Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Tuesday 23 December 2025 At 0000 UTC

Part I : Warning

TROPICAL LOW 93S NEAR 12.7°S 102.8°E 998HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 35KT MOVE TO W

Part II : General Synopsis

Monday 22 December 2025 at 12 UTC NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY GENTLE TO STRONG FLOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF INDONESIA SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY GENTLE TO STRONG FLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDONESIA

Part III : Area Forecasts

Valid until Wednesday 24 December 2025 at 00 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northwesterly
6-12 kt
Slight Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Northerly
2-18 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Northwesterly
11-21 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Northwesterly
9-20 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Westerly
13-19 kt
Moderate Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northerly
8-21 kt
Moderate Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northwesterly
11-18 kt
Moderate Sea

JAVA SEA

Westerly
8-18 kt
Moderate Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Westerly
5-17 kt
Slight Sea

BALI SEA

Westerly
2-14 kt
Slight Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Westerly
2-19 kt
Slight Sea

FLORES SEA

Westerly
3-17 kt
Slight Sea

BANDA SEA

Northwesterly
2-19 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Northwesterly
4-13 kt
Slight Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Northerly
4-13 kt
Moderate Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northerly
1-15 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Easterly
3-11 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Northwesterly
1-14 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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