Early Warning Of Extreme Weather In Manokwari Waters, Fishermen And Residents Are Asked To Be Alert

Beach scene in Manokwari Regency, West Papua. (ANTARA/Hans Arnold Kapisa)

MANOKWARI - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency issued an early warning of extreme weather, especially for fishermen and sea transportation users in the waters of Manokwari, Sorong, and Raja Ampat, so that they are aware of these natural conditions for the next two days. the general public who use sea transportation services in the waters of Manokwari, Sorong, and Raja Ampat, must pay attention to weather conditions before carrying out activities at sea," said Head of BMKG at Rendani Manokwari Station, West Papua Province, Daniel Tandi in Manokwari, as reported by Antara, Saturday, May 7.

Rendani Manokwari Station predicts that in the next two days (8-9 May 2022) sea waves in the waters of Manokwari, Sorong, and Raja Ampat will reach 2.5 meters.

He said the high sea waves in the waters of Manokwari, Sorong, and Raja Ampat occurred because of the presence of Cumulonimbus clouds, causing strong winds in these waters and even increasing the wave height. Ampat because it can cause strong winds and increase the height of sea waves," said Tandi. He predicts that in general the weather in the West Papua region will be cloudy from morning to evening, while it will rain at night around 21.00 WIT.

"In the next two days, it will rain in the West Papua region at around 9 p.m., with an average wind speed of 5-30 km/hour under normal temperature conditions of 24-32 degrees Celsius with humidity of 65-95 percent," said Daniel Tandi.