Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Friday 18 April 2025 At 1430 UTC

Part I : Warning

TROPICAL CYCLONE ERROL AT 15.6°S 123.3°E 993 HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS MOVE TO EAST TROPICAL LOW 97S AT 11.1°S 138.9°E 1000 HPA MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS MOVE TO SSE

Part II : General Synopsis

Friday 18 April 2025 at 00 UTC NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY GENTLE TO MODERATE 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 Saturday 19 April 2025 at 15 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Westerly
7-26 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Westerly
1-25 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Northwesterly
4-23 kt
Rough Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Northeasterly
3-20 kt
Rough Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Westerly
1-20 kt
Rough Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northeasterly
2-11 kt
Slight Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northerly
0-18 kt
Slight Sea

JAVA SEA

Westerly
1-16 kt
Slight Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Northwesterly
1-24 kt
Moderate Sea

BALI SEA

Northwesterly
5-14 kt
Slight Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Westerly
4-16 kt
Slight Sea

FLORES SEA

Westerly
4-31 kt
Moderate Sea

BANDA SEA

Westerly
3-34 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Northwesterly
0-20 kt
Slight Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Northeasterly
0-25 kt
Moderate Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northerly
0-28 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Easterly
3-20 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Westerly
3-23 kt
Slight 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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