Alert! The Potential For High Waves Is Up To 6 Meters At The End Of This Week

Illustration of Sea Water (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has asked the public to be aware of high waves of up to 6 meters. This is predicted to occur in several Indonesian waters on February 25-26, 2023.

"We ask people who live and work on the coast around areas where high waves are likely to occur to remain vigilant," said Head of the BMKG Maritime Meteorology Center, Eko Prasetyo in a statement in Jakarta, Saturday.

He said the wind pattern in northern Indonesia was dominantly moving from the north-east with wind speeds ranging from 5-25 knots, while in southern Indonesia, the dominant movement was from the southwest to the sea with wind speeds ranging from 5-30 knots.

"The highest wind speed was observed in the southern waters of Java-P. Sumba, Savu Sea, North Natuna Sea and Java Sea," he explained.

This condition, he continued, causes an increase in waves as high as 1.25-2.5 meters to occur in the northern waters of Sabang, western waters of Aceh-Mentawai Islands, Bengkulu-barat Lampung waters, West Indian Ocean Aceh-Lampung, western and southern Sunda Strait, eastern waters of the Bintan Islands- Lingga Islands, waters of P. Bangka Belitung, Gelasa Strait, Karimata Strait, Java Sea, southern waters of Kalimantan, waters north of West Java-East Java, Bali Sea, northern Lombok Strait.

Similar conditions also have the potential to occur in the southern part of the Makassar Strait, the western waters of South Sulawesi, the northern waters of Sumba-Flores, the Sumba Strait, the southern part of the Sape Strait, the southern part of Bone Bay, the southern waters of Baubau-Wakatobi, the central and eastern Sulawesi Sea, the waters of the Sangihe Islands-Talaud Islands, the waters of the Sitaro Islands, the waters of Bitung, the Maluku Sea, the Halmahera Sea, the Banda Sea, the waters of the Sermata Islands-Tanimbar Islands, the southern waters of Kai-Kep Islands. Aru, Arafuru Sea, the northern waters of West Papua-Papua, the North Pacific Ocean Halmahera-Papua.

Meanwhile, in higher waves in the range of 2.5-4 meters, it is likely to occur in the southern waters of Banten-East Java, southern waters of Bali-Sumbawa, southern Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait, P. Sumba waters, P. Sawu-Kupang-P. Rotte waters, Savu Sea, South Indian Ocean Banten-Central Java, South Indian Ocean Bali-NTT, southern waters of Anambas-Kep. Natuna, Natuna Sea, Sumbawa Sea, Flores Sea, waters of Kep. Sabalana-Kep. Selayar.

Meanwhile, very high waves in the range of 4-6 meters are likely to occur in the North Natuna Sea, the northern waters of the Anambas Islands- Natuna Islands, the Indian Ocean south of East Java.