Suara.com – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) asked the public to be aware of the potential for high waves of up to four meters in several Indonesian waters on April 23-24 2023.
Head of the Maritime Meteorology Center, Eko Prasetyo, said in Jakarta on Saturday that the wind pattern is one of the reasons for the possibility of an increase in high waves.
He said the wind pattern in the northern part of Indonesia predominantly moves from the northeast-east with wind speeds ranging from 3-15 knots, while in the southern part of Indonesia the dominant movement is from east-southeast with wind speeds ranging from 5-25 knots.
“The highest wind speed was observed in the Arafuru Sea,” he said.
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This condition, he continued, caused an increase in waves as high as 1.25-2.5 meters which had the opportunity to occur in the northern waters of Sabang, Aceh’s western waters, Aceh’s western waters, southern waters of P. Sumbawa-P. Sumba, the southern part of the Alas-Sape Strait, the western part of the Sumba Strait, the waters of P. Sawu, the waters of Kupang-P. Rotte, Sawu Sea, central and eastern Java Sea, southern part of Makassar Strait, western part of Banda Sea, waters of Kep. Sermata-Letti, waters south of Kep. Kai-Kep. Aru, the waters of P. Biak.
For higher waves in the range of 2.50-4 meters, it is likely to occur in the western waters of Kep. Simeulue-P. Nias-Kep. Mentawai, Bengkulu-P. Enggano, the western waters of Lampung, the West Indian Ocean of Sumatra, the southern part of Lampung Bay, the western and southern parts of the Sunda Strait, the southern waters of P. Jawa-P. Sumbawa, the southern part of the Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait, the southern waters of Sumba Island, the South Indian Ocean of Java-NTT, the Arafuru Sea, the waters of Kep. Babar-Kep. Tanimbar.
“I request the people who live and work on the coast around areas where there is a high chance of high waves to remain vigilant,” he said.
For this reason, he asked to pay attention to the high risks to the safety of fishing boats (wind speeds of more than 15 knots and wave heights above 1.25 m), barges (wind speeds of more than 16 knots and wave heights above 1.5 m). .
Then, ferries (wind speeds of more than 21 knots and wave heights above 2.5 m), large ships such as cargo ships / cruise ships (wind speeds of more than 27 knots and wave heights above four meters).
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