Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Friday 26 December 2025 At 0600 UTC

Part I : Warning

TC GRANT 989 hPa AT 11.9°S 93.5°E MAXIMUM WIND SPEED 50 KNOT MOVE TO W TROPICAL LOW 96S 1003 hPa AT 12.9°S 117.8°E MAXIMUM WIND SPEED 15K NOT MOVE TO ESE

Part II : General Synopsis

Thursday 25 December 2025 at 12 UTC NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY GENTLE TO STRONG FLOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF INDONESIA SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY GENTLE TO FRESH FLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDONESIA

Part III : Area Forecasts

Valid until Saturday 27 December 2025 at 06 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northerly
7-10 kt
Slight Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Northerly
1-18 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Westerly
9-19 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Westerly
8-17 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Westerly
8-19 kt
Rough Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northeasterly
5-24 kt
Rough Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northerly
2-12 kt
Moderate Sea

JAVA SEA

Westerly
11-18 kt
Moderate Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Northwesterly
8-19 kt
Slight Sea

BALI SEA

Westerly
3-14 kt
Moderate Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Westerly
5-18 kt
Moderate Sea

FLORES SEA

Northwesterly
3-18 kt
Slight Sea

BANDA SEA

Northwesterly
1-18 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Northerly
2-13 kt
Slight Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Northeasterly
5-15 kt
Moderate Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northerly
2-16 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Northeasterly
4-11 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Northwesterly
7-20 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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