Very High Wave Potential To Appear In NTT Waters, BMKG Predicts It Could Be As High As 6 Meters

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to residents to be aware of the threat of very high sea waves that could potentially hit several points of marine waters in East Nusa Tenggara over the next few days.

"Sea waves with a height of around 4-6 meters or very high categories have the potential to hit the Indian Ocean south of Sumba-Sabu and south of Kupang-Rote and the southern waters of Kupang-Rote," said Head of the BMKG Tenau-Kupang Maritime Meteorological Station Syaeful Hadi in Kupang, Wednesday. June 29, quoted from Antara.

He said this was related to the forecast for high waves in the marine waters of NTT for the next three days (30 June-3 July).

The potential for very high waves, he said, needs to be watched out for because of the high risk of shipping large ships such as cargo ships and cruise ships.

In addition, he said, there are two points of water that are also potentially hit by high waves (2.5-4 meters) in the eastern Sumba Strait and the Sawu Sea which pose a high risk to ferries.

Meanwhile, the northern waters of Kupang-Rote, the western part of the Sumba Strait have the potential to be hit by moderate waves (1.25-2.5 meters) which need to be watched out for by fishing boats.

Meanwhile, he continued, synoptic conditions indicate that generally the wind blows from the east to the southeast with a speed of 2-7 on the Beaufort Scale.

Syaeful Hadi appealed to ship operators and fishermen to increase vigilance in shipping to avoid high waves that could threaten shipping safety.