Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Friday 09 May 2025 At 1800 UTC

Part I : Warning

NIL

Part II : General Synopsis

Friday 09 May 2025 at 00 UTC NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF INDONESIA EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY GENTLE TO FRESH FLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDONESIA

Part III : Area Forecasts

Valid until Saturday 10 May 2025 at 18 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Westerly
7-27 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Westerly
6-25 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Northeasterly
0-19 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Northeasterly
0-16 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Easterly
5-23 kt
Moderate Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northeasterly
0-12 kt
Smooth Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Easterly
0-14 kt
Smooth Sea

JAVA SEA

Easterly
2-18 kt
Slight Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Northeasterly
1-27 kt
Slight Sea

BALI SEA

Easterly
4-12 kt
Slight Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Easterly
1-23 kt
Slight Sea

FLORES SEA

Easterly
1-24 kt
Slight Sea

BANDA SEA

Southeasterly
0-27 kt
Moderate Sea

CERAM SEA

Northwesterly
1-20 kt
Moderate Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Easterly
1-17 kt
Slight Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northwesterly
0-22 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Northerly
0-23 kt
Slight Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Northeasterly
4-37 kt
Rough 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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