Potential High Waves Of 2 Meters In Nias And Sibolga Waters Saturday-Monday Night

The potential for waves as high as two meters in the waters of Nias and Sibolga needs to be watched out for fishermen and other users of sea transportation. This matter of danger was emphasized by the Belawan Maritime Meteorological Station, North Sumatra.

The same conditions are also predicted to occur in the Indian Ocean west of Nias, northern waters of Sabang, western waters of Aceh, northern Malacca Strait, and western Indian Ocean of Aceh.

"The two-meter wave condition is predicted to occur from Saturday to Monday night. This condition must be watched out for by fishermen and large ships for safety during shipping," said Belawan Maritime Meteorological Station forecaster Christen Novena, in Medan, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, July 13.

He said the wind conditions in the northern part of Sumatra waters generally blow from south to northwest with speeds ranging from 2 - 30 knots.

Sea waves in western Indonesian waters are generally in the low category (0.5 - 1.25 m) and moderate (1.25 - 2.5 m).

Moderate waves of 1.25 - 2.5 meters have the potential to occur in the northern waters of south-west Sabang, the northern part of the Malacca Strait-northeast, the western Indian Ocean of South Aceh - northwestern, the southern - northwest Nias - Sibolga waters, and the western Indian Ocean of east-southwest Nias.

While low category waves of 0.5 - 1.25 meters have the potential to occur in the waters of Sabang-Banda Aceh south-northwest, northwestern Lhokseumawe waters, northeastern central part of the Malacca Strait, western waters of East Aceh - southwest, waters of Meulaboh - western Sinabang - northeast.

Meanwhile, the BMKG BMKG Weather Forecaster for Medan Region I, Budi Prasetyo, said that the weather in North Sumatra on Sunday (14/7) morning was cloudy on average.

In the afternoon and evening there is the potential for light rain in the Nias Islands, Mandailing Natal, North Tapanuli, Labuhan Batu, and surrounding areas.

Meanwhile, in the evening and early morning, the average is only cloudy. The air temperature is 1834.0 degrees Celsius, the humidity is 6095 percent, and the wind blows from the east - west, 10 30 km/hour.