The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to residents to be aware of waves as high as 4 meters that could hit five points of the sea area in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) over the next few days.
"The potential of sea waves of 2.5-4 meters should be watched out for because of the high risk of shipping ferries," said Head of the Telecommunications Maritime Meteorological Station Tenau Kupang BMKG Agung Sudiono Abadi in Kupang as reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 10.
This was conveyed in connection with the early warning of high waves in the waters of the NTT sea which was valid for July 10-11.
Agung said five points of the sea area that could be hit by waves up to 4 meters were the western Sumba Strait, Sawu Sea, South Indian Ocean Sumba-Sabu, southern Kupang-Rote waters, and the southern Indian Ocean Kupang-Rote.
The potential for high-category waves, he said, needs to be watched out for by ship operators because of the high risk of shipping ferries that have crossing routes in these marine areas.
In addition, several other points of the sea area have the opportunity to be hit by moderate waves (1.25-2.5 meters), namely the eastern Sumba Strait, the Alor-Pantar Strait, and the northern waters of Kupang-Rote.
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The potential for moderate waves, he said, should also be watched out for because of the high risk of shipping fishing motorboats and barges.
Agung explained that the wind pattern conditions in the southern part of Indonesia are dominantly moving from east to southeast with speeds ranging from 8-25 knots.
Wind speeds of more than 21 knots and wave heights above 2.5 meters are at high risk of shipping ferries.
The operators of ferries and fishermen in NTT are asked to be aware of the existing maritime weather conditions and continue to monitor the latest developments in weather information from the BMKG as a reference to determine safer shipping activities.
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