Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Thursday 05 February 2026 At 0000 UTC

Part I : Warning

TROPICAL CYCLONE PENHA NEAR 8.4°N 130.8°E 1000 HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KT, MOVING TO W TROPICAL LOW 98P NEAR 16.6°S, 128.2°E 1001 HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 15 KT, MOVING TO W

Part II : General Synopsis

Wednesday 04 February 2026 at 12 UTC NORTHWESTERLY 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 Friday 06 February 2026 at 00 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northwesterly
2-8 kt
Slight Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Southeasterly
3-13 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Westerly
5-15 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Westerly
7-15 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Westerly
9-19 kt
Moderate Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northeasterly
9-20 kt
Rough Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northerly
10-16 kt
Moderate Sea

JAVA SEA

Westerly
11-20 kt
Moderate Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Westerly
11-22 kt
Moderate Sea

BALI SEA

Westerly
3-16 kt
Slight Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Westerly
7-20 kt
Slight Sea

FLORES SEA

Westerly
7-19 kt
Moderate Sea

BANDA SEA

Westerly
1-19 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Northwesterly
3-15 kt
Slight Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Northwesterly
6-18 kt
Rough Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northwesterly
2-18 kt
Rough Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Westerly
2-20 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Northwesterly
6-16 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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