BMKG: Alert Waves 3.5 Meters That Land 4 NTT Sea Areas

IIustration - A number of passengers witnessed sea waves from the Pelni ship sailing the sea waters of NTT. (ANTARA)

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to residents to be aware of waves as high as 3.5 meters which are likely to hit four points in the sea area in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) over the next few days. "The potential for waves with a height of 2.5-3.5 meters needs to be watched out for because there is a high risk of shipping ferries and fishing boats," said Head of the BMKG Tenau Maritime Meteorological Station Syaeful Hadi in Kupang, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, February 21. The four points of sea waters that have the potential to be hit by waves with high categories are the northern waters of Flores Island, the southern Indian Ocean Sumba-Sabu, the southern waters of Kupang-Rote, and the southern Indian Ocean of Kupang-Rote. Syaeful appealed to operators of ferries and fishing boats to increase vigilance when passing through the points of the sea area. Meanwhile, other sea water areas in NTT generally have the opportunity to be hit by low waves (0.5-1.25 meters) to moderate (1.25-2.5 meters). Medium category waves, he said, also need to be watched out for by fishermen because of the high risk of fishing boats. He added that in addition to the potential for high waves, synoptic conditions show that generally the wind blows from southwest to northwest and west to northwest at a speed of 1.6 on the Beaufort Scale. Syaeful reminded ship operators and fishermen in NTT to continue to follow the development of maritime weather information as a reference to support safe and smooth shipping activities.