SECURITY
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR METAREA XX
ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ST PETERSBURG ON THE 15 OCTOBER 2026 AT 0600UTC
PART 1
AT 150600UTC
STORM WARNING
17151
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.7 TO 5.0 M
17152
FROM 150600UTC TO 152100UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M
17243
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 28 TO 33 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.6 M
GALE WARNING
01010, 01110, 01120
FROM 151200UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 MS
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01020, 01100
FROM 150600UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 22 MS
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.0 M
01130
FROM 150600UTC TO 151500UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
FROM 152100UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
01140
FROM 150600UTC TO 151500UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 MS
FROM 160000UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
01240, 01250
FROM 150600UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S/W S 17 TO 22 MS
17021
FROM 160000UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17030
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 18 MS
17040
FROM 150600UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17050
FROM 151200UTC TO 160000UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 MS
17062
FROM 150600UTC TO 151500UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 18 MS
17063
FROM 160000UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
17064
FROM 150600UTC TO 151500UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17071, 17073
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17072
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17090
FROM 150600UTC TO 151500UTC
WINDS S/W S GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17100
FROM 152100UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 MS
17110
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17120
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS N/W W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
FROM 160000UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17140
FROM 150600UTC TO 151200UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 160000UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17151
FROM 160300UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.4 M
17152
FROM 160300UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17153
FROM 150600UTC TO 151800UTC
WINDS W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
FROM 160300UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17154
FROM 150600UTC TO 152100UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
FROM 160300UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W S/W GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
17230
FROM 151800UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS S/W W GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
17241
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
17243
FROM 151800UTC TO 160000UTC
WINDS N/W GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.7 M
FROM 160000UTC TO 160600UTC
WINDS W N/W GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
SEAS 2.2 TO 4.0 M
PART 2
SYNOPSIS AT 150600UTC
LOW 943 HPA 68N 009W MOVING N/E 25 KMH FILLING
LOW 973 HPA 81N 016E MOVING N/E 35 KMH FILLING
HIGH 1029 HPA 62N 044E MOVING E 20 KMH INCREASE
HIGH 1044 HPA 54N 070E MOVING S/E 10 KMH INCREASE
LOW 984 HPA 78N 133E MOVING S/E 20 KMH FILLING
LOW 990 HPA 85N 170E STATIONARY FILLING
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 150600UTC TO 160600UTC
01010, 01110, 01120
WINDS S S/W 9 TO 14 MS
AFTER 151200UTC S S/W 17 MS
TEMP PLUS 1 TO PLUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM IN PRECIPITATION 1 TO 2 KM
SOMETIMES PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.0 TO 4.0 M
01020, 01100
WINDS S S/W 17 TO 22 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
01130
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS TO 151500UTC GUSTS 17 TO 19 MS
AFTER 152100UTC GUSTS 18 TO 23 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY RAIN
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M AFTER 152100UTC 1.9 TO 2.9 M
01140
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS TO 151500UTC GUSTS 17 MS
AFTER 160000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 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 S 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP PLUS 2 TO PLUS 7 DEGREES
VIS 6 TO 10 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17021
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 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/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 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17023
WINDS 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/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
17030
WINDS S/W S 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 152100UTC GUSTS 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 2 TO PLUS 3 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 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 0.5 TO 1.0 KM
LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M
17050
WINDS W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 151200UTC S/W S 9 TO 14 MS TO 160000UTC 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 1.8 TO 2.8 M
17061
WINDS S/W W 11 TO 16 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 S/W S 10 TO 15 MS TO 151500UTC 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
17063
WINDS S/W W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 160000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 19 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
17064
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS TO 151500UTC 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
17071
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS 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 1.0 TO 1.5 M TO 151200UTC 1.5 TO 2.0 M
17072
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS 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 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17073
WINDS S/W S 10 TO 15 MS 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 1.0 TO 1.5 M TO 151200UTC 1.5 TO 2.0 M
17090
WINDS S/W S 9 TO 14 MS TO 151500UTC 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 1.0 TO 1.5 M
17100
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 152100UTC 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 1.2 TO 2.2 M
17110
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 151800UTC 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 PRECIPITATION FOG
SEAS 1.0 TO 2.0 M
17120
WINDS N/W W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
AFTER 151200UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160000UTC GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 9 KM LOCALLY WEAK SNOW
SEAS 1.5 TO 2.5 M
17130
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 151800UTC S 11 TO 16 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 0.9 TO 1.5 M
17140
WINDS W N/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 151200UTC W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160000UTC W S/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 151200UTC 1.7 TO 3.1 M
AFTER 160000UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
17151
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
AFTER 151800UTC W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160300UTC W S/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 2.7 TO 5.0 M AFTER 151800UTC 2.0 TO 3.8 M
AFTER 160300UTC 2.4 TO 4.4 M
17152
WINDS W N/W 11 TO 16 MS GUSTS 20 TO 25 MS
AFTER 152100UTC W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160300UTC W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.5 TO 4.6 M AFTER 152100UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M
AFTER 160300UTC 1.8 TO 3.3 M
17153
WINDS W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
AFTER 151800UTC W S/W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160300UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 1.8 TO 3.4 M AFTER 151800UTC 1.5 TO 2.7 M
AFTER 160300UTC 1.7 TO 3.2 M
17154
WINDS W N/W 9 TO 14 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 152100UTC W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 160300UTC W S/W 8 TO 13 MS GUSTS 17 TO 20 MS
TEMP 0 TO MINUS 5 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 2.4 TO 4.5 M AFTER 152100UTC 1.5 TO 2.8 M
AFTER 160300UTC 1.9 TO 3.5 M
17230
WINDS W S/W 10 TO 15 MS
AFTER 151200UTC S/W W 11 TO 16 MS
AFTER 151800UTC GUSTS 17 TO 22 MS
TEMP MINUS 3 TO MINUS 8 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM LOCALLY SNOW
17241
WINDS 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
AFTER 160000UTC W S/W 5 TO 10 MS
TEMP MINUS 9 TO MINUS 14 DEGREES
AFTER 160300UTC MINUS 4 TO MINUS 9 DEGREES
VIS 3 TO 8 KM IN SNOWSTORM LESS 1 KM
SOMETIMES SNOW SNOWSTORM
17243
WINDS N/W 20 TO 25 MS GUSTS 28 TO 33 MS
AFTER 151800UTC N/W 10 TO 15 MS GUSTS 19 TO 24 MS
AFTER 160000UTC W N/W 7 TO 12 MS GUSTS 17 TO 18 MS
TEMP MINUS 1 TO MINUS 6 DEGREES
VIS 4 TO 6 KM LOCALLY PRECIPITATION
SEAS 3.0 TO 5.6 M AFTER 151800UTC 2.5 TO 4.7 M
AFTER 160000UTC 2.2 TO 4.0 M
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