SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 301800UTC
STORM WARNING
01130
FROM 301800UTC TO 010000UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 24 TO 29 MS
01140
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 24 TO 29 MS
17030
FROM 010300UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17040
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
SEAS 3.3 TO 4.3 M
17050
FROM 010300UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
17230
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
GALE WARNING
01010, 01020
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01110, 01120
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01130
FROM 301800UTC TO 010000UTC
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 24 TO 29 MS
FROM 010000UTC TO 010900UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01140
FROM 010600UTC TO 011200UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01240
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 18 MS
17021
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 010600UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17022
FROM 301800UTC TO 010900UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17023
FROM 301800UTC TO 011200UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17024
FROM 010000UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 301800UTC TO 010300UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 010300UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17040
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
SEAS 3.3 TO 4.3 M
17050
FROM 301800UTC TO 010300UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17061
FROM 010300UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W N GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17062
FROM 010900UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17063
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 010600UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 MS
17064
FROM 011200UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17071
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17073
FROM 010000UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS N N/E GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17100
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17110
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17120
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17130
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17140
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
FROM 010600UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
17151
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
FROM 010600UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M
17152
FROM 301800UTC TO 010000UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
FROM 010000UTC TO 011200UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
FROM 011200UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17153, 17154
FROM 301800UTC TO 010600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 010600UTC TO 011200UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17230
FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17243
FROM 301800UTC TO 011200UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
FROM 011200UTC TO 011800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 301800UTC
HIGH 1039 HPA 63N 028E MOVING E 30 KMH INCREASE
HIGH 1028 HPA 75N 034E MOVING S/E 30 KMH
LOW 1007 HPA 71N 072E MOVING S/E 20 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 969 HPA 85N 114E MOVING S/W 10 KMH
LOW 983 HPA 80N 118E MOVING S/E 30 KMH
LOW 980 HPA 81N 147E MOVING N/E 30 KMH FILLING
ICE AT 301200UTC
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-LITKE TROUGH
ICE N TO 7957N 00800E, 8000N 00814E, 8026N 01020E,
8027N 01041E, 8030N 01215E, 8031N 01304E, 8035N 01324E,
8051N 01447E.
LITKE TROUGH
ICE W TO 8051N 01447E, 8116N 01447E.
LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8116N 01447E, 8116N 01648E, 8120N 01921E,
8124N 02432E, 8124N 02502E, 8125N 02506E, 8140N 02554E,
8135N 02919E, 8134N 02946E, 8135N 03000E.
01020-17010-17290
ICE N TO 8135N 03000E, 8159N 03925E, 8203N 04000E,
8216N 04138E, 8220N 04530E, 8230N 04600E, 8241N 04636E,
8231N 04923E, 8239N 05246E, 8252N 05414E, 8240N 06012E,
8300N 06502E.
17290
ICE SW TO 8300N 06502E, 8313N 06404E.
17290-17040-17230
ICE N TO 8313N 06404E, 8333N 06858E, 8330N 07036E,
8334N 07343E, 8307N 07937E, 8308N 08154E, 8300N 08314E,
8258N 08524E, 8230N 08930E, 8230N 09016E, 8230N 09141E,
8218N 09257E, 8221N 09445E, 8215N 09554E, 8151N 09933E,
8105N 10143E, 8111N 10457E.
17230-17120
ICE NE TO 8111N 10457E, 8048N 10435E, 8030N 10746E,
8006N 10630E, 7903N 11231E, 7900N 11309E, 7848N 11522E,
7850N 11720E, 7820N 11629E, 7750N 11904E.
17120
ICE N TO 7750N 11904E, 7755N 12025E, 7735N 12330E,
7721N 12402E, 7723N 12500E.
17100
ICE E TO 7646N 10101E, 7640N 10042E, 7630N 10039E.
17110
ICE W TO 7706N 10534E, 7714N 10525E.
17120
ICE W TO 7529N 11341E, 7530N 11351E, 7551N 11412E,
7626N 11333E, 7640N 11227E.
17120
ICE S TO 7640N 11227E, 7646N 11115E, 7645N 11106E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 301800UTC TO 011800UTC
01010, 01020
WINDS N/W 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01100
WINDS N/W 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01110, 01120
WINDS N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES RAIN
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
01130
WINDS N/W N 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 24 TO 29 MS
AFTER 010000UTC N/W N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 010900UTC N/W N 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.2 M DURING GUSTS 2.9 TO 3.8 M
AFTER 010000UTC 1.8 TO 2.7 M AFTER 010900UTC 0.9 TO 1.8 M
01140
WINDS N N/E 11 TO 1 MS GUSTS 24 TO 29 MS
AFTER 010600UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 011200UTC N N/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.0 M DURING GUSTS 1.8 TO 2.8 M
AFTER 010600UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 011200UTC 1.1 TO 2.0 M
01240
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 010600UTC S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01250
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 010600UTC S/W S 8 TO 13 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17021
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 010600UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17022
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 010900UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 010900UTC 1.4 TO 2.4 M
17023
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 011200UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.6 TO 2.6 M AFTER 011200UTC 1.5 TO 2.4 M
17024
WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 010000UTC N N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.5 M AFTER 010000UTC 1.1 TO 2.1 M
17030
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 010300UTC N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY 0.2 TO 0.7 KM PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.9 TO 2.9 M
AFTER 010300UTC 2.4 TO 3.4 M DURING GUSTS 3.1 TO 4.1 M
17040
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 2.8 TO 3.5 M DURING GUSTS 3.3 TO 4.3 M
17050
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 010300UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M DURING GUSTS 1.8 TO 2.8 M
AFTER 010300UTC 2.2 TO 3.2 M
17061
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 010300UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 010300UTC 1.7 TO 2.7 M
17062
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 010900UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 010900UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17063
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 010600UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.2 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17064
WINDS N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 011200UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.4 TO 2.4 M AFTER 011200UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17071
WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 010600UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 1.8 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.4 TO 1.9 M
17072
WINDS N N/E 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 010600UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.2 M AFTER 010600UTC 0.9 TO 1.8 M
17073
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 010000UTC N N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.9 TO 1.4 M AFTER 010000UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
17090
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 010000UTC N N/E 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.0 M AFTER 010000UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
17100
WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM VIS IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.1 TO 1.9 M DURING GUSTS 1.6 TO 2.6 M
17110
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.0 M DURING GUSTS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17120
WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17130
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 010600UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 2 TO 7 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.0 TO 1.7 M
17140
WINDS W N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
AFTER 010600UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.7 M AFTER 010600UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M
17151
WINDS W N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
AFTER 010600UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 21 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M AFTER 010600UTC 2.5 TO 4.6 M
17152
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 010000UTC W N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 011200UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M AFTER 010000UTC 2.3 TO 4.3 M
AFTER 011200UTC 1.7 TO 3.2 M
17153
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 010600UTC W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 011200UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M
AFTER 011200UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M
17154
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 010600UTC W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 011200UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.1 TO 3.9 M AFTER 010600UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
AFTER 011200UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M
17230
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY SNOW FOG
17241
WINDS OF WEST 130E S/W S 5 TO 10 MS
AFTER 010900UTC S/E 5 TO 10 MS GUSTS 13 MS
WINDS OF EAST 130E N/W W 4 TO 9 MS
TEMP MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES
OF SOUTH 80N MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 6 KM LOCALLY LESS 1 KM
LOCALLY SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS W N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 011200UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M AFTER 011200UTC 2.1 TO 3.9 M
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