Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Thursday 22 January 2026 At 0000 UTC

Part I : Warning

TROPICAL LOW 91S NEAR 11.1°S 118.6°E 1003HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 25KT, MOVING SSE

Part II : General Synopsis

Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 12 UTC NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY GENTLE TO FRESH FLOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF INDONESIA WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY MODERATE TO STRONG FLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDONESIA

Part III : Area Forecasts

Valid until Friday 23 January 2026 at 00 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northerly
1-7 kt
Slight Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Northerly
2-13 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Westerly
14-23 kt
Rough Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Westerly
14-24 kt
Rough Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Westerly
2-27 kt
Very Rough Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northeasterly
12-20 kt
Moderate Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northerly
12-17 kt
Slight Sea

JAVA SEA

Westerly
14-26 kt
Moderate Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Northwesterly
11-26 kt
Moderate Sea

BALI SEA

Westerly
3-24 kt
Moderate Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Northwesterly
15-27 kt
Moderate Sea

FLORES SEA

Westerly
5-26 kt
Rough Sea

BANDA SEA

Northwesterly
2-23 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Northwesterly
1-20 kt
Moderate Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Northwesterly
3-17 kt
Moderate Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northwesterly
3-20 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Northwesterly
12-19 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Northwesterly
15-27 kt
Rough 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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