Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Thursday 15 January 2026 At 1200 UTC

Part I : Warning

TC NOKAEN AT 9.9°N 128.9°E 1000HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT MOVING TO NW LOW PRESSURE AREA 96S AT 15.0°S 113.4°E 1002HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 20 KT MOVING TO SW

Part II : General Synopsis

Thursday 15 January 2026 at 00 UTC NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY MODERATE TO STRONG 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 16 January 2026 at 12 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northwesterly
4-7 kt
Smooth Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Northwesterly
0-10 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Westerly
10-17 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Westerly
10-18 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Northwesterly
9-23 kt
Moderate Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northeasterly
12-17 kt
Moderate Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northerly
10-15 kt
Slight Sea

JAVA SEA

Westerly
12-23 kt
Moderate Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Westerly
8-24 kt
Moderate Sea

BALI SEA

Westerly
4-22 kt
Moderate Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Westerly
17-25 kt
Moderate Sea

FLORES SEA

Westerly
17-25 kt
Moderate Sea

BANDA SEA

Westerly
1-26 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Westerly
4-14 kt
Slight Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Westerly
14-21 kt
Moderate Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Westerly
2-20 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Westerly
2-14 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Westerly
15-24 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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