SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 14 OCTOBER 2026 AT 1800UTC
PART 1
AT 141800UTC
STORM WARNING
17110
FROM 141800UTC TO 142100UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17120
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
17140
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M
17151
FROM 142100UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
SEAS 2.8 TO 5.2 M
17152
FROM 150000UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
SEAS 2.7 TO 4.9 M
17230
FROM 141800UTC TO 150300UTC
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
17241
FROM 150000UTC TO 150600UTC
OF SOUTH 79N
WINDS S/W W 17 TO 19 MS GUSTS 24 TO 29 MS
17243
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 28 TO 33 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.5 M
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 32 TO 37 MS
SEAS 3.2 TO 5.9 M
GALE WARNING
01010
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01020, 01100
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S S/W 20 TO 24 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01110, 01120
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 18 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W 20 TO 24 MS
17022
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS S S/W GUSTS 18 MS
17024
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 141800UTC TO 142100UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17040
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17050
FROM 141800UTC TO 150000UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 151200UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 MS
17061, 17063
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 18 MS
17062
FROM 150300UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 18 MS
17064
FROM 150300UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17071, 17073
FROM 150000UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17072
FROM 150300UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17090
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17110
FROM 142100UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17120
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17130
FROM 141800UTC TO 150600UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17140
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
17151
FROM 141800UTC TO 142100UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M
17152
FROM 141800UTC TO 150000UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17153
FROM 141800UTC TO 150000UTC
WINDS S/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 150000UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17154
FROM 141800UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 151200UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
17230
FROM 150300UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17241
FROM 141800UTC TO 150000UTC
WINDS S S/E GUSTS 17 MS
FROM 150000UTC TO 150600UTC
OF NORTH 79N WINDS N/E E GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS N/E N GUSTS 18 TO 21 MS
FROM 151200UTC TO 151500UTC
OF SOUTH 80N WINDS N N/W 17 MS GUSTS 19 TO 22 MS
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 141800UTC
LOW 969 HPA 76N 004E MOVING N/E 10 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1041 HPA 59N 068E MOVING S/E 15 KMH INCREASE
LOW 977 HPA 81N 118E MOVING E 40 KMH DEEPENING
LOW 981 HPA 85N 165E MOVING N/E 10 KMH DEEPENING
ICE AT 141200UTC
A3-YERMAK PLATEAU-BANKS N SPITSBERGEN-BANKS N
NORDAUSTLANDET-LITKE TROUGH-NANSEN BASIN
ICE N TO 7957N 00759E, 8000N 00817E, 8019N 01022E,
8021N 01100E, 8036N 01540E, 8037N 01612E, 8059N 01736E,
8115N 01841E, 8117N 01924E, 8125N 02220E, 8121N 02306E,
8055N 02747E, 8108N 03000E.
01020-17010-17040-17230-17110-17120
ICE N TO 8108N 03000E, 8130N 03424E, 8117N 04000E,
8116N 04031E, 8135N 04401E, 8135N 04644E, 8138N 05126E,
8153N 05302E, 8153N 06208E, 8217N 07000E, 8221N 07144E,
8206N 07655E, 8222N 08425E, 8204N 08924E, 8150N 09554E,
8145N 09732E, 7933N 10502E, 7900N 10844E, 7857N 10900E,
7838N 11049E, 7733N 11857E.
17120
ICE E TO 7733N 11857E, 7711N 11918E, 7643N 11712E,
7549N 11916E.
17120
ICE W TO 7549N 11916E, 7559N 12020E, 7640N 12123E,
7654N 12309E, 7712N 12319E.
17120
ICE N TO 7712N 12319E, 7711N 12500E.
17230
ICE W TO 8114N 09557E, 8112N 09622E, 8102N 09721E,
8051N 09723E.
17100
ICE E TO 7650N 10053E, 7642N 10032E, 7629N 10026E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7626N 09857E, 7623N 09834E, 7614N 09836E.
17100
ICE SE TO 7430N 08636E, 7427N 08630E.
17100
ICE E TO 7416N 08602E, 7352N 08622E.
17110-17120
ICE S TO 7728N 10554E, 7731N 10652E, 7713N 10839E,
7657N 10853E, 7657N 10900E, 7656N 11115E, 7642N 11330E,
7600N 11651E.
17120
ICE NW TO 7600N 11651E, 7512N 11543E, 7451N 11407E,
7457N 11242E.
17132
ICE S TO 7410N 10948E, 7412N 11159E.
17140
ICE S TO 7413N 11310E, 7344N 11421E, 7401N 11617E,
7345N 12010E, 7322N 12030E, 7311N 12247E, 7343N 12303E,
7406N 12428E, 7407N 12500E.
17110
ICE E TO 7659N 10102E, 7703N 10112E.
PART 3
FORECAST FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTC
01010
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01020, 01100
WINDS S S/W 20 TO 24 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01110, 01120
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S S/W 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01130
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01140
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 150000UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
01240, 01250
WINDS S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/W 20 TO 24 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.0 TO 1.5 M AFTER 150600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS S S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17022
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS TO 150600UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17023
WINDS S S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17024
WINDS S S/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 150600UTC S/W W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 150600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17030
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
AFTER 142100UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M AFTER 142100UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17040
WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 150600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 4 TO PLUS 1 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 11 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 2.8 M AFTER 150600UTC 2.4 TO 3.4 M
17050
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 150000UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 151200UTC GUSTS 17 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 3.2 M AFTER 150000UTC 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17061, 17063
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS TO 150600UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17062
WINDS W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 150000UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 150300UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17064
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 150000UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 150300UTC 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 1.5 TO 2.5 M AFTER 150000UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17071
WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 142100UTC 10 TO 15 MS
FROM 150000UTC TO 151200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.2 M AFTER 142100UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M
FROM 150000UTC TO 151200UTC 1.5 TO 2.0 M
17072
WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 150000UTC S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
FROM 150300UTC TO 151200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO PLUS 4 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.6 TO 1.2 M AFTER 150000UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17073
WINDS S/W S 7 TO 12 MS
AFTER 142100UTC 10 TO 15 MS
FROM 150000UTC TO 151200UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 0.5 TO 1.0 M AFTER 142100UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M
FROM 150000UTC TO 151200UTC 1.5 TO 2.0 M
17090
WINDS N/W W 8 TO 13 MS
AFTER 150000UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 150600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO PLUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 0.8 TO 1.5 M AFTER 150000UTC 0.7 TO 1.3 M
AFTER 150600UTC 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17100
WINDS N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 151200UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO PLUS 2 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN PRECIPITATION 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17110
WINDS W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
AFTER 142100UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 150600UTC W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.0 M AFTER 142100UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
AFTER 150600UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17120
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
AFTER 150600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 151200UTC N/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M AFTER 150600UTC 1.5 TO 2.5 M
AFTER 151200UTC 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17130
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS TO 150600UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO MINUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM IN FOG 0.3 TO 0.8 KM
LOCALLY WEAK SNOW FOG
SEAS 0.7 TO 1.3 M TO 150600UTC 0.9 TO 1.5 M
17140
WINDS W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 28 MS
AFTER 150600UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.1 M AFTER 150600UTC 2.1 TO 3.9 M
17151
WINDS W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
AFTER 142100UTC W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 27 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.3 TO 4.2 M AFTER 142100UTC 2.8 TO 5.2 M
17152
WINDS W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 150000UTC W N/W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.7 TO 3.2 M AFTER 150000UTC 2.7 TO 4.9 M
17153
WINDS S/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 150000UTC W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.6 M AFTER 150000UTC 1.8 TO 3.4 M
17154
WINDS W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 151200UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 3.7 M AFTER 151200UTC 2.4 TO 4.5 M
17230
WINDS N/W W 17 TO 20 MS GUSTS 25 TO 29 MS
AFTER 150300UTC W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 151200UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
LOCALLY MINUS 13 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17241
WINDS S S/E 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 15 TO 18 MS
AFTER 150000UTC E N/E 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
OF SOUTH 79N S/W W 14 TO 19 MS GUSTS 24 TO 29 MS
AFTER 150600UT N/E N 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 18 TO 21 MS
AFTER 151200UTC N N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 16 MS
OF SOUTH 80N 12 TO 17 MS GUSTS 19 TO 22 MS
AFTER 151500UTC W S/W 7 TO 12 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOWSTORM LESS 1 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS W S/W 20 TO 25 MS GUSTS 28 TO 33 MS
AFTER 150600UTC N/W 22 TO 27 MS GUSTS 32 TO 37 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 5 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.5 M AFTER 150600UTC 3.2 TO 5.9 M
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