6 Meter Wave Alert In Northern Waters Of Papua-West Papua

Seeds of tropical cyclone 94W around the Western Pacific north of Papua/BMKG

JAKARTA - The Meteorological Agency for Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) urges the public to be aware of high waves of up to six meters potentially in the waters of the Pacific Ocean north of Papua and West Papua.

"The potential for waves with a very high category of 4-6 meters is likely to occur in the Pacific Ocean north of West Papua - the Pacific Ocean north of Papua", said Head of the Maritime Meteorological Center Eko Prasetyo in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Wednesday, April 14.

Such high waves are expected to occur in several areas of Indonesian waters between 14-16 April 2021.

Eko explained that a low-pressure center of 1004 hPa is observed in the Pacific Ocean north of Papua and has an indirect impact on the northern region of Papua.

Wind patterns in the northern part of Indonesia generally move from the Southwest - Northwest with wind speeds ranging from 5 - 30 knots, while the region in southern Indonesia generally moves from the East - South with wind speeds ranging from 5 - 20 knots.

"The highest wind speeds are observed in the waters of northern Raja Ampat, Manokwari waters, Biak waters, Cendrawasih Bay, pacific ocean north of Papua - West Papua", he continued.

In addition, based on the BMKG monitoring, wave waters with a moderate category of 1.25-2.5 m are likely to occur in the waters north of Sabang, the western waters of Aceh - the Mentawai Islands, the waters of Bengkulu - Enggano's return, the western Indian Ocean of Aceh -Nias Islands, the southern Lampung Bay, the Bali Strait - Lombok - southern Alas, the southern waters of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), the southern Sawu Sea, the southern Indian Ocean NTT, the central Sulawesi Sea, the waters of the Sangihe Islands - Talaud Islands, Maluku Sea, the waters of the Islands. Sitaro, bitung waters - Likupang, the southern waters of north Sulawesi, the waters of the Halmahera Islands, the Halmahera Sea, the pacific ocean north of Halmahera, the waters of northern Raja Ampat, the southern waters of Biak, Cendrawasih Bay, the waters of Jayapura - Sarmi.

Meanwhile, waves with a high category of 2.5-4 m occurred in several Indonesian waters including the western waters of the Enggano Islands, the western waters of Lampung, the western Indian Ocean Mentawai islands, the western waters of the Enggano Islands - Lampung, the southern waters of Java - Sumbawa, the Indian Ocean south of Java - West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), the Sunda Strait, the waters of Manokwari, the waters north of Biak, the Pacific Ocean north of Halmahera.

The BMKG always encourages the public to always remain vigilant, especially for fishermen who are active with modes of transportation such as fishing boats (Wind speed over 15 knots and wave height above 1.25 m), barges (wind speed over 16 knots and wave height above 1.5 m).

Then ferry transport (wind speed over 21 knots and wave height above 2.5 m), and large size vessels such as cargo ships/cruise ships (wind speeds over 27 knots and wave heights above 4 m). In addition, please ask the people who live and activities on the coast around the area that has the possibility of high waves to remain vigilant.