Warning Of 4 Meters Of Capai Waves In North Sumatra Waters, BMKG Estimates Until April 25

Illustration. High waves accompany children playing on Meninting Beach, Batulayar, Lombok, NTB. (Between-Ahmad S)

NORTH SUMATRA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning regarding high waves reaching four meters in a number of waters in North Sumatra (North Sumatra).

BMKG forecaster at the Belawan Meteorological Station Class II, Rizki Fadhillah Pratama Putra, said that this high wave has the potential to occur for the next three days or April 25, 2025.

The four-meter high waves are likely to occur in the western Indian Ocean of the Nias Islands, the western waters of the Nias Islands, and the waters of the Batu Islands.

Regarding the high waves, he said, fishing boats were asked to be alert if the wind speed reached 15 knots and the wave height reached 1.25 meters.

Meanwhile, barges are also asked to be alert if the wind speed reaches 16 knots and the wave height reaches 1.5 meters, as well as ferries if the wind speed reaches 21 knots and the wave height reaches 2.5 meters.

"Meanwhile, 2.5 meters high sea waves have the potential to occur in the western waters of North Sumatra, the waters of the Batu Islands and the eastern waters of the Nias Islands," he said in Medan, Tuesday, which was confiscated by Antara.

Wind patterns in northern Indonesia, he continued, generally move from northwest to sea with wind speeds ranging from 8-22 knots. Meanwhile, in southern Indonesia, it generally moves from southwest to northwest with wind speeds ranging from 4-25 knots.