For Residents Who Live On The Coast, Be Vigilant Today Until Tomorrow The Potential For A Gelombong Is 4 Meters High

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JAKARTA - BMKG asked people living in coastal areas to be aware of the potential for high waves of up to four meters in the period 18-19 February 2023.

"We ask people who live and work on the coast around areas that have the opportunity for high waves to remain vigilant," said Head of the BMKG Maritime Meteorology Center Eko Prasetyo in Jakarta, Saturday, February 18.

The presence of wind patterns in Indonesian territory causes high waves to occur. As in the northern part, it is dominantly moving from the Northwest-Northeast with wind speeds ranging from 5-20 knots.

Meanwhile, in the southern part of Indonesia, it is dominant to move from the Southwest to the Northwest with wind speeds ranging from 5-20 knots. The highest wind speed was observed in the North Natuna Sea, southern Makassar Strait, Flores Sea, and Banda Sea.

This condition causes an increase in waves as high as 1.25 to 2.5 meters to occur in the northern part of the Malacca Strait, northern Sabang waters, western waters of Aceh-Lampung, West Indian Ocean Aceh-Lampung, northern waters of Sabang, western and southern Sunda Strait, southern waters of Banten-Sumbawa, southern Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait, southern waters of NTT, Savu Sea, South Indian Ocean Banten, South Indian Ocean West Java, South Indian Ocean NTT, southern waters of the Anambas-Natuna Islands, Natuna Sea and eastern waters of the Bintan Islands. Lingga Islands.

Similar conditions also occurred in the central and eastern part of the Java Sea, northern waters of East Java, southern Kalimantan waters, the central part of the Makassar Strait, the Flores Sea, the southern waters of Baubau, the Wakatobi waters, the southern part of the Sape Strait, the western Sumba Strait - the Sulawesi Sea, the northern waters of North Sulawesi, the waters of the Sitaro Islands, the waters of the Bitung-Likupang, the southern Maluku Sea, the eastern waters of Halmahera, the northern waters of Banggai-Sula, the Banda Sea, the waters of the Sermata Islands-The Tanimbar Islands, the waters of the Kai Islands-Aru, the northern waters of West Papua-Papua and the North Pacific Ocean of Papua.

Meanwhile, higher waves in the range of 2.50 to 4.0 meters, are likely to occur in the South Indian Ocean, Central Java, South Indian Ocean, East Java, South Indian Ocean Bali-NTB, North Natuna Sea, northern Anambas-Natuna waters, northern waters of Subi-Seriesan, Talaud-Sangihe Islands waters, northern Maluku Sea, northern Halmahera waters, Morotai waters, Halmahera Sea, northern Raja Ampat waters, and the North Pacific Ocean Halmahera-Sorong.

Eko asked each party to pay close attention to the high risk for the safety of the sailors. For example, for fishing boats (wind speeds of more than 15 knots and wave heights above 1.25 meters), barges (wind speeds of more than 16 knots and wave heights above 1.5 meters), ferries (wind speeds of more than 21 knots and wave heights above 2.5 meters).

This includes large ships such as cargo ships or cruise ships (wind speeds of more than 27 knots and wave heights above 4.0 meters), reported by ANTARA.