Beware Of High Waves, Fishermen In Central Sulawesi Asked To Be Careful

PALU - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to fishermen in Central Sulawesi Province to be aware of high waves due to bad weather. Coastal residents are wary of anticipating high waves," said Head of BMKG Class II Meteorological Station Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri Palu, Nur Alim, as quoted by Antara, Thursday, September 2. He explained that strong winds would automatically trigger wave heights, so traditional fishermen must be careful of the potential for bad weather while in the middle of the sea. Therefore, if there is a growth of black clouds, we advise fishermen to immediately find a safe place or move to the edge of the beach, because the weather for birds in the middle of the sea is different from that on land. fishermen have the ability to read natural signs and are able to predict situations that can be dangerous salvation of souls, this knowledge departs from their years of experience," said Nur Alim. According to BMKG, the potential for hurricanes under current weather conditions will still occur and the frequency is predicted to be low if it rains intensively. accompanied by wind and affects the wave height itself," said Nur Alim. In addition, he said, on the second basis of September 2021 there is still the potential for tidal flooding or flooding on the coast because the volume of sea water increases. However, the potential for tidal waves in Central Sulawesi it is considered not to be a significant threat to coastal residents. "Until the next two decades or the next 20 days, the tidal wave will still hit once again so that coastal residents need to be aware of it, but the threat of coastal flooding does not affect it significantly," said Nur Alim.