Potential For High Sea Waves In NTT, Fishers Are Asked Not To Go To Sea

Residents watch sea waves on the coast of Kupang City, NTT. (photo: doc. between)

KUPANG - Head of the Tenau-Kupang Maritime Meteorology Station, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Syaeful Hadi said the potential for sea waves as high as 2.5 meters has the opportunity to hit five water points in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in the next two days, i.e. 3-4 May 2022.

"The water points are the western part of the Sumba Strait, the Sawi Sea, the waters of Kupang-Rote, and the southern Indian Ocean of Sumba-Sabu, and the southern Indian Ocean of Kupang-Rote," he said regarding the early warning of high waves in the waters of NTT for two years. the next day (3-4/5 2022) in a statement received by Antara in Kupang, Tuesday, May 3.

He said the potential for high waves needs to be watched out for because it poses a high risk to barges and fishing boats.

In addition, the potential for high waves of 2.5 meters-3 meters is likely to occur in the Indian Ocean south of Sumba Sabu, which is a high risk for ferry sailing.

"The fishermen or ship operators who want to pass must be aware of the threat of high waves," he said.

Meanwhile, the condition of the wind pattern in the northern part of Indonesia is dominantly moving from the northwest-northeast with speeds ranging from 4-15 knots.

Meanwhile, in the southern part of Indonesia, the dominant wind moves from the southeast-south with speeds ranging from 8-15 knots. The highest wind speed observed in the Arafuru Sea reached 25 knots.

Fishermen and ship operators are advised to keep abreast of weather developments in the waters of NTT to determine good shipping plans so as to avoid the threat of bad weather, said Syaeful Hadi.