SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 18 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 181800UTC
STORM WARNING
01100
FROM 190300UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS W S/W 25 TO 28 MS
FROM 190600UTC TO 191800UTC
SEAS 6.0 TO 7.5 M
01240, 01250
FROM 191000UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W 25 TO 28 MS
FROM 191200UTC TO 191800UTC
SEAS 4.0 TO 4.5 M
17153
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
17154
FROM 181800UTC TO 190000UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
FROM 190000UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
GALE WARNING
01020
FROM 190000UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
01100
FROM 181800UTC TO 190300UTC
WINDS W S/W 20 TO 24 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01110, 01120
FROM 181800UTC TO 182100UTC
WINDS N N/W 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 182100UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01130
FROM 181800UTC TO 190000UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 MS
FROM 190800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01140
FROM 181800UTC TO 191200UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 191200UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 181800UTC TO 190300UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 190300UTC TO 191000UTC
WINDS S/W 20 TO 24 MS
17021
FROM 181800UTC TO 191200UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 191200UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17022
FROM 181800UTC TO 190000UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 191200UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17023, 17024
FROM 181800UTC TO 191200UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 191200UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17061
FROM 191200UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17063
FROM 191200UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17140, 17152
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17151
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
SEAS 2.6 TO 4.8 M
17243
FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 181800UTC
HIGH 1038 HPA 59N 012E MOVING E 20 KMH INCREASE
LOW 968 HPA 76N 010W MOVING N/E 30 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 988 HPA 74N 069E MOVING E 30 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1021 HPA 63N 143E MOVING E 20 KMH WEAKENS
LOW 980 HPA 81N 151E MOVING S/E 30 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 181200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE
TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8004N 00754E, 8011N 00913E, 8022N 01040E,
8023N 01100E, 8027N 01222E, 8040N 01535E, 8040N 01543E,
8051N 01624E, 8103N 01709E, 8107N 01846E, 8109N 01935E,
8123N 02400E, 8120N 02513E, 8130N 02754E, 8127N 03000E.
01020-17010-17040-17290
ICE N TO 8127N 03000E, 8130N 03244E, 8127N 03337E,
8148N 03604E, 8144N 03901E, 8135N 04000E, 8130N 04026E,
8150N 04631E, 8156N 04916E, 8207N 05225E, 8206N 05946E,
8213N 06130E, 8212N 06647E, 8219N 06925E, 8222N 07000E,
8224N 07019E, 8227N 07241E, 8228N 07438E, 8221N 07551E,
8219N 07722E, 8222N 08104E, 8227N 08331E, 8230N 08437E,
8235N 08636E.
17290-17040-17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8230N 08637E, 8230N 08849E, 8228N 08937E,
8218N 09143E, 8204N 09554E, 8202N 09626E, 8149N 09808E,
8137N 10055E, 8053N 10327E, 8025N 10248E, 8007N 10643E,
7925N 10844E, 7902N 11033E, 7900N 11044E, 7838N 11257E,
7835N 11409E, 7822N 11452E, 7801N 11633E, 7743N 11735E,
7738N 11840E, 7736N 12031E, 7721N 12407E, 7710N 12500E.
17120
ICE SE TO 7710N 12500E, 7709N 12455E, 7704N 12331E,
7653N 12052E, 7618N 11852E, 7537N 11716E.
17120
ICE NW TO 7537N 11719E, 7521N 11917E,
7512N 12130E, 7605N 12500E.
17100
ICE E TO 7352N 08621E, 7400N 08612E, 7409N 08620E,
7416N 08619E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7427N 08631E, 7429N 08637E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7614N 09835E, 7616N 09835E, 7622N 09859E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7629N 10012E, 7639N 10045E, 7646N 10110E.
17110-17120-17140
ICE SW TO 7727N 10559E, 7729N 10618E, 7729N 10654E,
7716N 10808E, 7706N 10900E, 7702N 10915E, 7658N 11017E,
7650N 11148E, 7642N 11311E, 7621N 11514E, 7609N 11649E,
7553N 11641E, 7524N 11651E, 7510N 11643E, 7455N 11520E,
7452N 11353E, 7438N 11326E, 7422N 11339E, 7403N 11353E,
7345N 11635E, 7341N 11908E, 7322N 12134E.
17140
ICE SE TO 7322N 12134E, 7324N 12242E, 7346N 12307E,
7401N 12432E, 7402N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 181800UTC TO 191800UTC
01010
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190600UTC S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01020
WINDS N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190000UTC S/W W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
01100
WINDS W S/W 20 TO 24 MS
AFTER 190300UTC W S/W 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M AFTER 190600UTC 6.0 TO 7.5 M
01110, 01120
WINDS N N/W 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 182100UTC S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01130
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 MS
AFTER 190000UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 190800UTC GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.3 M
01140
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 191200UTC W S/W 13 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.3 M
01240, 01250
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 190300UTC S/W 20 TO 24 MS
AFTER 191000UTC 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.5 M AFTER 191200UTC 4.0 TO 4.5 M
17021
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 191200UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.3 M IN GUSTS 2.7 M
17022
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS TO 190000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 191200UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.3 M IN GUSTS 2.7 M
17023
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 191200UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.3 M IN GUSTS 2.7 M
17024
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 191200UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.3 M IN GUSTS 2.7 M
17030
WINDS N/E N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190600UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 191200UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.4 M
17040
WINDS N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 190600UTC N/W W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
SEAS 1.2 TO 1.9 M AFTER 190600UTC 0.7 TO 1.5 M
17050
WINDS N/E N 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 190900UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 191500UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 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 1.2 TO 2.0 M AFTER 191500UTC 0.7 TO 1.6 M
17061
WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 190000UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190600UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 191200UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.3 M
17062
WINDS S/W W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 190000UTC N N/E 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 190900UTC N N/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 191200UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.3 M AFTER 190000UTC 1.2 TO 2.0 M
AFTER 190900UTC 0.7 TO 1.5 M AFTER 191200UTC 1.2 TO 2.0 M
17063
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190000UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190600UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 191200UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17064
WINDS S/W W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 190000UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 190900UTC N N/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 191200UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M AFTER 191200UTC 1.3 TO 2.1 M
17071
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.3 M
17072
WINDS W N/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.4 TO 1.0 M
17073
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190600UTC 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.3 M
17090
WINDS S/W W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 190600UTC W N/W 6 TO 11 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.4 TO 1.2 M
17100
WINDS S/W S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 190600UTC N/E N 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.3 TO 0.5 M AFTER 190600UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17110
WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 190600UTC W N/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.8 M AFTER 190600UTC 0.6 TO 1.2 M
17120
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 190600UTC 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17130
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 190600UTC 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17140
WINDS S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M
17151
WINDS S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.6 TO 4.8 M
17152
WINDS S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.1 TO 3.9 M
17153
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M
17154
WINDS S/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 26 MS
AFTER 190000UTC S/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 8 TO 10 KM
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 190000UTC 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17230
WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17241
WINDS W N/W 5 TO 10 MS LOCALLY GUSTS 13 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 10 KM LOCALLY TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW WEAK SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS W S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
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