Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Tuesday 23 September 2025 At 1800 UTC

Part I : Warning

TROPICAL CYCLONE RAGASA AT 20.4°N 117.1°E 931HPA MAXIMUM WIND 120 KNOT MOVE TO WNW TROPICAL LOW 92W AT 10.1°N 135.5°E 1003HPA MAXIMUM WIND 20 KNOT MOVE TO W

Part II : General Synopsis

Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 00 UTC SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY GENTLE TO FRESH FLOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF INDONESIA EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY GENTLE TO FRESH FLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDONESIA

Part III : Area Forecasts

Valid until Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 18 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northerly
4-5 kt
Slight Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Westerly
1-17 kt
Rough Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Southeasterly
4-13 kt
Rough Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Southeasterly
11-15 kt
Rough Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Easterly
7-17 kt
Rough Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Southwesterly
10-18 kt
Moderate Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northwesterly
4-12 kt
Slight Sea

JAVA SEA

Southeasterly
5-15 kt
Slight Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Southeasterly
6-18 kt
Moderate Sea

BALI SEA

Easterly
3-16 kt
Slight Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Southeasterly
3-15 kt
Slight Sea

FLORES SEA

Easterly
3-18 kt
Slight Sea

BANDA SEA

Southeasterly
3-19 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Easterly
2-14 kt
Slight Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Westerly
3-14 kt
Moderate Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Southwesterly
2-16 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Westerly
2-18 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Easterly
2-20 kt
Moderate Sea

⚠️ Important Notes

Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the significant height

Reference Scales

Beaufort Wind Scale

ForceDescriptionSpeed (knots)
0Calm< 1
1Light air1-3
2Light breeze4-6
3Gentle breeze7-10
4Moderate breeze11-16
5Fresh breeze17-21
6Strong breeze22-27
7Near gale28-33
8Gale34-40
9Strong gale41-47

Douglas Sea Scale

GradeDescriptionHeight (m)
0Calm (Glassy)0
1Calm (Rippled)0-0.1
2Smooth0.1-0.5
3Slight0.5-1.25
4Moderate1.25-2.5
5Rough2.5-4
6Very rough4-6
7High6-9
8Very high9-14
9Phenomenal>14
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