MidLand, Jakarta – The Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) has issued an early warning for high seas waves on 14 and 15 February 2024 for coastal communities and mariners to pay attention to. BMKG meteorologist Dyah Ayu Dhmayanti said wind patterns in northern Indonesia generally move from north to east with wind speeds ranging from 6-25 knots, while in the south they tend to move from southwest to north-west with speed of 6-25 knots.
“The highest wind speeds were observed in waters north of Sabang, the northern Strait of Malacca and the northern Natuna Sea,” it said in a written statement, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.
These wind conditions, according to Dyah, give rise to the potential for waves up to 1.25-2.5 meters high in the northern part of the Strait of Malacca, in the northern waters of Sabang, in the waters of Enggano Island, in the western waters of Lampung, in the Indian Ocean western Sumatra, the western and southern parts of the Sunda Strait, as well as the waters south of the island of Java-Sumba.
Similar potential is also indicated in the southern Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait area, in the southern Indian Ocean Java-eastern Nusa Tenggara, in the waters of the Anambas Islands, in the eastern waters of the Bintan Islands-Lingga Islands, in the Natuna Sea, in the northern Bangka Island-Makassar Strait, West Sulawesi Sea, southern Maluku Sea and northern waters of West Papua-Papua. Besides that, it is also found in the Banda Sea, in the waters of Sermata Islands – Tanimbar Islands, in the waters of Kai Islands – Aru Islands.
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Dyah also said there is the potential for higher waves, ranging from 2.5 to 4 meters in the northern Natuna Sea, Natuna Islands waters, Subi-Serasan Islands waters, Sangihe Islands-Talaud Islands waters, in the waters of the Sitaro Islands, Central and East Sulawesi Seas. , Northern Molucca Sea. “Then also in the waters north and east of Halmahera, in the Halmahera Sea, in the North Pacific Ocean Halmahera-Papua and in the Arafuru Sea,” she said.
He urged fishing vessel owners to pay attention to wind speeds exceeding 15 knots and wave heights exceeding 1.25 metres. Barges must be aware of wind speeds greater than 16 knots and wave heights greater than 1.5 metres. On ferries it is necessary to take into account strong winds up to more than 21 knots and wave heights exceeding 2.5 metres. Large fleets, such as cargo ships and cruise ships, need to monitor wind speeds above 27 knots and wave heights above 4 meters.
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