INDONESIA WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING       

last update : JULY 29,2010

I. PART ONE
STORM WARNING : NIL .
 
II. PART TWO
  SYNOPTIC WEATHER ANALYSIS : FOR 00.00 UTC DATE JULY 29, 2010 - GENERAL SITUATION SLIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS NORTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS .
  INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE [ I.T.C.Z. ] PASSING OVER : NIL .
  CONVERGENCE LINE (C.L.) PASSING OVER : SULAWESI SEA TO NORTHERN HALMAHERA PACIFIC OCEAN . .
 
 
III.PART THREE
SEA AREA FORECAST VALID 24 HOURS FROM : 10. 00 UTC DATE JULY 29, 2010 AS FOLLOWS :
A. WEATHER

     1.

THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED TO OVERCAST AND MODERATE RAIN OCCASIONALLY FOLLOWED BY THUNDERSTORM COULD OCCUR THE OVER AREAS OF : ANDAMAN SEA, SOUTH CHINA SEA, SULU SEA, WESTERN SUMATERA INDIAN OCEAN, MENTAWAI ISLANDS WATERS, BENGKULU AND LAMPUNG WATERS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KALIMANTAN WATERS, SOUTHWESTERN SUMATERA INDIAN OCEAN, JAVA SEA, MASSALEMBU WATERS, MAKKASAR STRAIT, TOMINI GULF, MALUKU SEA, SULAWESI SEA, SANGIHE TALAUD ISLANDS WATERS, CENTRAL OF MALUKU ISLANDS, HALMAHERA SEA, NORTHERN PAPUA WATERS AND CENDRAWASIH GULF .

     2. THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AND RAIN OR LOCAL RAIN COULD OCCUR THE OVER AREAS OF : MALACCA STRAIT, BANDA ACEH WATERS, NIAS ISLAND WATERS, SUNDA STRAIT, BANTEN WATERS, NATUNA SEA, SAMBAS WATERS, RIAU ISLANDS WATERS, AS PART OF SOUTHERN KALIMANTAN WATERS, WEST AND SOUTH OF SULAWESI WATERS, FLORES SEA, CENTRAL AND NORTH OF SULAWESI WATERS, BANDA SEA PART OH NORTH, RAJA AMPAT ISLANDS WATERS, ARU SEA AND MERAUKE WATERS .
B. WIND
  WINDS OVER INDONESIAN WATERS GENERALLY FROM EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY, EXCEPTEDLY FOR WEST OF SUMATERA INDIAN OCEAN AND NATUNA SEA FROM SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY AT ABOUT 05 TO 28 KNOTS.
C. STATE OF SEA

     1.

SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEA SURFACE AND LOW SWELL COULD OCCUR AT : SOUTH CHINA SEA, THAILAND GULF, MALACCA STRAIT PART OF NORTH, SOUTHERN BANDA ACEH WATERS, WESTERN SUMATERA INDIAN OCEAN, MENTAWAI ISLANDS WATERS, WESTERN BENGKULU TO WESTERN LAMPUNG INDIAN OCEAN, ENGGANO ISLAND WATERS, SUNDA STRAIT PART OF SOUTH, SOUTH OF BANTEN WATERS, SOUTH OF JAVA TO NUSATENGGARA PART OF WEST WATERS, CENTRAL SEA OF JAVA PART OF NORTH, NORTHERN FLORES SEA , MASSALEMBU WATERS, SAWU SEA, EASTERN TIMOR SEA, SOUTHEAST OF SULAWESI WATERS, BANDA SEA, SANGIHE AND TALAUD ISLANDS WATERS, EASTERN HALMAHERA WATERS, SOUTHERN BURU ISLAND WATERS, AMBON AND SOUTHERN SERAM ISLANDS WATERS, KAI AND NORTHERN ARU ISLANDS WATERS, SOUTHERN FAK - FAK WATERS, NORTHERN ISLAND BIAK WATERS, CARFENTARIA GULF, SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN PAPUA WATERS .

     2.

OTHER SEA AREAS GENERALLY ARE SEA SLIGHT AND SWELL LOW.
     3.  RECOMENDATION ( EARLY WARNING ) :
  MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH SEA SURFACE AND MODERATE SWELL AT : ANDAMAN SEA, NORTHWESTERN SUMATERA INDIAN OCEAN, NORTHERN TO WESTERN BANDA ACEH WATERS, DAMAR AND TANIMBAR ISLANDS WATERS, ARU ISLANDS PART OF SOUTH WATERS, YOS SUDARSO ISLANDS WATERS, ARAFURA SEA AND WESTERN MERAUKE WATERS .