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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX

ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ST PETERSBURG ON THE 26 AUGUST 2026 AT 0600UTC

PART 1

AT 260600UTC

STORM WARNING

01100

FROM 260600UTC TO 261800UTC

WINDS N/W 25 TO 27 MS

FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01110

FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W 25 TO 27 MS

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

GALE WARNING

01010, 01020

FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N 17 TO 18 MS

01100

FROM 260600UTC TO 261800UTC

WINDS N/W 25 TO 27 MS

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01120

FROM 261200UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W N 17 TO 18 MS

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01130

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 261200UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

01140

FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

01240, 01250

FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/W 18 TO 23 MS

SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M

17024

FROM 262100UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17030

FROM 260900UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17040

FROM 262100UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N N/W GUSTS 17 MS

17050

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 261200UTC TO 261800UTC

WINDS N/E N GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17061

FROM 262100UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N N/E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17062

FROM 260900UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/E N GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17064

FROM 260900UTC TO 261800UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17071

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

FROM 270300UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17072

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS S S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 261200UTC TO 261500UTC

WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 270300UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS E N/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

17073

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17090

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 261200UTC TO 261800UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17100

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 261200UTC TO 262100UTC

WINDS N/E E GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17130

FROM 261800UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17140

FROM 270000UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

17151

FROM 270000UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS S GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS

17153

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

FROM 262100UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

17154

FROM 260600UTC TO 261200UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

FROM 270300UTC TO 270600UTC

WINDS S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

PART 2

SYNOPSIS AT 260600UTC

HIGH 1031 HPA 75N 002W MOVING E 20 KMH INCREASE

HIGH 1029 HPA 66N 014E MOVING N/E 20 KMH WEAKENS

LOW 998 HPA 76N 062E STATIONARY FILLING

LOW 990 HPA 72N 076E MOVING N/E 40 KMH DEEPENING

LOW 1000 HPA 80N 096E MOVING E 10 KMH FILLING

LOW 995 HPA 76N 123E MOVING E 30 KMH FILLING

ICE AT 251200UTC

A3-YERMAK PLATEAU

ICE W TO 7932N 00844E, 7959N 00953E, 8000N 00949E,

8014N 00847E.

YERMAK PLATEAU-LITKE TROUGH

ICE N TO 8014N 00847E, 8021N 01038E, 8024N 01059E,

8046N 01337E.

LITKE TROUGH-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN

ICE E TO 8046N 01337E, 8034N 01306E, 8008N 01204E,

8003N 01235E.

BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N NORDAUSTLANDET

ICE N TO 8003N 01235E, 8031N 01545E, 8058N 01917E,

8116N 02059E, 8118N 02624E, 8124N 03000E.

01020-17010-17290-17040-17230-17120

ICE N TO 8124N 03000E, 8126N 03205E, 8156N 03814E,

8206N 04000E, 8220N 04246E, 8230N 04336E, 8238N 04418E,

8255N 04945E, 8344N 04952E, 8439N 06130E, 8356N 08305E,

8338N 08329E, 8316N 08545E, 8259N 09218E, 8230N 09452E,

8217N 09554E, 8213N 09612E, 8042N 10707E, 8022N 10611E,

7957N 10846E, 7951N 11053E, 7900N 11321E, 7837N 11420E,

7812N 11557E, 7728N 11730E, 7646N 12031E, 7623N 12149E.

17120

ICE SE TO 7623N 12149E, 7640N 11849E, 7621N 11843E.

17120

ICE N TO 7621N 11843E, 7553N 11944E, 7539N 12151E,

7553N 12500E.

17120

ICE N TO 7457N 11243E, 7448N 11339E, 7453N 11506E.

17120

ICE W TO 7453N 11506E, 7511N 11529E, 7559N 11543E,

7622N 11653E, 7641N 11643E, 7707N 11459E, 7719N 11516E.

17120-17110

ICE S TO 7719N 11516E, 7728N 11422E, 7732N 11237E,

7806N 10900E, 7821N 10715E, 7831N 10646E, 7812N 10430E.

17110

ICE NE TO 7812N 10430E, 7757N 10509E.

17110-17040

ICE S TO 7757N 10509E, 7752N 10308E, 7745N 10221E,

7744N 10119E, 7737N 10022E, 7748N 09829E, 7748N 09827E,

7749N 09550E.

17040-17050-17100

ICE E TO 7749N 09550E, 7741N 09541E, 7718N 09516E,

7708N 09505E, 7602N 09220E, 7546N 09231E.

17230

ICE NW TO 7955N 09945E, 7952N 10204E, 7956N 10234E,

8113N 09736E.

17230-17040

ICE S TO 8113N 09736E, 8124N 09554E, 8127N 09527E,

8119N 09204E, 8114N 09050E.

PART 3

FORECAST FROM 260600UTC TO 270600UTC

01010, 01020

WINDS N 17 TO 18 MS

TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES

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

SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M

01100

WINDS N/W 25 TO 27 MS

AFTER 261800UTC N/W 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES

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

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01110

WINDS N/W 25 TO 27 MS

TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES

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

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01120

WINDS N N/E 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N/W N 17 TO 18 MS

TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES

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

SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M

01130

WINDS N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 261200UTC 2.0 TO 3.5 M

01140

WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 9 TO PLUS 14 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.8 M

01240, 01250

WINDS N/W 18 TO 23 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M

17021

WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N/W W 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 270300UTC N N/E 8 TO 13 MS

TEMP PLUS 6 TO PLUS 11 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 261200UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M

AFTER 270000UTC 0.7 TO 1.2 M AFTER 270300UTC 0.8 TO 1.3 M

17022

WINDS N/W W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 261800UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S S/W 3 TO 8 MS

AFTER 270300UTC E N/E 5 TO 10 MS

TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES

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

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M AFTER 261800UTC 0.8 TO 1.3 M

AFTER 270000UTC 0.4 TO 0.9 M AFTER 270300UTC 0.6 TO 1.1 M

17023

WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W S/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S/W W 7 TO 12 MS

TEMP PLUS 8 TO PLUS 13 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 261200UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

AFTER 270000UTC 0.8 TO 1.5 M

17024

WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N/W N 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 262100UTC W N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 12 TO PLUS 17 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.5 TO 1.0 KM LOCALLY RAIN

SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M AFTER 261200UTC 0.8 TO 1.6 M

AFTER 262100UTC 1.4 TO 2.8 M

17030

WINDS E S/E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 260900UTC E N/E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 1.3 TO 2.3 M AFTER 260900UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M

17040

WINDS N/W N 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N N/E 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 262100UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 AFTER 261200UTC 1.3 TO 2.3 M

AFTER 262100UTC 1.3 TO 2.5 M

17050

WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 261800UTC N/E N 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.2 M AFTER 261200UTC 2.0 TO 3.0 M

17061

WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 262100UTC N N/E 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

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

SEAS 0.8 TO 1.6 M AFTER 262100UTC 1.2 TO 1.8 M

17062

WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 260900UTC N/E N 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 7 TO PLUS 12 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 0.9 TO 1.6 M AFTER 260900UTC 1.2 TO 2.2 M

17063

WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 262100UTC 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 1.2 TO 2.2 M AFTER 262100UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M

17064

WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 260900UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 261800UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC E S/E 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 THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M AFTER 260900UTC 1.6 TO 2.6 M

AFTER 270000UTC 0.8 TO 1.6 M

17071

WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N/W W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 261800UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC E N/E 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270300UTC N/E E 11 TO 16 MS 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 THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M AFTER 261200UTC 0.4 TO 0.9 M

AFTER 261800UTC 0.4 TO 0.9 M AFTER 270300UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M

17072

WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261500UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS

AFTER 270000UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270300UTC E N/E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

TEMP PLUS 10 TO PLUS 15 DEGREES

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

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M AFTER 261200UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M

AFTER 261500UTC 0.7 TO 1.1 M AFTER 270000UTC 0.4 TO 0.9 M

AFTER 270300UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M

17073

WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261800UTC N/E E 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S/E E 10 TO 15 MS

TEMP PLUS 11 TO PLUS 16 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 1.0 TO 1.3 M AFTER 261200UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M

AFTER 261800UTC 0.5 TO 1.0 M AFTER 270000UTC 0.9 TO 1.4 M

17090

WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261200UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261800UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP PLUS 14 TO PLUS 19 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY RAIN THUNDERSTORM FOG

SEAS 1.1 TO 1.7 M AFTER 261200UTC 0.7 TO 1.2 M

AFTER 261800UTC 1.2 TO 1.8 M

17100

WINDS N/E E 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261200UTC N/E E 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

AFTER 262100UTC N N/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 5 TO PLUS 10 DEGREES

LOCALLY 0 DEGREES

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

17110

WINDS N/W W 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 261500UTC N/E N 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC N N/W 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

17120

WINDS W N/W 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 261500UTC S S/E 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 262100UTC S S/E 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 270300UTC N/W W 10 TO 15 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 261200UTC 0.4 TO 0.9 M

AFTER 261500UTC 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 262100UTC 1.2 TO 2.0 M

17130

WINDS S/W W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 261800UTC S/W W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 9 TO PLUS 14 DEGREES

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

SEAS 0.8 TO 1.4 M AFTER 261800UTC 1.0 TO 1.8 M

17140

WINDS N/W 8 TO 13 MS

AFTER 261500UTC S 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.5 TO 2.7 M AFTER 261500UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M

17151

WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.9 TO 3.5 M AFTER 270000UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M

17152

WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W N/W 6 TO 11 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S S/W 11 TO 16 MS

TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M AFTER 261200UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M

AFTER 270000UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M

17153

WINDS W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 262100UTC S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS

TEMP PLUS 4 TO PLUS 9 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 261200UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M

AFTER 262100UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M

17154

WINDS S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W 10 TO 15 MS

AFTER 270300UTC S/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS

TEMP PLUS 3 TO PLUS 8 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 2.0 TO 3.7 M AFTER 261200UTC 1.4 TO 2.6 M

AFTER 270300UTC 2.0 TO 3.7 M

17230

WINDS N/W W 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 261500UTC N/W N 9 TO 14 MS

TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES

VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM

LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG

17241

WINDS S/W S 5 TO 10 MS

AFTER 261800UTC S/E S 4 TO 9 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 2 KM LOCALLY SNOW

17243

WINDS S/E 8 TO 13 MS

AFTER 261200UTC W 7 TO 12 MS

AFTER 270000UTC S S/E 10 TO 15 MS

TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES

VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION

SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 261200UTC 1.6 TO 3.0 M

AFTER 270000UTC 2.0 TO 3.6 M

NNNN