SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 15 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 151800UTC
STORM WARNING
17154
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
GALE WARNING
01010, 01110, 01120
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01020
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01100
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M FROM 160900UTC TO 161800UTC 6.0 TO 8.0 M
01130
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01140
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
01240
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
01250
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS FROM 161200UTC TO 161800UTC 4.0 TO 5.5 M
17021, 17023
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17022
FROM 160900UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17024
FROM 161200UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17030
FROM 160000UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17040
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17050
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17061
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17062, 17064
FROM 161200UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17063
FROM 160300UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17071
FROM 161200UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS TO 18 MS
17072, 17073
FROM 161500UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS TO 18 MS
17090
FROM 161500UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS TO 18 MS
17100
FROM 152100UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 MS
FROM 161200UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17110
FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17120
FROM 160300UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17130
FROM 160300UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17140
FROM 160300UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17151
FROM 160300UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
17152
FROM 151800UTC TO 152100UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 160300UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17153
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17154
FROM 151800UTC TO 152100UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
17230
FROM 151800UTC TO 160300UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 160300UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17243
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 151800UTC
LOW 974 HPA 81N 023E MOVING N/E 25 KMH DEEPENING
HIGH 1031 HPA 62N 055E MOVING E 5 KMH
HIGH 1035 HPA 66N 097E MOVING S S/E 10 KMH
ICE AT 151200UTC
YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 8009N 00737E, 8026N 01046E, 8049N 01601E,
8049N 01605E, 8049N 01607E, 8123N 01918E, 8126N 01940E,
8131N 02742E, 8131N 03000E.
01020-17010-17040
ICE N TO 8131N 03000E, 8130N 03126E, 8147N 03442E,
8124N 04000E, 8121N 04036E, 8138N 04507E, 8137N 05054E,
8151N 05214E, 8204N 06229E, 8155N 06549E, 8217N 06932E,
8216N 07000E, 8200N 07548E, 8214N 08308E, 8159N 08859E,
8148N 09525E.
17040-17230-17110-17120
ICE NE TO 8148N 09525E, 8145N 09554E, 8112N 10016E,
7944N 10452E, 7906N 10742E, 7900N 10830E, 7856N 10900E,
7749N 11554E, 7727N 12148E, 7726N 12338E, 7658N 12453E.
17120
ICE S TO 7658N 12453E, 7705N 12138E, 7649N 11944E,
7653N 11622E.
17120
ICE E TO 7653N 11622E, 7614N 11743E, 7537N 11704E.
17120
ICE N TO 7537N 11704E, 7524N 12036E, 7550N 12219E,
7626N 12323E, 7627N 12500E.
17230
ICE W TO 8050N 09730E, 8104N 09714E, 8115N 09554E.
17040
ICE E TO 8115N 09503E, 8101N 09253E, 8044N 09215E,
8038N 09249E.
17100
ICE E TO 7352N 08621E, 7416N 08603E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7613N 09832E, 7624N 09832E, 7627N 09856E.
17100
ICE E TO 7628N 10024E, 7643N 10033E, 7651N 10051E.
17110
ICE SE TO 7659N 10100E, 7703N 10112E.
17110-17120
ICE S TO 7728N 10555E, 7730N 10649E, 7718N 10804E,
7652N 10840E, 7651N 10900E, 7642N 11337E, 7609N 11624E.
17120
ICE W TO 7609N 11624E, 7504N 11602E, 7448N 11410E,
7448N 11216E, 7431N 11226E.
17120-17140
ICE S TO 7426N 11325E, 7422N 11341E, 7422N 11343E,
7344N 11408E, 7353N 11618E, 7349N 11948E, 7311N 12121E,
7310N 12259E.
17140
ICE E TO 7310N 12259E, 7344N 12302E.
17140
ICE S TO 7344N 12302E, 7402N 12419E, 7400N 12500E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 151800UTC TO 161800UTC
01010, 01110, 01120
WINDS S S/W 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M
01020
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 18 MS
FROM 160600UTC TO 161800UTC S/E E 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM SOMETIMES RAIN
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M
01100
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M FROM 160900UTC TO 161800UTC 6.0 TO 8.0 M
01130
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.1 TO 1.6 M
01140
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 1.5 M
01240
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.5 TO 3.0 M
01250
WINDS S/W 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.5 M FROM 161200UTC TO 161800UTC 4.0 TO 5.5 M
17021, 17023
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 160600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M AFTER 160600UTC 1.5 TO 2.3 M
17022
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 160900UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.1 M AFTER 160900UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17024
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 161200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.6 M AFTER 161200UTC 0.7 TO 1.8 M
17030
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 160000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.6 M AFTER 160000UTC 2.0 TO 2.8 M
17040
WINDS W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.9 M
17050
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.6 M
17061
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 160600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.1 M AFTER 160600UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17062
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 161200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M AFTER 161200UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17063
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 160300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.1 TO 2.1 M AFTER 160300UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M
17064
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 161200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.3 M AFTER 161200UTC 0.8 TO 1.4 M
17071
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 161200UTC GUSTS TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.2 M AFTER 161200UTC 0.9 TO 1.3 M
17072
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 161500UTC GUSTS TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.3 M AFTER 161500UTC 1.0 TO 1.6 M
17073
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 161500UTC GUSTS TO 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.4 M AFTER 161500UTC 0.9 TO 1.7 M
17090
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 161500UTC GUSTS TO 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 1 TO 2 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.3 M AFTER 161500UTC 0.9 TO 1.6 M
17100
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
FROM 152100UTC TO 160600UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 160600UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 161200UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M FROM 152100UTC TO 160600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
AFTER 160600UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M
17110
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
SEAS 1.3 TO 2.1 M
17120
WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 160300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17130
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS AFTER 160300UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M AFTER 160300UTC 0.9 TO 1.5 M
17140
WINDS W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160300UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.1 M AFTER 160300UTC 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17151
WINDS W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160300UTC W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.8 M AFTER 160300UTC 2.5 TO 4.7 M
17152
WINDS N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 152100UTC W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160300UTC W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.1 TO 3.9 M AFTER 152100UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M
AFTER 160300UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M
17153
WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160600UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 160600UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17154
WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 152100UTC W 11 TO 16 MS C
AFTER 160600UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.1 TO 3.9 M AFTER 152100UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M
AFTER 160600UTC 2.2 TO 4.0 M
17230
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 160300UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOW 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 160300UTC 2.2 TO 3.2 M
17241
WINDS W S/W 6 TO 11 MS
AFTER 161200UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 11 TO MINUS 16 DEGREES
AFTER 152000UTC MINUS 8 TO MINUS 13 DEGREES
AFTER 160000UTC MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 DEGREES
AFTER 160600UTC MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
AFTER 161200UTC 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOWSTORM LESS 1 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 160600UTC W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M AFTER 160600UTC 2.3 TO 4.3 M
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