METAREA 20 bulletinset


HIGH SEAS FORECAST
FQRS01 RUSP 250416

SECURITY

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX

ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ST PETERSBURG ON THE 25 AUGUST 2026 AT 0600UTC

PART 1

AT 250600UTC

GALE WARNING

01130, 01140

FROM 252100UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17024

FROM 260000UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17072

FROM 260000UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17073

FROM 252200UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17090

FROM 260000UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17130

FROM 251200UTC TO 260000UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17140, 17152

FROM 251500UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17151

FROM 251500UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M

17153

FROM 251500UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS S S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17154

FROM 251800UTC TO 260600UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17241

FROM 250600UTC TO 250900UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

17243

FROM 250600UTC TO 251200UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M

PART 2

SYNOPSIS AT 250600UTC

LOW 1003 HPA 76N 031E MOVING E N/E 10 KMH DEEPENING

HIGH 1026 HPA 63N 011E STATIONARY

LOW 1004 HPA 61N 040E STATIONARY FILLING

LOW 1002 HPA 65N 057E MOVING N/E 20 KMH

LOW 1003 HPA 81N 079E MOVING E 15 KMH DEEPENING

LOW 1002 HPA 76N 084E MOVING N/E 35 KMH DEEPENING

HIGH 1019 HPA 68N 120E MOVING S 5 KMH WEAKENS

LOW 993 HPA 85N 170W MOVING N/W 40 KMH DEEPENING

ICE AT 241200UTC

A3-YERMAK PLATEAU

ICE W TO 7926N 00854E, 8000N 00958E, 8001N 01000E,

8018N 00927E.

YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH

ICE N TO 8018N 00927E, 8026N 01047E, 8040N 01327E.

LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN

ICE E TO 8040N 01327E, 8034N 01308E, 8009N 01159E,

8009N 01347E.

BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET

ICE N TO 8009N 01347E, 8031N 01546E, 8059N 01837E,

8054N 02021E, 8121N 03000E.

01020-17010-17290-17040-17230-17120

ICE N TO 8121N 03000E, 8124N 03143E, 8158N 04000E,

8200N 04032E, 8230N 04335E, 8235N 04407E, 8251N 04853E,

8318N 05054E, 8345N 05017E, 8438N 06203E, 8353N 08314E,

8322N 08418E, 8254N 09329E, 8235N 09415E, 8230N 09442E,

8217N 09554E, 8211N 09627E, 8054N 10618E, 8024N 10619E,

7956N 10847E, 7952N 11049E, 7900N 11322E, 7836N 11425E,

7815N 11544E, 7713N 11804E.

17120-17110

ICE S TO 7713N 11804E, 7711N 11703E, 7737N 11409E,

7734N 11205E, 7805N 10900E, 7820N 10712E, 7832N 10641E,

7811N 10429E.

17110

ICE E TO 7811N 10429E, 7757N 10514E, 7751N 10258E,

7744N 10217E, 7743N 10121E, 7735N 10026E.

17110-17040

ICE S TO 7735N 10026E, 7749N 09832E, 7756N 09725E,

7748N 09601E.

17040-17050-17100

ICE E TO 7748N 09601E, 7741N 09545E, 7713N 09442E,

7603N 09225E, 7546N 09233E.

17230-17040

ICE W TO 7958N 09927E, 7954N 10127E, 7954N 10245E,

8111N 09745E, 8126N 09554E, 8128N 09536E.

17040

ICE E TO 8128N 09536E, 8121N 09000E, 8108N 08844E,

8049N 09036E, 8009N 09017E, 7933N 09029E, 7849N 09531E,

7812N 09938E.

17230

ICE SE TO 7906N 10101E, 7901N 09954E.

17120

ICE NW TO 7457N 11246E, 7449N 11338E, 7453N 11502E,

7511N 11527E, 7555N 11541E, 7631N 11733E.

17120

ICE N TO 7631N 11733E, 7628N 11840E, 7556N 11953E,

7542N 12156E, 7558N 12500E.

PART 3

FORECAST FROM 250600UTC TO 260600UTC

01010, 01020

WINDS E S/E 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M

01100

WINDS N/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM

LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M

01110, 01120

WINDS N/E N 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN FOG 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M

01130

WINDS N N/W 8 TO 13 MS

AFTER 251200UTC N N/W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 252100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.0 TO 2.2 M

01140

WINDS N/E N 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 251500UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 252100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 9 TO PLUS 14 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.6 TO 1.2 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

01240, 01250

WINDS N/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN HAZE 1 TO 2 KM LOCALLY RAIN HAZE

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M

17021

WINDS N/E N 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 251800UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.3 TO 1.0 M AFTER 251800UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M

17022

WINDS E N/E 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 252100UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 0.3 TO 0.9 M AFTER 252100UTC 0.8 TO 1.5 M

17023

WINDS E N/E 4 TO 9 MS AFTER 251800UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 10 TO PLUS 15 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 0.4 TO 0.9 M AFTER 251800UTC 0.8 TO 1.6 M

17024

WINDS S S/E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 251200UTC 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 251800UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 260000UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 12 TO PLUS 17 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.8 M

17030

WINDS N/W N 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 250900UTC E N/E 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 251500UTC E S/E 7 TO 12 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 0.6 TO 1.6 M

17040

WINDS S/E S 8 TO 13 MS AFTER 251500UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 AFTER 251500UTC 1.2 TO 2.2 M

17050

WINDS N/W N 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 252100UTC N N/E 6 TO 11 MS

TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 0.9 TO 1.6 M

17061

WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 251200UTC E S/E 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M

17062

WINDS N N/E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 251500UTC N/E E 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 260000UTC 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.5 TO 1.5 M

17063

WINDS N/E E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 260000UTC W N/W 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.5 TO 1.2 M

17064

WINDS N N/E 5 TO 10 MS AFTER 251500UTC N/E E 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 260000UTC 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.6 TO 1.2 M

17071

WINDS S S/E 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 251800UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 9 TO PLUS 14 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.5 TO 1.3 M

17072

WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 251800UTC S S/E 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 252100UTC 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 260000UTC S S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 12 TO PLUS 17 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M

17073

WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 252200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 14 TO PLUS 19 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.8 M

17090

WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS AFTER 260000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 14 TO PLUS 19 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.6 TO 1.6 M

17100

WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 251200UTC N/W N 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 260000UTC N/E E 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

17110

WINDS E S/E 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 251200UTC E N/E 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 252100UTC N N/W 6 TO 11 MS

TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

17120

WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 251200UTC S S/E 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 251800UTC W N/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 1.5 M

17130

WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 251200UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS TO 260000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 9 TO PLUS 14 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.4 TO 0.9 KM LOCALLY RAIN FOG

SEAS 0.8 TO 1.8 M

17140

WINDS S 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 251500UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M AFTER 251500UTC 1.7 TO 3.2 M

17151

WINDS S/W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 251500UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M AFTER 251500UTC 2.5 TO 4.6 M

17152

WINDS W N/W 10 TO 15 MS AFTER 251200UTC S/W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 251500UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.8 TO 3.4 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.5 TO 2.9 M

AFTER 251500UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M

17153

WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS AFTER 250900UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 251500UTC S S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M AFTER 250900UTC 1.3 TO 2.5 M

AFTER 251500UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M

17154

WINDS W N/W 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 251200UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 251800UTC S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M

AFTER 251800UTC 2.1 TO 3.9 M

17230

WINDS S/W S 6 TO 11 MS AFTER 252100UTC W N/W 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

17241

WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS

AFTER 250900UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS TO 16 MS

AFTER 251200UTC 6 TO 11 MS LOCALLY GUSTS 13 TO 15 MS

AFTER 251600UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 260000UTC OF SOUTH 80N S S/E 2 TO 7 MS

TEMP 0 TO MINUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

17243

WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 251200UTC S/W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 260000UTC S S/E 8 TO 13 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.3 TO 4.3 M AFTER 251200UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M

AFTER 260000UTC 1.7 TO 3.2 M

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