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023
FROM 240300UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17024
FROM 240600UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 231800UTC TO 240900UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17040
FROM 240600UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17050
FROM 240000UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17061, 17062, 17063, 17064
FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17071, 17072
FROM 240300UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17073
FROM 240600UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17090
FROM 240300UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17110
FROM 231800UTC TO 240300UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 241200UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17130
FROM 231800UTC TO 240000UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17151
FROM 240000UTC TO 241200UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
17152
FROM 231800UTC TO 241200UTC
WINDS S/E GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 241200UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17153
FROM 231800UTC TO 240300UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 241500UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17154
FROM 231800UTC TO 240600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17243
FROM 231800UTC TO 240000UTC
WINDS E GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
FROM 240000UTC TO 241800UTC
WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 231800UTC
LOW 977 HPA 81N 134W MOVING N 40 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 992 HPA 78N 014E MOVING N/E 15 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 990 HPA 80N 028E MOVING N N/E 20 KMH
HIGH 1035 HPA 65N 055E MOVING S/E 20 KMH INCREASE
HIGH 1014 HPA 80N 095E STATIONARY
LOW 988 HPA 74N 119E MOVING E 20 KMH DEEPENING
ICE AT 231200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 8006N 00744E, 8023N 01100E, 8027N 01203E,
8030N 01213E, 8103N 01447E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8103N 01447E, 8113N 01434E.
LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8113N 01434E, 8131N 01908E, 8134N 02003E,
8137N 02524E, 8143N 02832E, 8147N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290-17040-17230
ICE N TO 8147N 03000E, 8154N 03223E, 8213N 03358E,
8205N 03854E, 8218N 04000E, 8222N 04019E, 8227N 04323E,
8230N 04342E, 8241N 04444E, 8236N 05029E, 8258N 05252E,
8251N 05537E, 8303N 06117E, 8341N 07349E, 8317N 08216E,
8313N 08533E, 8300N 08819E, 8242N 08921E, 8246N 09303E,
8230N 09450E, 8230N 09456E, 8225N 09554E, 8202N 09949E,
8158N 10208E.
17230
ICE E TO 8158N 10208E, 8151N 10222E, 8135N 10017E.
17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8135N 10017E, 8129N 10334E, 8120N 10531E,
8106N 10441E, 8056N 10644E, 8049N 10615E, 8034N 10752E,
8015N 10828E, 7953N 11007E, 7938N 11156E, 7936N 11336E,
7923N 11523E, 7913N 11722E, 7900N 11802E, 7830N 11930E,
7813N 12103E.
17120
ICE E TO 7813N 12103E, 7748N 12108E.
17120
ICE N TO 7748N 12108E, 7740N 12231E, 7751N 12427E,
7737N 12451E, 7735N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 231800UTC TO 241800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01100
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 240600UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY RAIN HAZE
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 240600UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 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 0.6 TO 1.1 M AFTER 240600UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
01140
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240600UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M AFTER 240600UTC 1.0 TO 1.7 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17021
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 232100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.2 M AFTER 232100UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
17022
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 232100UTC 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 1.4 TO 2.2 M AFTER 232100UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
17023
WINDS S/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 240000UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.7 M AFTER 240000UTC 1.4 TO 2.2 M
AFTER 240300UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M
17024
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 240000UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 240600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.8 M AFTER 240000UTC 0.7 TO 1.2 M
AFTER 230600UTC 1.0 TO 1.6 M
17030
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 240600UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 240600UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
IN GUSTS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
17040
WINDS S S/E 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 240000UTC S S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.7 M AFTER 240000UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
AFTER 240600UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17050
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 240000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 240000UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17061, 17063
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17062
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17064
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.2 M
17071
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 240300UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.3 M
17072
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 240300UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.7 M
17073
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 240600UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.1 M AFTER 240600UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
17090
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240300UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.0 M AFTER 240300UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
17100
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 240000UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 241200UTC W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M AFTER 240000UTC 0.6 TO 1.0 M
AFTER 241200UTC 1.4 TO 2.3 M
17110
WINDS N/E N 9 TO 14 MS TO 240300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 240600UTC S S/E 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 241200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 240300UTC 1.2 TO 2.1 M
AFTER 240600UTC 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 241200UTC 1.1 TO 1.7 M
17120
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.3 M IN GUSTS 2.4 TO 3.4 M
17130
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 240000UTC GUSTS 25 TO 29 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 0.6 TO 1.1 M IN GUSTS 0.9 TO 1.7 M
AFTER 240000UTC 1.1 TO 2.1 M
17140
WINDS N/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 240000UTC N N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.1 M AFTER 240000UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17151
WINDS E S/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 240000UTC E N/E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 241200UTC N N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M AFTER 240000UTC 2.3 TO 4.3 M
AFTER 241200UTC 2.7 TO 5.0 M
17152
WINDS S/E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 241200UTC N/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M AFTER 241200UTC 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17153
WINDS S S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 240300UTC S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 241500UTC W N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.1 M AFTER 240300UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M
AFTER 241500UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M
17154
WINDS S S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 240600UTC S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 241500UTC W N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
LOCALLY 0.6 TO 0.8 KM FOG
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M AFTER 240600UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
AFTER 241500UTC 1.8 TO 3.4 M
17230
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 240000UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 240900UTC S S/E 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
17241
WINDS OF NORTH 80N N N/W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 240800UTC 5 TO 10 MS
OF SOUTH 80N N/E N 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 6 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 10 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
17243
WINDS E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 240000UTC E N/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M AFTER 240000UTC 2.4 TO 4.5 M
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