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BADAN METEOROLOGI KLIMATOLOGI DAN GEOFISIKA STASIUN METEOROLOGI MARITIM KLAS I TANJUNG PRIOK Jln. Padamarang no. 4A Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok Jakarta 14310 Telp. 43912041, 43901650, 4351366 Fax. 4351366 Email : [email protected] BMKG TH TANJUNG PRIOK, JUNE 19 2015 INDONESIA WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPPING I. PART ONE : STORM WARNING : NIL. II. PART TWO : SYNOPTIC WEATHER ANALYSIS : FOR 00.00 UTC DATE JUNE 19TH, 2015 - GENERAL SITUATION WEAK TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. - INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE [ I.T.C.Z. ] PASSING OVER : NIL. - CONVERGENCE LINE (C.L.) PASSING OVER : NIL. III. PART THREE : TH SEA AREA FORECAST VALID 24 HOURS FROM : 10. 00 UTC DATE JUNE 19 , 2015 AS FOLLOWS : A. WEATHER : 1. THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED TO OVERCAST AND MODERATE RAIN OCCASIONALLY FOLLOWED BY THUNDERSTORM COULD OCCUR THE OVER AREAS OF : SOUTH TIONGKOK SEA, NORTH SULAWESI WATERS, TOLO GULF, SANGIHE-TALAUD ISLANDS WATERS, BURU SEA, MALUKU SEA, HAKMAHERA WATERS, HALMAHERA SEA, BURU AND SERAM ISLAND WATERS, SERAM SEA, SORONG-RAJA AMPAT ISLANDS WATERS, KAI AND ARU ISLANDS WATERS, AGATS WATERS AND MERAUKE WATERS. 2. THE POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AND RAIN OR LOCAL RAIN COULD OCCUR THE OVER AREAS OF : ANDAMAN SEA, MALACA STRAIT, ANAMBAS AND NATUNA ISLANDS WATERS, SOUTHERN CENTRAL KALIMANTAN WATERS, BALIKPAPAN WATERS, SAMARINDA WATERS, CENTRAL AND EAST PART OF MACASSAR STRAIT, SULAWESI SEA, NORTHERN SULAWESI WATERS, TOMINI GULF, BANGGAI ISLANDS WATERS, KENDARI WATERS, MANOKWARI WATERS, BIAK WATERS, CENDERAWASIH GULF, FAKFAK-KAIMANA WATERS AND ARU SEA. B. WINDS DIRECTION AND SPEED FROM SURFACE UP TO 3000 FEET : WINDS OVER INDONESIA WATERS, NORTHERN EQUATOR GENERALLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN EQUATOR GENERALLY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT ABOUT 3 TO 20 KNOTS. C. STATE OF SEA : 1. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEA SURFACE AND LOW SWELL COULD OCCUR AT : ACEH WATERS, ENGGANO ISLAND WATERS, WESTERN LAMPUNG INDIAN OCEAN, PONTIANAK WATERS, KARIMATA STRAIT, PANGKALAMBUN WATERS, JAVA SEA, SOUTHERN JAVA ISLAND INDIAN OCEAN, KAGEAN ISLANDS WATERS, WEST SULAWESI SEA, GORONTALO WATERS, SOUTHERN NORTH SULAWESI WATERS, BANGGAI ISLANDS WATERS, TOLO GULF, KENDARI WATERS, WAKATOBI ISLANDS WATERS, SOUTHERN BALI AND LOMBOK ISLAND WATERS, SAWU SEA, KUPANG AND ROTE ISLAND WATERS, TIMOR SEA, SOUTHERN MALUKU SEA, WESTERN SERAM SEA, FAKFAK-KAIMANA WATERS, AGATS WATERS, YOS SUDARSO ISLAND WATERS AND MERAUKE WATERS. 2. OTHER SEA AREAS GENERALLY ARE SEA SLIGHT AND SWELL LOW. 3. RECOMMENDATION ( EARLY WARNING ) : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH SEA SURFACE AND MODERATE SWELL: ANDAMAN SEA, SOUTH TIONGKOK WATERS, SOUTHERN BALI INDIAN OCEAN, BANDA SEA, BABAR AND TANIMBAR ISLANDS WATERS, SERMATA AND LETI ISLANDS WATERS, KAI AND ARU ISLANDS WATERS, SOUTHERN BURU AND SERAM ISLAND WATERS, MANIPA STRAIT, AMBON WATERS AND ARAFURA SEA. TANJUNG PRIOK MARINE METEOROLOGICAL STATION FORECASTER ON DUTY A R D I Y A N S A H NIP.19860407200604 1 001 .

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