In The Next Two Days, A Number Of Indonesian Water Areas Face The Potential For High Waves

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JAKARTA - High waves of up to four meters have the potential to occur in several parts of Indonesian waters on May 2-4, 2023. This was conveyed by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

Head of the Center for Maritime Meteorology, BMKG, Eko Prasetyo in Jakarta, Monday, said the wind pattern was one of the reasons for an increase in high waves.

He said the wind pattern in the northern part of Indonesia was dominantly moving from northeast-east with wind speeds ranging from 5-20 knots, while in the southern part of Indonesia it was dominantly moving from southeast-southwest with wind speeds ranging from 5-20 knots.

"The highest wind speed was observed in the Banda Sea, the waters of the Sermata Islands-Tanimbar Islands, the waters of the Kai Islands-Aru Islands and the Arafuru Sea," he said.

This condition, he continued, caused an opportunity to increase waves as high as 1.25-2.5 meters in the western waters of Simeulue Island-Mentawai Islands, waters of Enggano-Bengkulu Island, western Lampung waters, western Indian Ocean Sumatra, western and southern Sunda Strait, southern waters of Java Island-Sumba Island, southern Indian Ocean Banten-West Java, Bali Strait, Lombok, southern Alas, southern Sape Strait, Sumba Strait, Savu Island waters, Savu Sea, Kupang-Pulau Rote waters, southern Indian Ocean NTT.

Similar conditions also have the potential to occur in the northern Natuna Sea, southern Makassar Strait, waters of the Sangihe Islands Talaud Islands, Bitung-Ketelauan Sitaro waters, northern Maluku Sea, northern waters of the Halmahera Islands, Halmahera Sea, northern waters of Raja Ampat-Jayapura, northern Pacific Ocean Halmahera-Jayapura, east waters of Baubau-Wakatobi Islands, southern waters of Buru-Ambon Island, Banda Sea, waters of the Sermata Islands-Tanimbar Islands, southern waters of the Kai Islands-Aru Islands, Arafuru Sea.

"For waves in the higher range, 2.5-4 meters are likely to occur in the Indian Ocean south of Central Java-NTB," he explained, quoted from ANTARA, Monday, May 1.

Eko Prasetyo appealed to the public to always be vigilant, especially for fishermen who are active in transportation modes, such as 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).